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  1. N

    iCloud @mac.com email back from the dead

    So this is really strange. My mac.com email alias, which I lost during one of the cloud service transitions (I let it lapse), has started working again. Today I was looking in my iCloud email which I don’t really use anymore and I noticed I have been receiving email on my @mac.com email alias...
  2. RazorBackX

    Downloading all iCloud photos and videos through Apple data and privacy.

    Please help me, Long story short I have searched the internet and did hours and hours of research and still cannot get a clear answer. I’m hoping someone can finally help me. I have 55,000 photos in iCloud and 400 videos. I want all of them off iCloud and in a folder in my desktop. I know there...
  3. J

    all entries in Address Book and Calendar duplicated after upgrading

    Took the plunge to Big Sur last night and the upgrade seemed to go well. No delays or hangs as reported by some. However, I do have one big problem: All of my Address Book and Calendar entries have been duplicated. Obviously, this relates to iCloud, but I'm not sure of the fix. All help...
  4. H

    How do I sync photos to iCloud, while maintaining a local copy?

    I've tried switching off 'optimize mac storage', which from what I understood, would mean photos are stored locally and on iCloud - however photos appear to download from iCloud everytime I want to access them, making it really slow. I like having the automatic syncing/backing up to iCloud, but...
  5. R

    Apple ID Resetting Apple ID Password Help

    A friend of mine lost access to his account and has been trying to reset his password for the past 6 months or so. I thought he was doing it wrong but after assisting him for the past month, I thought to ask for help on this sub. We go through the iforgot.apple.com, enter in the email associated...
  6. patearrings

    icloud is deleting photos from my mac - Help!

    I got a new phone the other day and have set it up on my mac eco system at home. At this point I cant remember which settings i have changed in photos on the iphone, possibly i turned off "icloud photos" on my phone. I did this because when i opened photos for the first time on my phone i saw...
  7. Polly Mercocet

    Strange iCloud issue that almost locked me out of my iPhone - unsure if it's a Big Sur, M1, or iOS problem

    This is a very weird one... so got my M1 MBA yesterday and have been setting it all up. I upgraded to Big Sur 11.0.1 as soon as I got it out the box. Then I signed into iCloud, unticked the stuff I didn't want to use, the stuff I kept ticked synced fine (and still does), I was able to download...
  8. purdnost

    iCloud: Photos Vs. Files for Long-Term Storage?

    I use the Photos app to sync media across all my devices, but I don’t want to use it as for long-term storage. Every year, I move all of my media from my devices to local hard drive storage backups, but I would also like to have the convenience of accessibility. I’m interested in using the...
  9. blackxacto

    Why iCloud Drive update?

    I have two iMacs, 17,1 w Mojave and 19,1 w Catalina. Catalina Mac can see the Mojave Mac via bluetooth. I am trying to sign out of iCloud on the Mojave iMac. I am using the same Apple account on both Macs. I use iCloud for my desktop on the Catalina iMac, and for the Mojave iMac. When trying to...
  10. anjanesh

    iPhone photos not syncing with my MBP

    I took some photos with my new iPhone 12 Pro Max but I don't see it on my iCloud Drive on my macOS Mojave MBP. Do we need to explicitly sync them using an app or service etc ? I thought it would automatically get downloaded to my mac.
  11. T

    iCloud iCloud email virus scanning

    This may have been asked before... Does iCloud scan emails for viruses or corrupted files?
  12. bonjourx

    iPhone 12 Pro 51GB used storage to 101GB after transferring to IPhone 12 pro max?

    Hello everyone! Can someone pls help me? I used to have the iPhone 11 Pro Max 256GB and it says on that phone that I have only used 51GB out of 256. Now, Little bit more information about that device: besides having that phone storage I also have 200gb iCloud storage but it got full so some of...
  13. C

    Unable to Set iCloud Calendar as Default After BigSur Upgrade

    After upgrading to BigSur I've found I'm unable to set my iCloud calendar as default in the Calendar app. When I receive an ICS file the Calendar app creates a new calendar. Once the event is created on the new calendar I am able to move it to iCloud. Before the upgrade my iCloud calendar was...
  14. purdnost

    Suggestions for Archiving iPhone Media Yearly?

    I use iCloud for syncing and short-term backups in the Photos app. I move all my photos and videos to an external hard drive for archiving yearly. In previous years, I would allow the Photos app for macOS auto sync and download all original files to a library on an external drive. I’ve been...
  15. R

    Airdropped photos to iPhone not added to iCloud

    Everytime my wife airdrops me a photo/video from her iPhone to my iPhone, it shows up in the camera roll but it doesn't seem to be added to my icloud library so when browsing my photos on another device (ATV, iPad, Mac), the photos she has sent is not there. Also, even though it shows up in my...
  16. gbf

    iPhone 12 Pro iCloud email addresses

    I have two phones with two different Apple ID’s. Can I put both iCloud email addresses on both phones. iPhone 12 pro the iCloud email that corresponds with that iCloud account on that phone plus the iCloud email from my 12 mini iPhone 12 mini the iCloud email that corresponds with that...
  17. F

    Calendar certificate error. Suspicious or stressed servers?

    I got this certificate error for Calendar and I thought it's pretty strange. I never had a certificate error for any Apple server connections before. Any thoughts on this? Could it be related to the heavy server loads at Apple because of the Big Sur rollout? I tried to download Big Sur earlier...
  18. P

    Which Storage Solution for Photos?

    I have around 400gb of photos on my mac. I backup photos from my iPhone to Photos on my mac. My wife does the same to the same mac, but on her user area. We use Time Machine to back this up, using two drives, and we store one off site. We both have 128GB iPhones and are fed up with running out...
  19. D

    Move iCloud notes to iPhone

    Hello, as the title says - how can I move my notes from iCloud to local storage? I wanna ask first before I do something as I don't want to accidentally delete them or anything. Thanks!
  20. lazyrighteye

    Stop Restoring iPhone Help

    Anyone there have experience with Stop Restoring iPhone? Background: I'm part of the iUP program. When my 12 Pro arrived on launch day, I set it up from the last backup of my 11 Pro (that same morning) and then successfully shipped back my 11 pro. Everything went smooth, as has been typical...