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  1. 2024

    Photos Shared-Library Question

    I have a question re the storage implications of combining two personal photos libraries into one shared library. This would involve two iPhones, each with its own account and photos library. Each of these libraries (let’s say they’re 30GB and 50GB respectively) is duplicated in its own user...
    • 2024
    • Thread
    • icloud photos
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  2. Whigu

    Sync my local Documents to iCloud Documents

    I'm trying to sync my local Documents from my laptop to my iCloud documents folder but I can't get it work perfectly. It syncs files one way but it doesn't delete them on destination when I delete files on source and this is rsync what I'm trying to use: rsync -ahP /Users/USERNAME/Documents...
    • Whigu
    • Thread
    • documents icloud rsync sync
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  3. Thor774

    iCloud iCloud Backup Disappeared – Why Was It Deleted?

    I have an old iPhone 7 that I use as a secondary device when traveling to certain countries where it’s not advisable to carry my main phone in public. Every time I visit one of these countries, I buy a local SIM card for this phone, which I discard when I leave. I live abroad but travel to my...
  4. GuillaumeB

    iCloud iCloud Mail beta updated with Categories

    Along with iOS 18.4 RC and macOS 15.4 RC, Apple has published a new iCloud Mail beta available at beta.icloud.com/mail You now have Categories, just like on the Mail app but also you can manually adjust those by moving specific senders to another category created by Apple The initial process...
  5. cedricdu06

    iCloud Slow upload to iCloud photo server

    Hello , I have a GoPro Hero 8 that I use for skiing and snowboarding videos. When I import videos from the GoPro to the MacBook Air M1, the transfer is fast over USB. The problem is the synchronization to iCloud photo which is extremely slow. I'm looking at the MacBook's iCloud throughput...
  6. J

    Help me with what photo apps to use (Lightroom, Apple Photos)

    My photo life has been a mess since Apple discontinued iPhoto and Aperture. Back in the day, I loved being meticulous with organizing my photos into Events and tagging People etc. The editing features of Aperture were good. I'm a hobbyist, not a pro, but love fiddling with the editing photos...
    • jboolean
    • Thread
    • apple photos icloud lightroom lightroom alternatives photography
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Photography
  7. bookbuyer

    What does a link look like?

    Good morning friends. Would someone please give me an idea of what a "link" looks like? I am fairly new to all of this, and am just now getting used to how the "internet" works. Thank you in advance.
  8. occamsrazor

    iCloud iCloud email, forward all emails received from a specific domain

    Hi, Simple question, but I can't seem to find the answer... in iCloud server-side Mail rules, I would like to create a rule that forwards all email arriving from domain .xyz.com to another email address. So for example, all emails received from anything@xyz.com will get auto-forwarded to...
  9. I

    iCloud iCloud Backup Questions

    I've read that turning off the automatic backup feature means that backups will be deleted in 180 days. However, what happens if you just have a phone that hasn't been used in several years? Will the most recent backup on that iphone still be there? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to...
  10. winxmac

    iCloud iCloud.com website now shows dark icons while using dark mode

    I don't know when exactly the change was made, it could sometime between 28th Feb and 1st Mar 2025 It is still 1st Mar 2025 for those in the western part of the world but as I just checked now, iCloud.com no longer shows white icons while on dark mode. A few days ago, it is still showing white...
  11. LeonardZ

    iCloud iCloud Photo Library Not Syncing on iOS

    Ever since iOS 18 was released my phone frequently stops syncing with iCloud Photos. The progress bar just hangs and says "Syncing 'x' photos to iCloud". I try to pause and resume and it doesn't work. The only thing that works is restarting the phone and it has reached the point where I have to...
  12. Boneslasher

    iCloud iCloud Sharing down?

    I've been trying to share an iCloud Drive folder with my partner in the same room via iMessage, then via Mail, it always failed. Within Messages it would spin for a while then this appeared: When trying via Mail, this appeared almost immediately when I tried to share: I tried again using the...
  13. hot_ham_water

    22D72 (18.3.1) icloud photo sync hangs with most recent video

    Running 22D72 (18.3.1) on 15 pro max. Plenty of storage on phone and in icloud. Phone is on power (70%), and connected to wifi with airplane mode enabled to narrow this down, since all of the apple support pages say wifi is required to sync, even tho prior to this, cellular was working fine for...
  14. DCIFRTHS

    iCloud iCloud Drive folder (shortcut) on Mac OS Sequoia Desktop

    Not to resurrect an old thread, I am quoting a post from here by @Rics Does anyone know if the instructions below still work reliably? If not, how can I accomplish creating an iCloud Drive alias on my desktop? "For anyone that will need to do that in the future (done with Monterey): Go to...
  15. M

    Messages in iCloud sync broken?

    Hello, Im looking for advice on Messages in iCloud as I've tried just about everything you can think of and I am starting to wonder if I have corrupted data or something that is preventing this feature from working as expected. For context, I am one to delete my inactive conversations, so I...
  16. V

    Missing iCloud Inbox Mailbox

    By default, everybody has 6 folders/mailboxes under iCloud section: Inbox, Draft, Sent, Junk, Bin, Archive. I'm missing Inbox which is currently located in above section Mailboxes which is not visible on screenshot. How can I restore/move original folder which exists on iCloud website and on...
    • vetoes
    • Thread
    • email gmail icloud inbox ios ios18 mail mailbox outlook
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 18
  17. P

    Voice memos not belong to me

    After I updated iOS 18.2.1, I found many Voice memos that do not belong to me in the spotlight search, but I cannot open them. I can only read the file name
  18. Morac

    Is it possible to copy PassKey from another Apple account to MacOS Password app?

    On MacOS and iOS there is a PassKey created for the iCloud Apple Account and stored in iCloud Keychain, but is not visible in the Passwords app as such it can't be shared. I can two Apple Accounts: one I used for iCloud and one I use for Media. I can only use a PassKey for the iCloud account...
    • Morac
    • Thread
    • icloud passkey
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  19. dawindmg08

    Some iCloud data (Reminders, Notes, Home) not syncing

    Having issues with my new M4 Max MBPro. For at least a week I've been having issues with various apps not syncing to iCloud. I restarted and updated to Sequoia 15.2 which seemed to fix it, but on waking from sleep today the problems returned. Quick summary: Reminders: not syncing to the cloud...
  20. G

    iCloud updated the modification date on all folders to the same date/time

    Hi all, Odd one, All of the folders in my iCloud drive were updated yesterday morning at the exact same time. No idea what caused this. I did add a new iPhone to my account, maybe that? However, I've never seen it do that before. Aside from the annoying view hierarchy now, just a bit freaked...
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