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  1. M

    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...
  2. 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...
  3. M

    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
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    • apple choice debate dilema help icloud iphone iphone11promax poll storage
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iPhone
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. A

    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
  7. W

    iPhone SE (2022) Considering the new iPhone SE (3) - March 2022

    I watched Apple's "Peek Performance" event on 8 March 2022 and saw the new iPhone SE, third generation, using the newer A15 Apple Silicon and 5G cellular. I currently own a very unimpressive Lenovo-Motorola G6 Play, which is bulky, buggy, and suffers from poor performance and even poorer battery...
    • Wingsley
    • Thread
    • #iphonese applecareforiphone icloud iphonese3 purchasingiphone
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: iPhone
  8. PowerPCFan

    Storage Problem with 21.5 in. iMac and 2TB iCloud Storage

    Hi. I was looking on my iMac under About This Mac>Storage tab and it said this: I took this screenshot under a different login, because I did have one login, then I created a second profile for an "experiment." When I made my MacRumors account, I always do mixed up letters and numbers for my...
    • PowerPCFan
    • Thread
    • 1tb internal 2tb fusion drive help! icloud mac macos 10.12 problem
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  9. DaneTheGr8

    Apple Music Family Sharing - Subscriptions Question (AppleTV+, Apple Music)

    My Dad recently signed up for 'Family Sharing' and added me in the Apple Family Sharing option. I have had AppleTV+ which came Free with my MacBook Pro M1 for a year - but since elapsed and expired. I didn't cancel but assumed that the new Family Sharing option would entail our Family...
  10. T

    Craig Federighi Response to Apple Notes Idea

    As I was writing this morning, I thought again about how great it would be to have a robust export feature for Apple Notes, so I decided to email someone who could do something about it. I was surprised and excited when I got this response: :):)
    • transpo1
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    • .txt apple apple notes apple svp craig federighi email export icloud text files txt
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  11. paulcons

    iPad Pro iMessage - iPad & iCloud?

    Been having a vexing problem. Sometimes (not all the time) messages I write on my desktop (2010 cMP) don't show up on my iPad. In each case recently, they DO show up on my iPhone, kinda indicating they made it from my desktop to iCloud. Yeah, everything is set to use iCloud. I tried force...
    • paulcons
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    • icloud
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPad
  12. winxmac

    How to clean uninstall iCloud for Windows [not the Store version]

    I understand that this may be the wrong site for this but I'll just go ahead since there could still be users here that have Windows computers and have installed the iCloud for Windows [Windows 7 and Windows 8.x] and use it to access iCloud files/photos/videos or upload and download... Someone...
  13. Deiota43

    Problem - NO APPLE ID Password on old Iphone and wants to transfers data from Iphone to Android

    Hello! I'm have a BIG problem with an Iphone 7 of my bf, which lost is Apple ID password and now I don't know how to transfer data to a new Samsung I'll give in on his birthday. I want to transfer SMS, Photos, Whatsapp, mostly and I think I can't without the iCould. Is it it possible? How...
  14. mrgreeneyes

    iPhone 13 Looking for best way to migrate from old iphone to new iphone

    I just got a new iphone 13 My old phone is a iphone se What is the best way to simply move over all my data and settings? The last time i upgraded phones i just backed up to icloud and on the new phone just did a restore from backup. But i am wondering if the transfer feature would be good...
    • mrgreeneyes
    • Thread
    • icloud iphone 13 iphone se (2020)
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: iPhone
  15. A

    iCloud iCloud Mail Storage Delete

    I noticed on both my MacBook Pro and iPhone, in the "iCloud Storage < Manage" section, it says I have 10-15kb of Mail storage being used, however, I am not using iCloud with any email accounts whatsoever. Logging into the iCloud website online shows no emails at all in any folders, everything is...
  16. bogdanw

    Permanently disable iCloud Private Relay

    This is not about why, but about how. Apple provides instructions on how to Turn Off Private Relay here https://support.apple.com/HT212614 However, there is another way, creating and installing a .mobileconfig profile that can disable it for all users of a Mac, as long as the profile is...
  17. M

    Apple ID Opening a second Apple ID with another country/region

    Hello guys, The title says pretty much what my issue is, but here is a short version. I study abroad, and plan to do so for at least 5 more years. Thus, I got a new bank account and a phone number, but my Apple ID is still set to my home country region (which supports less of Apples services)...
  18. M

    iPhone 13 Pro Max iMessage 'other' category - anyone know what gets stored here?

    Hey all - I am wondering if anyone knows what type of files get stored in the "other" section of iMessage storage. This is different than the temp files iOS stores for updates and etc - this is specifically in the messages app. Also, when I click on it I don't actually see any files. I tried...
  19. R

    Google Photos to iCloud

    I have been using google photos for years (since it was free). Now that i'm getting more apple stuff i want to switch over to iCloud. But i have a lot of trouble importing the pictures and movies. What i tried; - using google takeout to export all pictures and movies. This works well, but for...
  20. JippaLippa

    iCloud How to stop iCloud automatically downloading newly added files on my mac hard drive?

    Hello. I often record GBs worth of videos when I'm around with my iPhone and I put them all in a folder inside my iCloud Drive. I'd like to decide when to download the files on my hard drive, but instead every time I log into macOS it automatically downloads the files and I have to remember to...
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