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  1. Rivvvers

    Reminders iCloud Sync Issue

    Im having a one directional syncing issue with MacOS Reminders. Situation: On MacOS reminders I just created a new list for a trip and added just over 100 items and 6 Sections, all the todos where organised under each of these sections. Everything synced over incuding todos and sections but it...
  2. D

    Backup Dropbox folder into iCloud.com

    Hello. I have a huge Dropbox folder on my MacBook Pro. It's located in: Macintosh ID > Users > 'my user' > Dropbox > ..... Since this folder is not located in 'Documents' it's not synced to iCloud.com. I've seen that in iCloud.com I can select a specific file to upload but I cannot select a...
  3. Alvin777

    Any Terminal Command to Make Music iPhone Sync/Backup Default to 'Backup All iPhone Data to the Mac'?

    Hello Mac friends, any Terminal command (Sonoma changed the default to backup the iPhone not on the Mac but on the iCloud) to default to back up to Mac? Thank you.
  4. RazorBackXX

    Safari iCloud Tab Sync With iPhone running iOS 17 not syncing?

    Once again I'm having a safari sync issue with just 1 webpage on the iCloud tab. for some reason a reddit website is stuck on my safari tab. I looked it up on the iPhone and as always I delete everything history ect but it wont go away. its still on my MacBook safari iCloud tab. Last year I had...
  5. M

    MacOS Apple Music App - Playlist Sync with iPhone?

    Hi all, I have put my favorite radio stations in a playlist in the macOS Apple Music app. If I now sync my iPhone via the Finder app, and thereby also the music library, then this playlist unfortunately does not appear in the iPhone Apple Music app under Playlist. Is there anything I need to be...
  6. Jared G.K.

    Google Notes Do Not Sync

    This refers to Apple Notes on the Mac AND on iPhone/iPad. Did anyone ever manage to make Google notes and Apple Notes sync? I tried several times, over the last months (or even longer). The Google account is active (mail and calendar sync flawlessly). Notes sync is turned on. After a few...
  7. Rivvvers

    80% of my Wallet cards and tickets wiped after 16.6 update

    After the 16.6 update 80% of my apple wallet cards have disappeared, pretty much all of my loyalty cards have gone and I’ve got maybe 70-60% of my saved but expired Cinema tickets (which I like to keep) Non of the bank cards have been touch tho. Has anyone else experienced this? Honestly I’m...
  8. D

    Calendars notifications not working after Ventura update

    I just finally updated from Monterrey to Ventura and my Calendar notifications are not showing up anymore, especially if the alerts where set for a time when the Mac was turned off. E.g.: I turn my computer on at 10am and all the all-day events with alerts for 9am never trigger. Alerts that...
  9. R

    anyone else have issues with NOTES not syncing?

    my notes on my iphone arent syncing with my desktop again. this has been an on going issue for several weeks now. i've called apple about it twice. we went through all the troubleshooting steps and that didnt fix it. the 2nd time i called i was told it was a known issue. several weeks later it...
  10. A

    Possible to sync Mac Keychain Passwords to iPhone offline?

    Hi there, I'm using Mac desktop's keychain for storing site passwords and want to sync those to my iPhone without using iCloud (or any other method that involves my logins going online). Is there an offline way to manually achieve this? Would airdrop be an option for bulk sharing? Or does...
  11. V

    Resolved Same Desktop folder on two macs

    Hi, Just got a new mac mini, and I hoped it would be possible to have same files (synchronized over iCloud) on both desktops of the new mini and MBP. However, when I try to access iCloud Desktop folder on the mini, it's empty and doesn't show any files from the older MBP. Perhaps that's natural...
  12. D

    Dropbox: Update or switch to iCloud Drive?

    I wonder if I should update Dropbox or switch to iCloud Drive. Here's my situation: I am still using macOS 12.5.1 and have not updated Dropbox yet (even though it has been pressuring me to do so for weeks). I use the free version of Dropbox exclusively as a simple folder in my home directory...
  13. P

    Podcasts played/unplayed not syncing across all devices

    I listen to my podcasts on my phone more often than not using my headphones. But, when I want to play the next daily podcast, say on my Mac, it shows all episodes unplayed. I have to go back to my phone to remember which is the next unplayed episode. It's weird, because all my devices have...
  14. K

    iPod Can I sync songs from an ipod to a windows laptop?

    Hello. I have recently upgraded to a new laptop and I am looking for a way to transfer all the music I put on my ipod with the old laptop to my new laptop. However, when I plug in my ipod to my laptop and try to sync it, it just seems like it tries to delete all the music from my ipod and not...
  15. Doc69

    iPod Classic no longer syncs with Ventura 13.2?

    I have just spent two full days and several calls to Apple support trying to figure out why my beloved iPod Classics suddenly stopped syncing with the Music app as well as iTunes (via Retroactive 2.0). After a lot of testing, it appears that everything works fine on 13.1 but not on 13.2. I would...
  16. AppleWatchPunk

    Restore sans data

    So due to the music sync issue to the Apple Watch I want to remove all the music from the watch, a normal backup/restore restores the music (which I don’t want ;-} Music is not showing in the Apple Watch > Music. Thread about this; https://bit.ly/3Gua5zr
  17. O

    Contacts not syncing/updating

    So I updated my contacts on my iPhone and first it synced with contacts on my Mac but suddenly it stopped. No new changes can be seen on my Mac. Why?
  18. D

    iPod Security updates to macOS resets iPod/Music sync settings and must resync Ipod from scratch

    The last two security updates of MacOS Big Sur have cause my sync settings in Apple Music to reset (from sync checked songs to Manual) and when I change the setting back to manual, Music says it must remove the library from my IPod classic to sync the new library causing days of resyncing from...
  19. 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...
  20. ricecrispies

    Apple Music Apple Music Mac app keeps forgetting my cloud library

    Whenever I start up Apple Music on my Mac (Monterey), I find that it has forgotten my cloud library, and so I have to wait some minutes while it syncs again. How can I make it remember my library between sessions?