Syncing Issues from Photos vs iPhoto

I love the fact that Apple innovates time and again to newer and better ways of doing things, which always start with a few hiccups. I am recently facing an issue with transfer of Photos to my devices.
When I try to sync using Photos, all my library gets replaced by '0' photos. Btw I have my iPhoto and Photos library on an external hard disk which I surely hope never crashes.
Is it some sly way of making users pay for iCloud Photo sharing service?
Can anyone help and explain this and maybe a possible workaround.

It's working for other folks - including me in my testing. I'd start with the basic: restart the Mac. IF that doesn't help, rebuild the Photos library.

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