iCloud pages document permanent waiting status

[TheOzzy]

Dear MacRumors forum users.

I'm currently experiencing a problem with the iCloud service. I have an iMac with OSX version 10.8.3 and a macbook Air running the exact same OS.

I have previously been creating pages documents on either machine which have been successfully saved to iCloud and therefore available on both devices - Naturally I have the data/documents function switched "on".

Currently, documents created/edited as of the the 13th of April are still 'waiting to be synchronized'.

I bring my laptop to campus and back home again, so it's going back and forth between 2 different kinds of networks (I have no idea whether this is relevant but decided to include it in case it is).

I really appreciate any suggestions as to how I might circumvent this problem, as it is thoroughly annoying when much of my everyday 'study work routine' consists of changing device and working on the same docs. Thanks a bunch in advance!

 

[JohnDoe98]

Dear MacRumors forum users.

I'm currently experiencing a problem with the iCloud service. I have an iMac with OSX version 10.8.3 and a macbook Air running the exact same OS.

I have previously been creating pages documents on either machine which have been successfully saved to iCloud and therefore available on both devices - Naturally I have the data/documents function switched "on".

Currently, documents created/edited as of the the 13th of April are still 'waiting to be synchronized'.

I bring my laptop to campus and back home again, so it's going back and forth between 2 different kinds of networks (I have no idea whether this is relevant but decided to include it in case it is).

I really appreciate any suggestions as to how I might circumvent this problem, as it is thoroughly annoying when much of my everyday 'study work routine' consists of changing device and working on the same docs. Thanks a bunch in advance!

Wait a couple of hours. iCloud is experiencing server issues right now.

 

[TheOzzy]

First and foremost, thanks for the answer I appreciate it. But does it seem likely that my problem concerns iCloud issues?

Like I said, the last synchronized document appears to be dated back 10 days ago. So unless the iCloud server has been undergoing maintenance or whatever for the past 10 days I don't see why it wouldn't have synchronized in between.

 

[nstauffer]

Also iCloud waiting

I have been experiencing the same thing for 2 weeks now. I created a document on a MACBook pro running 10.8.3 and can't access it on an iMac running 10.8.3 and vice versa.

 

[JohnDoe98]

First and foremost, thanks for the answer I appreciate it. But does it seem likely that my problem concerns iCloud issues?

Like I said, the last synchronized document appears to be dated back 10 days ago. So unless the iCloud server has been undergoing maintenance or whatever for the past 10 days I don't see why it wouldn't have synchronized in between.

Well the files synchronize through iCloud so it would be related to those services. But I misread the fact that the problems have been for over 10 days, so that blows my hypothesis out the window.

What I'd try but I have no way of knowing if this will work is: Perhaps try copying all the files to another folder to make sure they are backup-ed (drag and drop them into a folder in Finder). Now in Finder, click Go on the top. Hold the option key, and then select Library. In there, there is a folder called Mobile documents. Go to it, and in there is a folder called com~apple~Pages. Go to it, then go to the Documents folder and backup those too. Now, after that I'd go into system preference, turn off Documents in the Cloud, delete the com~apple~Pages folder. Log into iCloud through the website interface, and delete the pages files there too. Now turn Documents in the Cloud back on and drag and drop the backed-up files from Finder into the iCloud interface in Pages when you select Open.

I'm hopping trying these steps will get the service to restart and start syncing again.

 

[TheOzzy]

Thanks a lot JohnDoe, that sounds like a plan. I'll try that when I get back home and let you know how it went by editing this otherwise meaningsless reply