Fair question Michael, The advantage of iCloud syncing as I see it, is that you can have one ‘master’ computer where you download and store the originals photos, AS WELL AS storing the full sized versions on the cloud. This enables Time Machine and Super Duper to back up the photos if iCloud flies away into dark matter. I’ve lost many photos before due to hard disk failure and don’t want to go through that again.
The other advantage is that it only downloads smaller images to all the other devices, sized to suit that device. The entire photo library is on each of these devices, all 15000, not like using Photo Stream which only put 1000 photos on the mobile devices. I am not likely to NEED to view all those on the other devices, but inevitably when I wanted to show someone a photo from a year before for example, when using Photo Stream, and iTunes sync, it was not in either folder. I did try to do what you suggest, but the MacBook Pro did not have enough storage capacity for the full Photos Library, and there was really no need to have more than one computer with full sized images. If you need to edit or print the full sized images, they are downloaded from iCloud as needed to the specific device. I trust this explains my logic. I have stopped taking photos in RAW which complicates matters somewhat when sharing via iCloud. What I have found is that a photo that has both JPEG and RAW version is impossible to select between in iOS devices. So if I want to attach a photo to an email, it must be in JPEG not RAW, and several times I have done it, only the RAW version - at some 20mb - is able to be attached. I’m now taking full sized JPEG instead and these run to around 8mb per image, and the size is managed by Mail when sending. I am not sure if there is a way around the way iCloud manages RAW image syncing to iOS devices - happy to hear suggestions. Regards Tim > On 31 Dec 2016, at 8:45 PM, Michael Hawkins > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pardon me for asking this, but wouldn't have been faster and simpler to > physically connect one computer to the other? > > Michael > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 31 Dec 2016, at 1:07 pm, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Update. For the benefit of anyone else having similar problems with iCloud >> syncing ‘stuck’. >> >> I now have a reasonable degree of confidence that Photos has been sorted and >> will now correctly sync with iCloud over four devices. >> This has not been the easy process I had expected. I discovered that >> creating a new library I could keep the original library and not risk losing >> data. Only one library can be the ‘system library’ and sync with iCloud. >> >> I have one computer that is ticked to download originals and that computer >> is now showing ‘all up to date’ in Photos. Yay. >> >> My mobile devices have always synced well with iCloud and update any changes >> immediately. >> >> My laptop had been refusing to sync correctly with iCloud and was stuck for >> a week. After signing out of iCloud, restarting the computer in Safe Mode, >> then restarting again in normal mode, rebuilding the Photo Library with no >> change, I ended up creating a new Library, then turned iCloud syncing back >> on and it is currently downloading the contents of my iCloud photo gallery, >> some 50Gb, so will take a while. >> >> I lost track of how many times I found Photos trying to upload the entire >> 15000 photos to iCloud, at least five, and am grateful to have a 1000Gb >> plan with Bigpond on cable so had the capacity for such nonsense. >> >> I expect my problems are now on the way to being resolved. Looking forward >> to happy Photos syncing in the New Year. >> >> Regards >> >> Tim >> >> >>> On 23 Dec 2016, at 7:28 PM, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> EEEk,,, :-( >>> >>> Restarted Mac Mini. >>> This got the upload moving again - yay. >>> >>> "uploading 100 to go" >>> "50 to go" looking good. >>> "uploading 1 item" >>> >>> Success I’m thinking. >>> Suddenly it is uploading 15,827 items - AGAIN! >>> >>> Sigh ….. >>> >>> I’ve quit Photos and will see what mood it is in tomorrow. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 23 Dec 2016, at 6:35 PM, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Good evening, >>>> >>>> I am hoping to find out how to reset the sync data to force one computer >>>> to reset the sync data for loading Photos to iCloud >>>> >>>> Two weeks, or more, ago, I turned on iCloud storage for Photos on four >>>> devices. >>>> All are logged into the same iCloud account, although some are @me.com and >>>> some are @mac.com email address names. I understand this is insignificant. >>>> I have checked at https://appleid.apple.com/ and found all four devices >>>> are logged into the same Apple ID >>>> >>>> Mac Mini - 10.11.6 Cannot be upgraded to Sierra >>>> Mac Book Pro macOS 10.12.1 >>>> iPhone 6S iOS 10.1.1 >>>> iPad Air 2 iOS 10.1.1 >>>> >>>> In order to keep a current back-up, I have turned on ‘Download originals >>>> to this Mac’ on the Mac Mini which is my ‘main’ computer. Data is backed >>>> up using Time Machine and Super Duper. >>>> >>>> All the mobile devices have the same number of photos and videos as each >>>> other and as is https://www.icloud.com/#photos2 which is 15,003 >>>> The Mac Mini registers it should have 14752. >>>> >>>> The Mac Mini is Stuck at uploading an extra 1878 photos and has been for >>>> over 24 hours. This is the second time this has happened and it has taken >>>> a week to upload the 55Gb of data a second time. Photo’s triggered itself >>>> into a reload of all photos after I turned off iCloud Photo Library in an >>>> effort to get the devices correctly syncing. >>>> >>>> When I delete, or add, a photo to any of the mobile devices, it is shared >>>> to the other mobile devices quickly. >>>> Photos on the Mac Mini has kept several photos that have been deleted for >>>> days on the other devices. >>>> >>>> During the week I can see the CPU working hard on iCloud or Photos, then I >>>> see the upload loading to iCloud. It varies between activity on both, but >>>> once ‘stuck’ on 1878 to go, there is no activity showing. >>>> >>>> I have tried the Pause for One Day button in Photos but nothing forces the >>>> reset and correction as I thought it would. >>>> >>>> I think I need to find a file that contains the sync data and remove it as >>>> I suspect it has got corrupted somehow. >>>> >>>> Is there such a file and are my ideas sensible or is there another option. >>>> >>>> I’ve been patient for two or more weeks with Photos and iCloud - like the >>>> forums suggest - now is the time for a hammer!! kidding >>>> >>>> >>>> Ideas welcome. >>>> >>>> What about turning off iCloud Photo Library, deleting all the photos in >>>> the Mac Mini library….. eeeek….. and then turning it back on again so all >>>> the 55Gb will download. 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