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icloud sync

  1. M

    iCloud Maps library not synching across devices

    My old iPhone, my new iPhone and my iPad are all on the same Apple ID, they all have maps synching via iCloud turned on, but my library of locations isn’t the same on all devices. My iPad and my new iPhone are on parity, but the library I want everywhere is the one on my old phone. I tried...
  2. C

    Preferred Order Known Networks

    Preferred Order Known Networks I came across some data on my MacBook Pro that logged a particular known network had been removed from the preferred order. The date of this occurred when I was in a different state entirely. I had all my apple devices with me. I didn't take any particular action...
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    iCloud Account Storage Reminders App name in Chinese???

    When I go to Account Storage on macOS Sonoma 14.5 in System Settings->iCloud->Account Storage I see that Reminders appears in Chinese??? I've deleted it and synchronized it again and the name is back in Chinese! Can anyone explain why this happens? See the attached image!
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    iCloud iCloud not syncing (fileproviderd, ERR Significantly too slow SQL statement)

    Hi there, I cannot find any solution anywhere, you are my last resort... I am unable to sync iCloud, it takes forever (Sonoma 14.5, M1 Mini 2020). Internet connection is stable and there is almost no traffic going on during sync (I checked the monitor on internet router). I tried: Log into...
  5. JoeDoea

    iPad iPad overheats when using Apple Pencil (Pro) with Notes + Solution (?)

    I've noticed that my iPad Pro (13″, M4) tends to overheat when using the Apple Pencil Pro with Apple Notes and FreeForm. After experimenting with various settings, I've identified that the issue is likely related to iCloud synchronization. When iCloud sync is turned off or when I take notes...
  6. dbrewood

    iCloud Sync Issue?

    I'm suffering from an iCloud sync issue on my Mac. Finder regularly reports that it's downloading an item, which never completes. iCloud in Finder shows all items are synched except the ‘Searching “This Mac”. I'm trying to work through the logic and I'm wondering if anyone else had issues with...
  7. JerrySuhrstedt

    Auto Syncing MacOS Contacts iCloud / Gmail Account / Outlook for Mac

    I've been beating my head against the wall for years on this. My apologies if this is "beating a dead horse" subject. I've flushed my 3000 contacts from iCloud about 10 times over the years. And even in 2023 just cannot seem to find a solution for bi-directional syncing of contacts between...
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    iCloud iCloud Will Not Sync Desktop and Documents

    I am thrilled to have my new Mac Studio! That said, I cannot get my old MacBook Air (m1) to sync desktop and document folders. I click the button and it just slides back to the off position. Things I've tried: Reinstalled Mac OS...no change Signed out of iCloud and signed in...no change...
  9. J

    iPhone Shared calendar travel time and alert syncing

    I share a calendar with my family to manage all the different appointments we have, and often enter data for other family members to help manage everyones schedule. I'll add an event and select alerts and travel times, and they show correctly on my calendar. When I look at the devices of other...
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    Text replacement not syncing to new MBA

    I thought Apple had gotten this problem fixed, but it's back, at least for me. I just bought a new MBA, and cannot get my text replacement snippets to sync to it. They look fine on my iPhone and MBP, and additions/deletions sync instantly between those two devices. But nothing will get to my...
  11. akash.nu

    iCloud is making duplicate Desktop and Documents folder

    So, I had "Store in iCloud" turned on under Storage Management earlier, but not sure how that got turned off and now that my mac is struggling for storage I was looking around in the settings and realised it got turned off somehow. So I turned it back on, but now iCloud has created a duplicate...
  12. J

    iPhone 8/Plus iPhone 8/iCloud sync issue

    My iPhone 8 is no longer updating. My laptop, desktop, and iPad are all connected to the internet, and my iPhone shows WiFi connection. My laptop and desktop are syncing properly. When phone is connected to laptop for manual syncing, I get the "internal device error" message. On the phone...
  13. S

    icloud message sync is so confusing.

    The somewhat recent icloud message sync feature seems to be buggy and confusing. How come when I go to icloud settings and attempt to turn off messages it tells me "messages have not been fully downloaded to this iphone" every single time. Every Single Time. What does that exactly mean? Because...
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    icloud not syncing all messages between iphone and mac.

    Just got back from being off grid for 2 weeks and it seems not all my messages have been synced from my iphone to Messages on my mac. I signed out and restarted a couple times and also hit "sync now" a few times and it seems I was able to get a few more messages to show up on my mac, but it is...
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    ios12/Mojave Voice Memos Sync Problem

    For some reason, when I create a voice memo on my Macbook, it shows up on my iPhone but NOT the other way around. iCloud Sync for Voice Memos is checked on both devices. I have a lot of older Voice Memos on my iPhone which are not syncing to my Macbook either, which is a drag. Does anybody have...
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    Working iCloud sync after downgrade to iOS 11

    Hi people, I would like to install public beta of iOS 12 on my devices and I want to be 100% sure, that it won’t break iCloud sync when I possibly downgrade back to iOS 11. Last year iOS 11 broke Safari Bookmarks sync on older iOS and that sucked. So can anyone confirm that everything works...
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    iCloud Photolibrary not syncing to iPhone X.

    Just got myself a new iPhone X, and it is hell of an upgrade, but... I have spent almost 3 hours trying to get the photo library from my old iPhone to sync with the new one, but it won't, and to be honest, it is pissing me off. I am doing everything that I am supposed to do, I even installed...
  18. alecc131

    iCloud Health sync

    How is this working for everyone? When looking in iCloud storage - do you see Health data synced? My wife's iCloud: when looking at iCloud storage - Health data shows up; as well as iCloud Drive My iCloud: when looking at iCloud storage - Health data does not show up. No visual proof Health is...
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    Notes iCloud Sync Now Broken in Yosemite

    Nice, helpful guy from Apple Support tried to help me with a problem that recently showed up where Notes on Yosemite/OSX 10.10.5 no longer syncs to iCloud. Calendars still does, however (as does Notes on my iPhone 5s iOS10.1.1). My settings are correct as far as we could determine. Something...
  20. choreographics

    HomeKit The "iCloud Sync in progress..." dilemma

    This topic might be not new, but after trying everything possible I need your help. Maybe there's a solution I did not consider yet. I had a chat with Apple, which at the end was not really helpful: I received an e-mail, which main message sounds like "I can't help you." Apple suggested I...