Eight Ways to Speed Up Your iCloud Sync

And yet, its often our best friends who frustrate us the most, right?

I know the frustration of an iCloud backup taking so long that I end up canceling it.

In perfect conditions, the iCloud sync process should only take a few seconds.

The top reasons for a stalled or slow syncing are low power or a shoddy web link connection.

For photos specifically, images wont sync automatically if your iPhone is in Low Power Mode.

If you have a large collection of photos and videos, your upload might take more time than usual.

Similarly, try connecting to a power source.

You don’t want background syncing and data transfer disrupted by power-saving modes.

Free up storage space

First, verify your account has enough available space in iCloud.

This reduces local gear storage demands.

Your physical distance from Apple’s iCloud servers impacts sync times.

The closer you are to Apple’s iCloud servers, the faster the transfer of data.

Toggle iCloud back to On.

Mac:System Preferences>iCloud> ensure all the iCloud services you want to sync are checked.

This is also how you’re able to check the last time your unit was successfully backed up.

choose the app on your iOS gadget.

For Calendars, tap theCalendarsbutton at the bottom of the page; For Contacts, selectGroups.

On the next page, drag the screen down until the spinning activity icon appears at the top.

The activity icon should spin briefly, and you should find iCloud has synced your calendars for you.

A word of warning: Before logging out, see to it everything is backed up.

A faster iCloud sync won’t be worth much if you accidentally lose unsaved files while logging out.

This hack suggests you take a shortcut by uploading that pic to iCloud Drive.

This works best when youre trying to isolate specific uploads out of a much larger backup.

Heres how to create a shared iCloud folder.

Try it out and report back, and may all your devices be in sync from here on out.