Comment by reconnecting
1 day ago
This is from the iCloud manual:
> Any new photos and videos you add to Photos appear on all your devices that have iCloud Photos turned on.
You have your photos because they are new. If they had been taken before, they would not have synchronised automatically with Photos on MacOS.
Please stop repeating your incorrect points that are contradicted by everyone else’s real experiences.
Yes, new ones will be uploaded. That doesn’t mean old ones won’t also be downloaded.
I have tried 3 different Macs with different versions of macOS prior to looking for a workaround, and everywhere the result is the same: old photos are not downloaded automatically from iCloud, and there is no button to start this process - for this exact reason.
Want to prove me wrong? Create a new macOS user and open Photos with your iCloud. It will be empty until you start copying photos from your phone. It will take much less time than arguing here.
You're arguing with a lot of people who have personally seen this work. You can listen to other people. You can also go to an Apple Store and let them show you what's going wrong here.
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