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PICTURE PERFECT

Source: If iCloud Photo Library starts misbehaving on your Mac, quit Photos and then, in Activity Monitor, force the Photos Agent process to quit. That might get it working again.

HOW IT’S MEANT TO WORK

Take a photo or video on your iPhone or iPad, and it becomes available on any other device signed into your Apple ID and connected to iCloud Photo Library. Much like the iPhone freed you from the worry of running out of space on a regular camera, iCloud Photo Library can further relieve you of storage concerns.

HOW TO MAKE IT WORK

There are two iCloud-reliant syncing services that work with Photos.

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