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  1. M

    How to add content (books and music) into my library so I can sync it with my mobile devices?

    I am having trouble synching my books (non-DRMed epub/pdf) and music (non-DRMed m4a) to my iPad. I've seen guides (like this one: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mchl562e1847/mac) on how to sync via finder. BUT what I cannot find is a guide on how to add things into my library so...
  2. H

    iBooks/Books Sporadically Not Syncing - We Know Apple SUCKS at Syncing, Though

    Mac Pro 5,1 running 10.14.6 (18G95). All backups and as much as can be done via iTunes (12.9.5.5) is done through there direct connected. Book Library will sync correctly about 20% of the time. Other times, only about 30% of the books appear on the iPhone (X running iOS 12.4). Have toggled the...
  3. Z

    cloning my iMac

    When going for long term holidays, i want to have all of my files with me, so i can continue doing work from there. But im not talking about remotely connecting to my home computer, nor carrying the 27"iMac with me. I guess i could just get a MacBookPro and connect it to some display and have...
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • clone files imac sync
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: macOS
  4. Rumblefi$h

    Make Apple Music backwards compatible with iTunes?

    Hi! Can anyone help me with this: I run a pretty large iTunes library on a Synology NAS which i access with my Mac Pro from 2012. The highest OS i can run on that is High Sierra which is not compatible with Apple Music. I also have a MacBook Pro 2015 running MacOS Catalina wich can't run iTunes...
    • Rumblefi$h
    • Thread
    • apple music catalina 10.15.5 high sierra (mac os 10.13) itunes mac pro (2012) macbook pro nas sync synology
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  5. iBozz

    All Devices iPhone, iPad and iMac photo conflict

    I have recently acquired an iPhone SE 2020 256GB (my first smartphone) and I have now signed up to 200GB iCloud. I have previously kept all my photographs on my Catalina iMac and sync'd to my iPad Pro via iTunes but I have now transferred all my photos onto the iCloud. The iMac and iPad are...
    • iBozz
    • Thread
    • icloud iphone se 2020 photos sync
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 13
  6. Jay-Jacob

    All Devices Stickers Sync?

    Hi I don't see anything online about iMessage stickers can or can't sync all devices? I assume it cannot since my iPhone and iPad don't have all same ones. I think it strange it cannot sync all devices when everything else iMessage can.
    • Jay-Jacob
    • Thread
    • imessage ipad iphone stickers sync
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 13
  7. E

    iPhone itunes 12.6.5.3 iphone 11 ios 13.4 not syncing

    I have been using windows itunes 12.6.5.3 for several years to sync 2 different iphone and 2 different ipad. In ios ipados 13.4 version, iphone 6s + ipad 6 ipad pro 2 10.5 device has seamless synchronization. but the problem with the iphone 11 ios 13.4 gives the error in the photo I added below...
    • eren akil
    • Thread
    • ios 13.4 iphone 11 itunes itunes 12.6.5.3 not syncing sync windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 13
  8. U

    All Devices Mail notifications do not sync across devices having same iCloud id

    If mail notifications are configured for display on the notification centre concurrently on two devices logged in to same iCloud id, then nothing happens upon clicking on one device of such a mail notification which had already been opened on the other device. Instead the mail App remains...
  9. M

    Address Book Not Syncing Devices

    Between my wife and I, we have two Macs (MacBook Pro and iMac Pro) and two iPhones. If we put a new contact into the address book on any of those machines, it does not sync to any other machine. The result is that all our address books are out of sync, and I discover in the field that I don't...
  10. M

    Calendar Does Not Sync Reliably?

