Troubleshooting: Unable to Sync Photos Between Devices

Mylio will transfer photos and edits between your devices whether you’re syncing just Thumbnails, Previews, or Originals. If your devices are not receiving or sending photos and edits to your other devices, follow the steps below and you should be syncing in no time!

Are the Devices Seeing Each Other?

The first step in getting your devices to sync is to make sure they can see each other on the local network.

To do this, open the Dashboard by selecting it from the Navigation panel.

Devices that are visible to each other will have white icons and say “In Sync” or “Syncing” underneath them.
Devices that cannot see each other will have gray icons and say “Unavailable” or “Out of Sync” underneath them.

No, Devices Do Not See Each Other

Mylio will not sync to devices that are not visible to each other in the Dashboard. Be sure you are meeting Mylio’s three basic syncing criteria:

Devices are all on the same Mylio Account. You can check this from Mylio’s Settings > Account.
Devices are all on the same wi-fi or local network.
Devices all have Mylio open and running. On mobile devices, Mylio must be in the foreground.

Additional Troubleshooting

If you’re on Windows, ensure that Mylio is allowed through the Windows Firewall on both public and private networks:
- Navigate to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall, then select “Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall” on the left.
- Locate Mylio in the list of applications and ensure both the PRIVATE and PUBLIC columns are checked.
  - If these settings need to be adjusted, select Change Settings at the top right of this window, then OK at the bottom to confirm the change.
Toggle Increase Local Discovery within Mylio by navigating to Settings > Sync > Customize on both devices that are trying to communicate.
- Increase Local Discovery allows for more devices to see each other but often causes additional network traffic.
  
  Note: Increase Local Discovery needs to be turned on for both devices that are not communicating!
Toggle on RendezVous within Mylio by navigating to Settings > Sync on both devices that are trying to communicate.
- RendzVous syncing is slower than traditional peer-to-peer syncing but may help devices become connected under specific network conditions.
  
  Note: RendezVous needs to be turned on for both devices that are not communicating!

Yes, Devices See Each Other

If all of your devices are listed in the Dashboard as online but photos are not syncing between them, there are a few troubleshooting steps to go through:

To rule out the possibility that the network your devices are connected to is causing the issue, try an ad-hoc network to establish a direct connection between devices. Click here for instructions.
Check that your subscription is current. Your photos will stop syncing if your account is no longer valid. To verify your subscription status, click here and sign in.
Check to make sure there is not stuck activity at the bottom of the Sync Panel, such as “Stuck Moving Files or Folders on Disk”. If there is, follow these steps.

Are There Still Photos Waiting to Sync?

You may have a few devices online and still not have a fully synced Mylio library. This will be indicated by gray or red bubbles above devices in the Dashboard. Since Mylio watches photos on many devices, it can be challenging to remember what devices may have added an original that is waiting to sync. To determine what device, or devices, need to be synced:

Open Mylio.
Select the Dashboard.
Select a device that has a gray or red bubble above it.
Select ‘Show Media Waiting to Sync’.
Mylio will display all of the images that still need to sync. Select them all by using the Action menu.
The Sync panel will now show you where the Originals are for the selected photos, you can look for the green bar under Originals to see who currently has that photo.
Make sure the device that is storing the originals is currently online. If not, open Mylio on that device and give it some time to sync the photos.