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    Reset iCloud Music Library?

    Is there an option somewhere to wipe your iCloud library and start over with only purchased music? I know how to select everything and delete them that way, but it isn’t as simple or clean as the reset option. I’m running the most up to date version of Catalina and found the option buried...
  2. A

    Iphone upload to icloud not working

    Hello all, newbie here - would be grateful for your tips. I have searched the forum for solutions but nothing has worked so far. I have an iPhone 7, with 128GB capacity. Available capacity is 22GB. According to when I look at the Photos app, there are 1966 photos, 543 videos and 3002 items. I...
  3. howdytom

    Universal How can I download a iOS Shortcuts file to my Mac?

    I have created a iOS shortcuts (Workflow) on a iPadOS. Finally, I would like to save and send a backup to Mac. This has been really easy in the past. Unfortunately it is no longer possible to share any Shortcuts via eMail, ftp client or other non iCloud services. It looks like Apple locked down...
  4. thewhitehart

    Location data not appearing above photos

    I’ve had this problem since beta 4. Location data no longer appears above photos taken with iPhone 7 after beta 4 release on either the iPhone 7 or iPad 6th gen. The map is shown below the photos though. I tried resetting location data, removing and adding location permission, deleting and...
  5. AjTee

    Resolved Time Machine backup transfer between two MacBooks - questions

    Hello, I have two MacBooks my Personal - MBP 13 inch (2020), and for Business - MBP 16 inch (2019). I have one account connected to iCloud on my MBP 13 inch and two accounts on my MBP 16 inch - one of them is connected to the same iCloud account as my MBP 13 and one will be connected to my...
    • AjTee
    • Thread
    • backup icloud mbp time machine two macbooks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
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    How to Delete AppleID and then recreate as new using same email address with no previous data?

    I want to delete all my previous data on my iCloud account and then use the apple ID using same email address as new. Can I delete my apple ID and then create a new apple ID having same email address as earlier, with no previous data stored on the iCloud.
    • uandme72
    • Thread
    • appleid icloud
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: iOS 14
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    How does iCloud Music Library *actually* work?

    Hey all! I am an avid music collector and have used Google Play Music for almost a decade now because of it's cloud-based music locker service that it offers alongside streaming. Since it's shutting down in October, I have my eyes on Apple Music as the closest replacement. I am trying to clarify...
  8. maverick28

    iPhone Adding photos from My Photostream to an album doesn't work with a specific person

    I tried to add a photo with a specific person (if I didn't misunderstand the "specific person" part of the misbehaviour, of course) from My Photostream to an album containing photos only with that person but failed. It showed the typical Gene effect of the photo collapsing into the album's...
    • maverick28
    • Thread
    • add albums icloud icloud photo images ios photos photos albums photostream pictures
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 12
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    iPhone "Unable to update iCloud settings at this time" error iOS 13

    Messages are not downloading from icloud drive and messages are not synchronizing. When trying to delete messages in iCloud storage, the warning "Unable to update iCloud settings at this time" error in the picture I added appears. I have tried all the solutions including hard reset with iTunes...
    • esposinos
    • Thread
    • icloud ios13 messages
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: iOS 13
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    iPhone 8/Plus Please tell me what really contains in iPhone Files app

    Hi, My iPhone Files app showing 2.77 Gb of data in 'iPhone storage' section, but I have only some word documents & pdf(just 80 Mb for sure) saved to 'On My iPhone' section of Files app. So anyone please tell me what could be this remaining almost 2Gb of data which I'm not aware of also which I...
    • ah678
    • Thread
    • back up files files app icloud ios iphone iphone 8 storage storage & icloud usage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iPhone
  11. F

    Separate Apple ID vs ICloud

    I’ve been sharing the same Apple ID as my mother since I was in school. I haven’t linked anything to the iCloud associated with my mother’s Apple ID. Now that I’m moving to college I would like to at least be able to link to an iCloud, but I don’t want the content on my phone to be linked to...
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    Best app to find duplicates in photo library

    Hi, My 2TB iCloud library is full of 4K movies and RAW photos. Combining multiple family libraries back in the day created a few duplicate copies of images. Any recommendations for an app to find duplicates in my photos library? I’ve tried a couple of the free ones and they are super slow on...
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    iCloud: switch backup off deletes data; notes

    Hello! I have got an iPhone XS and use also the icloud. I have, for example, notes from my iPhone uploaded to iCloud. Now my questions are: 1) Is it possible to delete the data on one side, in iCloud or on my iPhone, so that the other side is not effected? I just want to have the data on one...
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    iPhone I’m confused about iCloud...

    Why does iCloud backup WhatsApp but then also back it up in my phone backup? It’s taking up twice as much space for what seems to be no good reason? Am I misunderstanding something? Edit: To add onto that, my iCloud storage was filling up, so I decided to delete some things from WhatsApp to...
    • DaPizzaMan
    • Thread
    • backup icloud whatsapp
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iOS 13
  15. atefsh

    iCloud storage downgrade

    Hi MacRumors, I've using 2 TB iCloud storage for quite a while, and I planning to downgrade it to the Free plan (the 5 gb not enough plan). However, I bought a NAS with storage that exceeded 2 TB storage apple offer, and I want to backup every single file from the iCloud storage to the NAS...
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    Will I be able to get app updates if iCloud Family sharing is turned off ?

    We had iCloud family sharing turned on, I downloaded the app Notability from my brother's purchases, he has turned off iCloud family sharing recently, Q1)Will I be able to use the app? Its yes for now... Q2)Will I be able to get the app updates for Notability app? Q3)Once if I uninstall...
  17. DrwMDvs

    iCloud backup and Contacts have completely failed me...

    This is mainly a rant, and I'm sorry if this is the wrong place. Short story time. Pop the popcorn! So... My dad has had issues with using iCloud.com to delete contacts in bulk from his phone. When he deletes a contact, sometimes it pulls off his phone, other times it doesn't. If he refreshes...
  18. Alex23

    Remove any trace of iCloud files, folder, ID etc from Macbook Air

    Hello people, I've got a Macbook Air running on Catalina I need to return to my company. At the time of setting it up, I connected with my Apple ID to be able to have some file sync, notes etc across devices. I would like now to remove anything related to my Apple ID on this computer. I...
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    Can I deleate pictures after successful upload to iCloud Photos? (iCloud Photos Windows 7)

    Hello, I use iCloud Photos for Windows 7, because I want to upload all my photos from my PC to iCloud Photos. On my Windows 7 PC, I copied and pasted all photos to the Upload Folder (Computer -> iCloud Photos -> Uploads). After some time, all my pictures were uploaded to iCloud Photos, I...
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    Split AppleID content problem

    Hi, I am breaking my brain over this: I used to use my AppleID on our home devices (2 macbooks) and on my iphone. my spouse & son have iphone with their own ID. I also used my ID on my work macbook. Recently I have bought Icloud Drive storage. I want to upload/sync all our photos. Now my iphone...
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