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Update 2. 30 hours later, still no evidence of anything downloading; e.g., all albums still show 0 photos, Blue circle still spinning and hover-over cloud icon still shows "Performing initial download" which I think is an unacceptable response with no additional status info.

Time to contact Lightroom CC Support. Fingers crossed. I've got a huge investment in time, bandwidth and content and was just about to launch a new Portfolio site.

Hello everyone

I have indeed found a solution: after ~5 years and more than $4'000 spent on Creative Cloud, I have cancelled my Adobe subscription. Please see below for alternatives.

But first, I would like to be clear that this decision isn't just due to a software bug - it is due to the consistently and famously terrible support, which is inexcusable given the investment demanded from customers. At this price point, Apple should be Adobe's reference for service. Instead, no contact option except forums is provided, where A) it takes days for a reply and B) problems aren't resolved, without any form of compensation offered. As a comparison, I've spent about the same amount on Apple products over the same time span, and have had a MacBook, two iPhones, an iPad and an Apple Watch replaced free of charge. At this point, if they aren't able to solve the problem, Adobe should be handing out free subscriptions - years at a time.

With that said:

- Apple's Photos app in macOS High Sierra, especially along with extensions and iOS apps from Affinity (see below), is a great replacement for Lightroom and offers the same sync functionality (if you're on Apple products, that is).

- I've been testing Affinity Photo for a week, which at $70 one-off fulfills nearly all of my Photoshop needs. I understand this might be an issue for others who might need to use Photoshop in a company, for instance, but luckily not for me. Affinity also offers Photos extension that bring editing features on par to Lightroom, and their iPad app is far superior to the weirdly separated mobile solutions Adobe provides. I would encourage anyone to give it a good try.

- I've switched from Premiere Pro to Final Cut (this is a whole other story - after not being able to move projects with assets, and no solution from Adobe for ages, I had switched to a Photography plan just recently anyway).

In addition, the new Pixelmator Pro does not seem to be quite 'Pro' yet, at least not as a full Photoshop alternative, but for RAW editing and general selection and retouching it can easily compete with both Lightroom and Photoshop. Pending their iPad version, I will be looking at that app as well. Even if I bought all of these apps, I'd still be saving hundreds of dollars - and getting superior support from motivated developers.

If Adobe ever improves their customer service - gaining an appropriate reputation for it - and perhaps brings their pricing back to earth (e.g. selling the Photography plan for 9.99 INCLUDING the 1TB cloud storage, as the advertising clearly implies, instead of doubling the price on customers at checkout), I'll look at their products again. Until then, valid alternatives have finally begun arriving.