The first move is to use Apple’s Photos library repair tool. I have all the steps needed to do this outlined in this post.Chance are, this will fix your problem. If not (and in my case it failed. The app is stuck on 'Updating.' I have iCloud Photo Library turn on. 1) turning iCloud Photo Library off and back on. 2) turning iCloud Photo Library off, shutting down the device, and then turning iCloud Photo Library back on. 3) reseting the device to its factory settings and install iOS 11 from iTunes. I would never claim iCloud Photo Library is easy to understand. Among the most-asked questions to Mac 911 are those relating to how the sync-and-central-storage system for images and video works. The iCloud Photos Library syncs all your Camera Roll photos to the iCloud driver so that you can access them on all your devices. If you fail to sync photos, here are some quick solutions to fix the 'iCloud photos not syncing' issue. Tap on 'Settings' your name 'iCloud.' (For iOS 10.2 or earlier, simply tap on 'Settings' 'iCloud.
Why Is Photos Updating Library
Why Is My Photo Library Not Updating
When you open a library created by an earlier version of iPhoto, you might see a message that says 'Library version too old. Please upgrade your library 'iPhoto Library' using the free iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple.'
The iPhoto Library Upgrader prepares libraries from iPhoto '08 (v7.x) or earlier so that you can use them with the current version of iPhoto or Photos for OS X. If your library was created by iPhoto '09 (v8.x) or later, you don't need to use this tool.
Photos Library Says Updating Free
Using the iPhoto Library Upgrader tool
- Download and install the tool. When you see a green checkmark above 'The installation was successful,' click Close.
- In the Finder, choose the Go menu and then choose Utilities.
- In the Utilities folder, open the iPhoto Library Upgrader.
- If the library shown in the window is not the one you want to upgrade, click Choose Library and select the correct iPhoto Library.
- Click Continue to upgrade your library.
- When you see 'Your library can now be upgraded by the current version of iPhoto. Do you want to launch iPhoto?' click Quit.
Photos Says Updating Library
You can now use the upgraded library in iPhoto ’11 (v9.x) or later, or you can migrate your library to Photos for OS X if you're running OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later.