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    iCloud Keep files on icloud but not on mac

    Hi. I've had a search in the forum but I can't find anything recent on this - apologies if I've missed a previous post. So, I've got my music on an external HD attached to my Mac. I'd like to back the music files up to iCloud, but not have them on my internal HD because they're already stored...
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    Other (Important) iPhone and iCloud

    I had an iphone 6 and I lost it. later on i bought another iphone 6 and put the iCloud backup from the old iphone to the new one. It's been a year. Can I recover the original iCloud backup from the first iphone or has it been overwritten by the new iphone?
    • Dave6422
    • Thread
    • backup help icloud ios iphone recover restore
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iPhone
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    Other iCloud backups (easy Question)

    If i stop using my iphone icloud will delete my backup after 180 without use. I have an iPad which is making copies in icloud regularly. Will the iPhone backup in icloud be deleted if I don't use it, or if I don't log in my Apple ID ever? because if i have an ipad, it will still use icloud, so i...
    • Luker16
    • Thread
    • backup icloud iphone
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: iPhone
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    iCloud Custom Domain Migration and Archived Email

    I'm considering migrating a custom domain from another host to Apple/iCloud. I've reviewed the instructions and feel like I understand the basic procedure for migration. However, what happens to emails which are stored/archived at my current non-Apple host? Do I have to move them manually? If...
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    Contacts suddenly has multiple group copies

    On 2017 iMac running MacOS 10.14.6 and Contacts v12. I also have 2 iPhones and 1 iPad. I have contacts grouped into categories like "contractors", "friends," etc. Almost overnight (but maybe over a short time) they started duplicating themselves to where I now have about 4 copies of each group...
    • zqbobs
    • Thread
    • contacts icloud
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    iPhone WhatsApp not Backing Up to iCloud

    So, I recently upgraded my iCloud plan to 200 GB ‘iCloud+’. The only purpose was to store my nearly 100 GB data from WhatsApp and secure it. My iPhone 12 Pro is 256 GB and almost full due to WhatsApp. In order to secure the data I tried backing up my chats and media to iCloud from WhatsApp...
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    Questions about Hide my email header information

    I have a question about Hide my Email. Suppose someone sends me an email to my HME. I reply to the email. Then, does the other person see my real email address in the header information of the email I sent, instead of the HME? As far as I have tried between my HME and gmail, the header...
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    Subscribed Calendar showing on Mac and iPad but not on iPhone

    I have a Subscribed Calendar which has been working fine on all of my devices for years. In recent weeks, I noticed that it's no longer displaying on my iPhone, although it's still displaying on my Mac and iPad. I've tried restarting the iPhone, toggling iCloud off and back on for Calendars...
  9. w4rm

    macOS Photos picker takes forever to load compared to iOS? How to fix?

    The picker in Desktop & Screen Save is always incomplete, it's not showing photos that aren't downloaded locally, whereas iOS shows all photos instantly. Am I missing something it's been this way for years and I'm not sure if it's just my own photos library, I've tried repairing it many times...
  10. maxoakland

    Time Machine and iCloud

    Does Time Machine back up files I put on iCloud? I’ve started storing more of my sporadically used files on iCloud but I’m not sure if they’re getting backed up onto time machine
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    Old question of syncing non-imessage texts between devices.

    I know this is an age old question but I've been trying everything and can't get this to work. Any detailed instruction on steps I need to take and settings I need to check would be appreciated: I'm sure there is a way to get non-iMessage text messages to delete from the Messages app on my Mac...
  12. 81Tiger04

    Apple ID I can change my Apple ID?

    I’m an ICloud+ user and noticed yesterday that I could change my Apple ID. Sounds cool … I think. My current Apple ID is my Gmail address. However, I’d like to change use an iCloud email address. So do I just enter it here on the iCloud website? And can I change it back if desired? Change Apple ID
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    iCloud icloud -- cannot login on Mac -- can login on iphone

    Hi everyone. I'm having a recurring issue now for the past few hours with icloud on my Mac. My notes stopped syncing across mac and iphone yesterday. I logged out of icloud on my mac (Macbook 15-inch 2018 running 10.13.6 up to date) toda. I could not log back in. Every time i tried i get this...
  14. andyx181x

    iCloud how to delete autofill email addresses in iCloud mail browser

    Hi there folks, so I rarely ever use the web browser version of the iCloud mail since I have it on my iPhone. When I compose an email on my iPhone I have my suggested email addresses and recents how I want it. However in the browser on iCloud when I compose a new email it suggests some old...
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    iCloud Mac Photos "Download Originals" Sync is so slow on macos

    When is apple going to speed up iCloud. Why should a 15GB photo library take longer than a few hours to download. For example, my wife's 40GB photo collection took 2 days to download on her brand new Mac mini m1.. I pay for the 2TB iCloud option and it is ridiculous slow. I also have dropbox...
  16. aGreenPlum

    iPhone Strange warping with live photos

    I use both Google Photos and iCloud photos on my phone, I've noticed that motion photos on Google Photos have a strange warping effect to them but they appear fine on iCloud photos. Have a look at the photo below, the ground moves around, meanwhile on iCloud there's none of that... It's even...
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    iPhone 11 Pro Max 256Gb & iCloud+ or 512Gb???

    iCloud+ or Internal Storage To put in context; A couple of weeks ago I bought a 256Gb iPhone 11 Pro Max on BackMarket, after uploading the backup I realized that I have 80Gb left and I thought about buying the same device with 512Gb now that I am in the withdrawal period or continue with this...
    • Manu_00
    • Thread
    • apple choice debate dilema help icloud iphone iphone11promax poll storage
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iPhone
  18. zachlegomaniac

    Suggestions For A Large Photo Library

    I have a 2014 Mac mini that is slowing greatly and I'm afraid it doesn't have much life left in it. It has a photo library of 40,000 photos spanning 20 years that my wife and I shared up until 2020. At that time we each purchased a MacBook Air and used our individual iCloud accounts to start our...
  19. Radin.Y

    Create iCloud Sharing link from Photos app on Mac

    Does anyone know why I can't create an iCloud sharing link on my Mac in the Photos App? I can easily do that on my iPhone, but the option just doesn't seem to be available on my M1 Mac. Once I click on "more," I see that it is checked, but is grayed out. Does anyone have any tips for me here? I...
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    New Outlook app stopped iCloud calendar sync

    I've just missed really important meeting, just because the new Outlook Mac app doesn't show new events created in iCloud calendar. It also stopped working in Outlook iOS app. Does anyone have the same problem?
    • atosal
    • Thread
    • calendar icloud outlook sync calendar
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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