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  1. purdnost

    Missing Subtasks in Reminders: Seeking Solutions

    Upon noticing the absence of subtasks in several of my Reminders sublists recently, I observed that this issue seemed arbitrary, occurring alongside fully intact sublists. Since these are recurring reminders, I typically only review them when prompted, making it challenging to pinpoint when the...
  2. D

    Auto sync new iPhone photos to Mac Photos Library

    Until recently when I opened the Library in Photos on my Mac, new photos that I'd taken on my iPhone would appear there if my phone was connected to my home wifi. I seem to remember an iOS setting way back to do it, but I can't find it anymore. It's been working since I had my M1 Max MBP 16in...
  3. 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...
  4. AppleWatchPunk

    Music woes

    So I have an issue with music synced to my Ultra, music on the watch isn’t listed, and there is an album ”stuck”. So today I erased both and issue persists (my iPhone 13 Pro had a beta and when I connected my phone to my Mac it prompted me to update -I assumed it was 16.2, but it wasn’t I...
  5. C

    Safari Bookmarks not syncing correctly

    When I try to create folders or move new bookmarks, it doesn't sync correctly, or sometimes just leave it as is. I have installed Mac OS 13 as well as iOS 16 public betas. Is it because of the beta versions?
  6. mrgreeneyes

    Apple Music iOS 15.3.1 Apple Music playlist folders will not delete...

    I have been having some pretty bad sync issues with Apple Music on my MacBook and on my iPhone. playlists wouldn't sync on from either device. got it solved, reboot MacBook into safe boot, launched Apple Music and it seems to resolve the syncing issue. but not I have a new issue, if I make a...
  7. JippaLippa

    iCloud How to stop iCloud automatically downloading newly added files on my mac hard drive?

    Hello. I often record GBs worth of videos when I'm around with my iPhone and I put them all in a folder inside my iCloud Drive. I'd like to decide when to download the files on my hard drive, but instead every time I log into macOS it automatically downloads the files and I have to remember to...
  8. B

    Push, Notifications & Syncing Fail (Gmail, Messages & Whatsapp)

    Never had this issue before, not even on iOS13. About a couple of weeks ago, after messing with Focus settings and then switching them off, I noticed disconnections and no syncing happening across the mobile and desktop version of Whatsapp, then Gmail app stopped live updating with no push...
  9. hewhore

    Apple Music Music tracks syncing across devices even when they're not available in iTunes?

    I have tons of CDs and other files (bootlegs, music made by friends etc.) from USB sticks that I have slowly been importing in to Music.app for the last couple of weeks, and I'm just confused because I was only expecting to be able play those songs from the Mac I'd imported them on to. The...
  10. purdnost

    Some Birthdays Not Appearing on iPad Calendar

    I just noticed that some birthdays (sourced from my contacts) are appearing on my iPad calendar, while others are not, and there is no rhyme or reason for this. My iPhone displays all of the birthdays. Wondering if this may be a bug, or potentially a syncing issue with Apple’s servers.
  11. DAK_apple

    iPhone Is the new iTunes 12.11.3.17 dropping Outlook syncing?

    I have seen some posts on Apple and Microsoft's forums, recently, about the new version of iTunes dropping sync with Outlook. Since I could not get confirmation of this from the official Apple site, I am confused as to whether this is true for entire Apple users or a glitch happening with only a...
  12. Mr. Dee

    iCloud Documents in the Cloud Mojave and Big Sur

    I finally relented and opted for the 50 GB iCloud storage per month. I thought since I have two Macs that feature the iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing option, I would enable it. It enabled just fine on my M1 Mac, but on my 2015 MacBook Pro signed in with the same Apple ID running macOS Mojave...
  13. T

    iCloud Syncing Issue with iCloud Notes (Serve Down?)

    Is anyone else getting this error suggesting the iCloud serve may be having issues?
  14. katyevansbush

    2011 iMac not syncing iCloud

    Hi, I've got a 2011 iMac running Sierra. It was fine last summer, but it's a bit slow now and I haven't used it in a few months. However for various reasons I want to get it back up & going. I can understand that it won't upgrade past where it is on the OSX front - but as of yesterday (not the...
  15. Eagle 20

    How to sync multiple services?

    I rely heavily on a number of services for pretty much everything, but a lot of time is wasted having to go between them. This could easily be resolved by syncing them somehow, but I do not know where to start or if it is even possible. So I am hoping someone can tell me how to go about...
  16. 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...
  17. CJ Dorschel

    Dock Syncing

    One feature I miss from the .Mac days was Dock syncing between Mac's. It was great when setting up a new Mac, especially if you had a Mac Pro or iMac and MacBook. I also noticed when setting up a new Mac, all the accounts setup under your iCloud ID aren't automatically added. Unless I'm missing...
  18. blackxacto

    iPad Pro non-Apple, non-Audible Audiobooks & my iPadPro11

    I can no longer sync my library of audiobooks (Non-Apple, non-Audible) on to my iPadPro11. In Catalina, Apple moved my library to way down inside a library container. I go to sync my books from my iMac Books App to my iPadPro11, non of my library sync. Only audiobooks from Apple iCloud show. I'm...
  19. immanence

    Graphic Design workflow: Syncing mac folder via iCloud into Photos app?

    I'm a graphic designer. This is what I want to do: 1. I have a folder on an external drive where I keep stock photos. 2. I want that this folder is automatically available -- and remains updated with any changes I make to it -- in Photos app on my iPad Pro. What I'm having problems with: 1...
  20. S

    Constantly indexing?

    My mac is driving me nuts! I thought it was constantly indexing the spotlight. So I used the terminal to turn it off and then back on again so it would restart it. No difference. I then brought up my activity monitor and did a search for mdworker. It only found one. So that is not what is...