@harrymccracken As someone with a 2 terabyte+ iCloud library with 150K photos, this process is all too familiar to me. Every new Apple device I purchase needs about 4 weeks plugged in to process my library. Imagine buying a new Macbook Pro and even though you restore from Time machine, your GPU is maxed out for 4 weeks. It's insane and a crappy experience when you just spent thousands on a new device. I would prefer my model be encrypted and stored on iCloud.