Will not let me sync with mobileme.....

[a.smelgus1]

Ok, when i go to system pref ---> mobileme, I sign in and then go to the sync tab. When i click the sync checkbox however, it immediately unchecks, as soon as I click it. I can try to check a thousand times, but it will just uncheck it as soon as I check it. Has anyone had this issue? I know some people cant sync, and that apple is fixing that, but wouldn't I still me able to click the sync checkbox? I also tried to sync from the status bar, but it just says syncing, and then it says never synced before.

Any help? thanks

 

[a.smelgus1]

I dunno what i did, but now when i click the sync box, it stays checked BUT, everything is grayed out. I cant click sync now, which apps to sync, only thing i can click is the status bar icon.....

Any help?

 

[cyclingplatypus]

Try restarting you Mac, if that fails try repairing permissions. You'd be surprised at what a simple restart will fix.

 

[a.smelgus1]

hmmm....i restarted my computer and it did not help. I tried to sync from the status bar again, and now i have the problem where it auto unchecks it.....*sigh*. So now i've got to figure out what i did before... and when u say repair permissions, what do u mean? I'm the admin so i should have no permission problems......

 

[Apollo1701]

a.smelgus1,

I had the same issue on my MBP; Syncing from my G5 worked without question, but I had the same instances and was searching google to no avail (including this post). However, I discovered a solution that worked for me at least, you may want to try it.

I went to the 'Account' tab in the MobileMe pref pane, and clicked on 'sign out' then re-entered my information, this time using my me.com email instead of my mac.com email. Before the switch to mobile me I had had the .mac address in there. Once removed and replaced with the me.com address I had no problems *crosses fingers*. Hope this helps man.

 

[ndriver182]

I just re-installed OSX recently and was having the same issue. Logged out of mobile me in the system preferences as suggested and logged back in using @me.com info and it worked.

 

[iomatic]

Just bumping. THIS IS THE FIX!

 

[indiekiduk]

I just re-installed OSX recently and was having the same issue. Logged out of mobile me in the system preferences as suggested and logged back in using @me.com info and it worked.

Today my macbook pro wouldn't wake from sleep and I had to hard reboot it. MobileMe stopped working and the preference pane was broken, wouldn't save any settings, and my idisk was gone. Signing out and signing in again with @me.com made it work again thanks.

 

[Sethallan]

Syncing with Mobile Me

I've spent a day or two with the same symptoms;
I check the sync box but the various boxes stay grey and un-tickable, or the sync box un-ticks.
Well I just solved it for me by signing into my @me.com account in my 'Mail' Application.
Good Luck.

 

[Matthew9559]

That's an odd issue. Glad to hear you guys figured it out!

 

[hel0108]

same issue

I know this was an old thread but I also had this problem with a new family account even though I had used @me. Suggestion of logging out then back in fixed it. Thanks!

 

[brothalan]

Thanks!

I have not had a sync since Apple did away with the manual sync in 10.3. Man this works! I can’t say thanks enough!

 

[wonderlover]

i have done all the above steps and still have the greyed out boxes where i can't sync. I have been unable to sync for 3 months.

I have repaired permissions, restarted, signed with with "me.com", etc etc...

any other tips to try and alleviate this issue?

not having my comp sync really is getting annoying.

thanks!