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  1. petekjohnson

    Photos - Can't make shared album public

    I am unable to create a shared album on macOS (Ventura) or iOS (16) and set it to "Public". On macOS, clicking on the "People" button brings up the menu showing "Subscribers Can Post", "Public Website", and "Notifications". I don't really want to use subscribers at all, or notifications, i...
  2. P

    Universal iCloud email - missing emails between yesterday and today

    This morning, woke up to see my iCloud email inbox with about 85 emails and 36 unread when yesterday I had several hundred emails and about 101 unread. My inbox only now goes back to November 19th with nothing earlier than that date. I checked Apple‘s services page and there does not seem to...
  3. C

    iCloud iCloud 'Numbers'; - how to duplicate spreadsheet

    Used to be so simple - I could right-click on the thumbnail and it gave me the option to rename, duplicate etc. Now - nothing! Anyone know how I can duplicate a spreadsheet within iCloud please?
  4. sleeping_ghost

    iCloud iCloud for Windows Corrupting videos, downloading other people's photos!?!

    Submitted this to Apple through their feedback and security site, but haven't seen it talked about anywhere else. Was hoping I could see if someone else could replicate it. Here's my copy paste, this is a very strange bug to say the least. Hopefully someone here can replicate it. Summary...
  5. purdnost

    On-Board and Off-Board iCloud Photos Storage?

    I use iCloud to sync my photos and videos across devices as well as serve as a short-term backup. I don’t want to use iCloud as a long-term backup, however. I like to keep my iCloud library small as I’ve found that Photos runs much more efficiently than hosting my entire vast library. So, I...
  6. R

    Backup Solution: iCloud Full Photo Library on External Drive whilst optimized (reduced) version on Internal Drive

    Update Sept 17 2024 - Continues to work with MacOS Sequoia 15.0 for a Photo Library that uses 1.72 TB containing ~ 159,000+ photos and ~ 6400+ videos on an SSD disk. Update: June 16 2023 - This configuration continues to work well. Currently running macOS 13.4 (Ventura) for a Photo Library that...
  7. KVXC

    Settings-Mail/Contacts/Calendar/Notes/Reminders-Accounts-iCloud-Media and Purchase always shows Off

    I went to a nearby Apple Store to check out the prototype and the prototype had the same problem. After clicking on it, the login page pops up and then returns to the off state. But click on the avatar at the top of the Settings to go in and go to this page is normal. Very wired bug.:oops:
  8. purdnost

    iCloud Shared Photo Library - Email vs Phone Number?

    After setting up iCloud Shared Photo Library, I noticed under the participants heading in settings that I am sharing from my email address to the other person‘s phone number. Does the sharing method make any difference? Is one preferred over the other? I can select whether to share to someone’s...
  9. M

    Error message when trying to setup Shared Library

    Hi all, I was eager to try out the new Shared Library but when I try to configure it, I run into an error message, which probably translates to "Creation of Shared Library not possible. Try again later." (my iPhone is set to German, it says "Erstellen der geteilten Mediathek nicht möglich...
  10. H

    Question about new iCloud Setting for “Wallet”

    Hello community, yesterday I upgraded from Monterey to Ventura, everything seems to work fine (knock on wood ;-)) I just realized there’s a new iCloud Setting for “Wallet” which was set to “off”. Is it the same with you? With Monterey and earlier there was no such setting and still the...
  11. A

    iCloud How to force iCloud to sync all health data?

    I have manually exported all health data from my iPhone and it resulted in an export file that was 1.14 GB. I turned on iCloud for the health section since I am trying to get my health data transferred to my new phone. In iCloud it says the health data only takes up 165.7 MB storage. When I...
  12. N

    iCloud iCloud questions: limits and moving to individual accounts

    I'm considering purchasing the $10/mo 2tb plan to share with a few family members. However, I want to think long term about this and have some questions: 1. Can you set storage limits per-person at all? I don't want one person to take up all the space and everyone else get screwed. (i.e. set...
  13. carlcaulkett

    Problems using Twitter and Fenix on new iPad Air - iPadOS 15.7 (close enough?) [SOLVED]

    When I go to post a tweet in the Twitter app or Fenix, I can choose from a number of images to accompany the tweet. Most of these images pre-date my new iPad Air and were created on my old iPad. This suggests to me that these apps are accessing iCloud to find these old images. My problem is...
  14. F

    Lost years of messages because of typo

    My iPad is running iPadOS 16 and isn't managing storage well. I needed to clear up a chunk and the biggest slice was messages. Messages (nite the setting is not under iCloud) was set to keep everything forever. I changed it to 30 days and it warned me it would delete things older on my DEVICE...
  15. W

    Universal I made another FREE and AD-FREE calculator for iPad and iPhone : Calcsmos

    Hi all, I’ve just launched my calculator app on the App Store and would like to get some feedback from you. Why build another calculator again? Can’t find a calculator on iPad that’s free and ad-free and fits my needs. Almost all calculators in the market didn’t calculate the percentage as I...
  16. tristanlukens

    I want to wipe clean my MacBook, but Erase Assistant keeps saying iCloud is syncing

    Hi all! As the title says, I want to wipe my MacBook. When I go to System Preferences to go to Erase Assistant and walk through the steps, Erase Assistant keeps saying iCloud is still syncing to iCloud. That's a bit peculiar, iCloud syncing to itself. It's been doing that since 0945. It is...
  17. O

    Missing documents in iCloud sept 2022

    Transferred hundreds of folders to iCloud a month ago but all the folders are EMPTY. No documents in the folders on iCloud & no documents on computer! All gone! No I didn’t delete them. Am a reasonably proficient Mac user. Apple support suggested they haven’t finished uploading yet but it’s...
  18. S

    iPhone <-> Mac: Messages in iCloud, Problems with Sync (Deleting a Message on Mac Doesn't Delete on iPhone)

    Basically dying here, spent HOURS on troubleshooting this, but there's simply nothing wrong with my setup from as far as I can see. Devices: iPhone 14 Pro (iOS 16.0.2), MacBook Pro (macOS 12.6) iCloud enabled on both devices, logged into same Apple ID. iPhone Settings for iCloud has...
  19. S

    iMessages in the cloud not working

    I have a 128gb iPhone 12 Pro running ios16. I have iMessages in the cloud on but since I updated from ios15 my storage has been gobbled up by iMessages on my phone. It was 40gb a few days ago now it’s 46gb. My brother has the same problem on his 13 pro. Anyone else seeing the same thing?
  20. D

    iPhone 14 Pro Max iMessage with iCould storage and transfer issues

    Did a direct transfer from my iPhone 12 Pro Max to the iPhone 14 pro max. Everything went smoothly until I realized that none of my attachments in messages had come over. They appeared in the messages when you scroll but not under the contact info at the top. Did a bunch of research and found...