Apple TV randomly loses Synced Photos

Ever since I have gotten my Apple TV. About one a wee or so It suddenly re syncs my entire photo library over 73,000 photos from iPhoto. The Apple TV was not Erased because my movies and music were not affected. How can this be stopped because it takes hours to re-sync the photos.

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Matthew Welles

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