Find the status bar

1. May 21, 2015 How to Repair Photos Library in Photos App for Mac OS X. Though repairing the library is supposed to fix problems, it’s a good idea to backup the Mac and your photos library into Time Machine, or your backup method of choice, before attempting to repair it. This is a precautionary measure just in case something happens to go wrong in the.
2. Fill your library, not your device. ICloud Photos can help you make the most of the space on your Mac. When you choose “Optimize Mac Storage,” all your full‑resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud in their original formats, with storage-saving versions kept on your Mac as space is needed.
3. Dec 30, 2019  Quick Fixes on iPhone Photos Not Showing Up on PC/Mac Computer. Below are some normal solutions to fix the iPhone connected to pc not showing photos problem. If these solutions fail to help you out, simply move to Method 2 to get the best solution to fix the issue effortlessly. For PC Users.
4. All your photos on all your devices. ICloud Photos gives you access to your entire Mac photo and video library from all your devices. If you shoot a snapshot, slo-mo, or selfie on your iPhone, it’s automatically added to iCloud Photos — so it appears on your Mac, iOS.

Mar 03, 2020 On your Mac, open the Photos app. Select Photos in the sidebar, then click All Photos in the list of tabs in the toolbar. Scroll to the bottom of your photos and click Pause. Rediscover favorite and forgotten occasions from your photo library with Memories. Get help with iCloud Photos. In the iCloud tab, make sure iCloud Photo Library is enabled. It may not be, because you switched libraries. Then choose Download Originals to This Mac.

To see how many photos and videos are in your library, select Photos, click Moments, then scroll to the bottom. If you have iCloud Photos turned on, the status bar also shows how the photo library on your Mac compares to what's in iCloud Photos. If you're uploading photos to iCloud Photos, you can click Pause or Resume here.

Manage Items on This Mac Only

If there are 'referenced' photos or videos in the library on your Mac, you might see Items on This Mac Only in the status bar. Referenced items aren't uploaded to iCloud Photos, and aren't available on other devices. If you want to include them in iCloud Photos, here's what to do:

1. Choose File > New Smart Album.
2. Name the Smart Album 'Referenced' and select Photo - is - referenced. Click OK.
3. Select 'Referenced' in the left sidebar.
4. Press Command-A to select all the photos in the Smart Album, and then choose File > Consolidate.

Photo Library Missing From Mac

If you can't upload photos from your Mac

Unable to Upload [#] Items appears if there are any photos or videos on your Mac that couldn't be uploaded to iCloud Photos. You might be able to fix this with steps below, but edits and keywords that you applied to these photos will be lost.

Change Photo Library On Mac

1. Create a new Smart Album by choosing File > New Smart Album.
2. Name the Smart Album 'Unable to Upload' and set the three pop-up menus to Photo - is - unable to upload to iCloud Photos.
   
3. Select 'Unable to Upload' in the left sidebar.
4. Press Command-A to select all the photos in the Smart Album, and then choose File > Export > Export Unmodified Original For (#) Photos.
5. In the dialogs that follow, choose the file name format and location for the exported photos. Click Export, then click Export Originals.
6. After the photos export, make sure the photos are all still selected in the Smart Album. Then right-click or Control-click one of them, and choose Delete (#) Photos from the menu that appears.
7. Click Delete, then click OK.
8. To import the photos back into your library, choose File > Import and find the images in the location you chose in step 5.