    I have a iMac Pro and my wife has a MacBook Pro. We both have iPhones, and iPads. One of the iPhones does not sync calendar events. If a new event is added on that phone, it never showed up elsewhere. She sometimes gets changes I make... but sometimes not. The other devices all sync up fine...
  11. JhnsSch

    iPad Pro Will Apple charge 1,5k for iPad Pro self-destruction? - Stuck at Apple Logo - AppleCare

    Hey there, I was about to send my iPad Pro back to Apple yesterday, however the backup process kept repeating to send me the following message: My iPad Pro has 153GB of storage taken. Nevertheless, I kept getting the error message telling me I do not have enough available storage to finish the...
    • JhnsSch
    • Thread
    • applecare backup files app ios10 ipadpro itunes finder macos 10.15.1 replacement save on device sync
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPad
  12. G

    iCloud storage won't shrink or sync after deleting photos?

    So I just have the basic 5GB of iCloud storage space for photos and my backup. Usually when it starts to fill I just download a bunch of pictures to my laptop and then delete them off iCloud, then in turn they'll automatically delete off my phone. My storage filled up to 4.8GB out of my 5GB...
  13. W

    iPhone Best cloud sync service to use

    Hi I need some advice to help out a family member who is not update with technology. I only use iCloud (plus manual hard drive back ups) to sync files and photos across all my devices. I need to set up a cloud service to sync between a windows 10 pc, windows 10 laptop, iPad and iPhone. What...
  14. D

    iCloud Sent Box Date Error - Urgent

    Hi Guys, Long story short - I have always used iCloud mail with Apple devices. For work purposes I have started using iCloud with Outlook. In doing that my sent mail boxes were not syncing across devices. After hours of headachce a few weeks ago I was able to get everything in sync. But today I...
    • dh33rajc
    • Thread
    • icloud iphone mail not syncing outlook sentbox sync
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  15. purdnost

    Apple Photos Wants to Re-Download iCloud Originals After Removing Duplicates

    I used MacPaw’s Gemini 2 software to remove about 10k duplicate photos and videos from my Apple Photos library. All originals are in the cloud, but I enabled the setting to store all originals locally as well. So, I downloaded all originals, ran the duplicate scan, deleted about 10k files, then...
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • apple photos duplicates gemini gemini 2 icloud macpaw sync
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  16. pedzsan

    iPhone Force syncing contacts to iCloud

    I'm going to guess the problem is on my iPhone but I'm not sure. It appears that some changes to my contacts have never been pushed up to iCloud. I discovered on my Mac, a particular contact wasn't up to date. I just now edited the contact on the iPhone. Curiously I first added a note and it...
    • pedzsan
    • Thread
    • contacts icloud sync
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 13
  17. D

    Apple TV 4K not putting new Sony TV to sleep "OFF" (A9G & 950G)

    My setup: Sony BRAVIA A9G and an Apple TV 4K. I always have to hit the home button on the Apple TV remote to wake the Sony TV up, and whenever I put the Apple TV to sleep, it would turn off the tv. NOW it never puts the Sony TV to sleep. The Apple TV goes to sleep, just leaving a "no input"...
  18. R

    Sync Audiobooks to iPhone

    Has anyone successfully synced any audiobooks to their iPhone? In Finder - iPhone - Audiobooks section, I can see two of my AudioBooks. However, pressing sync does nothing to actually sync them to the iPhone. The books play fine in the Books app on macOS Catalina. Edit: It took several...
  19. Yptcn

    Syncing iPhone/iPad with Catalina Problem

    When syncing iPhone or iPad with Catalina we now see the devices in Finder . All seems to work fine but my problem is that I have always used ringtones downloaded from the web or made with iTunes . On the new interface when device plugged in I can see and use without a problem : Photos ...
  20. thewhitehart

    All Devices Maps Favorites and Collections not syncing between devices

    I’m just wondering if anyone is having this problem on iOS 13.1 Public Beta 3. I submitted a report to Apple. When saving a location to Favorites or My Collections, the saved location is not synced to Favorites or My Collections in the Maps application on other devices that are logged into the...
    • thewhitehart
    • Thread
    • apple id collections favorites icloud maps maps app sync
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 13
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