icloud for Windows - stuck on initializing

I had this same problem and signing into iCloud in a web browser, dragging & dropping any file from my PC into the iCloud drive browser webpage itself seemed to force a sync which ended up solving the problem

I tried all of the options in this thread and so far this is the one that did the trick for me. Thanks for the pointer SnarkyCanadian! Hopefully it stays working for a long while ;)

1) log out of iCloud

2) start a CMD window as administrator

3) type: netsh winsock reset

4) Reboot

5) log back into iCloud

6) Configure iCloud Drive sync to new location

Oh snap it worked! I did try it before but Run as Admin didn't work on versions lower than 15 due to Windows Error.

I have installed the latest version once again, ran it as Admin and it's now syncing. How does it work now. Will I have to run it as Admin everytime? I'm asking because I'm letting it sync fully before I try to reboot again.

Thanks for the tip!

all I am saying is I def tried ALL the admin privilege suggestions and a million other things mentioned in this thread on 2 brand new Dells but I assume the fact they were Intel based had to have something to do with it......both PCs were Windows Pro 11 but the AMD loaded and runs the iCloud app just fine with NO changes to the PC at all....no admin privs, moving iCloud directories around etc....nothing.....loaded right up......that's all I am saying

I am not sure about that. In my case, I have an Intel-based PC and it has worked for five years with no issues. What happened was I shared my iCloud account with my family so they could share my storage and that’s what broke it. I unshared the account and it didn’t go back to working, but moving the Drive and reinstalling iCloud did work even with the sharing turned on. I think there is more to the permission issue than the chip IMHO.

As I said, I am not talking about an older computer, I am talking about a new one that will not load iCloud App. I too have an older Acer Laptop with Windows 11 Pro on it and it runs iCloud app just fine. My point was the newer Dells (and possibly any newer Windows 11 machine) might not run iCloud app good or at all (in my case)

This worked for me. Just make sure you have everything in the cloud as local stuff gets deleted during the process.

You do not need to change the folder very likely. I got to this "Initializing" state after changing the folder from system to another drive, definitely not permission issues.

This worked for my issue. I was unable to finish setting up iCloud synch to outlook. Constantly told me username or password was incorrect and to log out and back in which didn't resolve the issue. This worked! Thanks!

Brand new Dell PC, have never got past this screen

so stupid

Me too! I wrote several times here and in feedback, but tech support hasn't solved the problem for more than a month. P.s. Icloud 14.1 is the latest!

NAGAS004, won’t you still lose all pending uploads with this resolution?

Not working for me :(

Yes, but eventually it'll happen again. It is not friendly for the user we have to do this every time it happens.

I can't even remove iCloud for Windows from my PC. Has anyone else had this problem?

NagaS004, I love you. Thank you so much for your tip. Apple techs/devs, here is your teacher...