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  1. ZEVIN

    Can I upload only partial Photo library to iCloud?

    Hi all, As I know, if I turn on iCloud Photo Library, my whole Photo library will be uploaded to my iCloud. Then those photos will also appear in my iPhone and iPad. I want to ask, is it possible that I just upload partial Photo library to iCloud? not the whole library. For example, can I...
  2. M

    mixed up iCloud

    There are two Macs I personally use which are permanently on my office enet/wifi LAN, a '12 Mac Mini and an '09 Mac Pro 5,1. I just set up a new Macbook Pro and during setup it asked if I wanted to set up an iCloud account, which I did. I use the same admin password for all of them (but they are...
  3. Green_Plums

    iCloud Reliability?

    Grettings! I've used Gmail for my entire life but I'm now contemplating using iCloud as I primarily use a Mac & an iPhone, I do actually prefer the stock iOS mail app over Googles but there's no push notifications for Google accounts so that's partially the reason why I'm interested in...
  4. M

    Shared album: uploaded photos not available

    Hi guys, I have a very weird issue with the iCloud family album: My wife uploaded a bunch of picture of videos the other day from her iPhone and while they show up on her device as uploaded in the activity stream and the album, I can't see them on my iPhone or my MacBook. I even tried to access...
  5. M

    Jabra Sport Life app - backup & restore?

    I've been advised by an Apple Support Technician to wipe my iPhone and setup as a new device (not restoring an iTunes/iCloud backup). All of my 192 apps have cloud backup options which allow them to retrieve their local data after I reinstall them. All except one. Are there any other forum...
  6. 5

    Safari not syncing bookmarks

    For a whole bunch of reasons, I recently reinstalled macOS Sierra on my MacBook Pro, and set it up as a new Mac - for all intents and purposes. I have my iCloud fully logged in and all services have been restored, apart from Bookmarks. For whatever reason, Safari is refusing to retrieve any...
  7. WarmWinterHat

    Re-upload iCloud Photo Library?

    Something happened to my iCloud Photo Library and it lost all my albums and folders. I was able to restore a recent copy from backup, but I enable iCloud photos on it, it wipes all the folders and albums again. I tried deleting the library in iCloud with the intention of re-uploading it, but...
  8. R

    What Files App Should Be

    Hey guys and gals, Wanted to get a thread going dedicated to the new Files app — and specifically what could be improved. A short blurb on what I personally think So there are two things here: the service (or “cloud”) and the client app. Let’s talk about the service first. The Service While...
  9. S

    No iMessage notifications when Mac is on

    hi everyone, I recently updated my Mac to Sierra. Since this update, I've noticed that I'm not getting push notifications to my iPhone or Apple Watch when my Mac is on. It's as if the Mac gets the notifcation and silences it on all my other devices. I don't notice messages come in until I...
  10. lemajbed

    My dad's iPhone is in iCloud activation lock. (Cannot get to homescreen)

    Hey everyone, sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I am new here, But you guys are my only hope… My father has an iPhone 7 where he uses an iCloud account created by a family member (My father does not understand much when it comes to tech so every time he buys a new phone he gives it to...
  11. leontebbens

    ATV with iCloud for homevideo's?

    Please some advice on home video storage and viewing (with Apple TV). My wife and I are currently burning home video's (30 mins, Sony HD cam, Final Cut Pro X) to blu ray's. Our Blu Ray player is broken and Blu Ray burning gets more and more complicated, so we are looking for alternatives. We...
  12. I

    Can I only use the Theatre from iMovie? But not iMovie.

    I am looking for a way to store my home movies in iCloud. Apple still hasn't have an option/app/solution for this. I recently read about iMovie Theatre: it stores homemovies in iCloud with an Apple TV to view them. But I make my movies in Final Cut Pro X. Is there a way to bypass iMovie and load...
  13. J

    Wifi Calling Abroad

    So in less than a month I'll be leaving the good ol' US of A and living for 4 months in Ireland. While there I plan to get a second local phone number on a short-term contract, and I have an older iPhone I want to use on that network. I just discovered AT&T's WiFi Calling for iCloud devices, and...
  14. N

    iPhone iBooks can't see iCloud books?

    I'm trying to transfer books [PDF/epub files, NOT purchased via store] between my MacBook and iPhone using the iCloud. I THINK I've managed to upload them successfully from the MacBook [although how I tell I'm not sure!] but my iPhone can't see them at all. I'm sure I'm missing something...
  15. T

    I tried iOs 11 on iPad...reverted back to iOS 10...now backup to iCloud not working...

    I had the first public beta on my iPad Pro and then reverted back to iOs 10. However, it doesn't seem to backup to the cloud anymore. I can't back it up to my iMac because i don't have enough hard drive space....Is this a bug? does anyone know a fix for this?
  16. W

    iCloud name changed

    Hello, this is my first post so I apologise if I do or say anything wrong. My iCloud needed payment updating and I changed from my bank details on it to my partners. I put his card details in and that's it, it updated and was fine. However tonight I have noticed that in my settings, my iCloud...
  17. W

    iCloud name change

    Hello, this is my first post so I apologise if I do or say anything wrong. My iCloud needed payment updating and I changed from my bank details on it to my partners. I put his card details in and that's it, it updated and was fine. However tonight I have noticed that in my settings, my iCloud...
  18. J

    Why i don’t have “Messages on iCloud” option?

    I logged out and in with iCloud on iPhone 7 but nothing. Same on iPad mini 2. :( Public Beta 3 on both devices.
  19. T

    iOs 10 photos keep saying 'Uploading 100,000' items....

    I have a LOT of photos in my iCloud account...Over 100,000 actually (it is a combination of photos i took with my iPhone and ones that I took with my actual camera)....However, lately it keeps saying that it is 'Uploading 100,000' photos...then over the course of the day...the number it is says...
  20. B

    iPhone Option to sync messages to iCloud not available

    I have upgraded by iPhone7 to the latest ios11 public beta, but it doesn't show the option to sync Messages with iCloud as shown here: messages sync via iCloud in iOS 11 Attached are the screenshots. Is it not available in India? What should I do to get this option? This is one of the reasons...