Questions tagged [data-synchronization]
The process of getting the same data on different devices and copying changes from the device you make the change on onto all the others
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Sync multiple macs together (which is better iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive?)
I have 3 MacBooks and I made a Time Machine on one of them e.g macA and then restore it on the others macB and macC. Now I want to keep the 3 Macs in sync where if I did some changes on any mac (added ...
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Time Machine sync over multiple Macs
I have 3 MacBooks and I made a Time Machine on one of them e.g macA and then restore it on the others macB and macC. Now I did some changes on macA (added files, deleted apps,...) and did a Time ...
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Have iMessage chat.db in Mac updated without user being logged in
I want to connect (through ssh, for example) to users in different computers and copy their iMessage history (chat.db). But this file doesn't get updated while the user isn't logged in.
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Finder is not finding my books on the mac
I am trying to sync my books from my mac to my iPAD but the finder is not showing my books so nothing is synced.
Even PDF files are not showing in the finder.
I am using MacOS 10.15.3
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ath leaves many open sockets
This seems somehow similar to this question. While diagnosing some weird application behaviour on my MacBook Pro and the dreaded "too many open files" errors appearing in the shell out of nowhere, I ...
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How to sync fonts across Macbooks? Extended question
I'm bouncing on a question posted here a while ago: How to sync fonts across Macbooks?
The question is about how to store all fonts on a cloud folder (i.e. Dropbox), and load these fonts on other ...
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How to solve Safari bookmarks syncing via iCloud problems
I have a 2018 MacBook Air running the latest non-beta Catalina (10.15.3 as of this writing).
For as long as I can remember, I have used Safari’s bookmark syncing via iCloud, and it has worked very ...
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How to get photos from my phone to my mac as quickly as possible?
Right now, the answer would be airdrop as far as I am concerned.
I would just take a photo and press the share button and then wait for my laptop to come up.
However, I have an older phone and I find ...
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Syncing AppleID and local user password
We're Apple Business Manager and Azure users. I'm looking for a way of using AppleScript or Automator to perform synchronization of my AppleID password and local user password at boot time or on a ...
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Sync GPG ~/.gnupg dir between multiple Macs? (MacGPG)
I have GPG Suite 2020.1 installed on 2 computers, both running macOS 11.0.1.
I would like to sync my GPG keychain and config files between them, so that adding/trusting a key on one machine is ...
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How can I identify the cause of unexpectedly large sync data requirements?
iPhone 6, 64 GB memory, updated to iOS 12.4.5 this morning. I attempted to sync with my Mini afterwards and got an error:
"cannot be synced because there is not enough free space to hold all the ...
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Why don't new contacts created on my iPhone sync to my desktop Mac?
On my iPhone running iOS 13.3, I can create a new contact in the Contacts app. However, the contacts do not end up in the Contacts app on my desktop Mac (which is running 10.13.6). I have iCloud on ...
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Macbook Pro will not sync with iPhone time
MBP 13" 2017 - Catalina - 10.15
The time is annoyingly off by ~2 minutes 55 seconds. I've confirmed with other iPhone users and the time on our phones are the same, it's just that MY Macbook time is ...
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How to sync iPhone Voice Memos to the Mac via USB without using iCloud?
I have no interest in iCloud for syncing sizeable data like Voice Memos. It is quickest for me to just connect my iPhone to my Mac via the USB cable and do my syncing that way.
Many changes have ...
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How to save contacts locally on iPhone
Is it possible to save contacts (selectively, eventually) locally on an iPhone, without them being synced to iCloud? (A.k.a. the “All on My Mac” option present on the Mac.) And if yes, how can I do ...
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How do I get the status of the Mac Photo app upload to iCloud?
I do have many (ca. 59.000) pictures in the photo library.
I switched on the iCloud feature, keep original, it is the system library.
Using macOS Catalina, I do have enough iCloud space.
On the ...
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How to copy all iPhone voice memos to Mac locally? [duplicate]
I have hundreds of voice memos on an iPhone. How do I transfer all of to my MacBook Air without relying on any cloud-based solution (due to privacy/security needs)?
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mac os photos does not sync with icloud / Restoring from icloud stuck / afraid that deletion of photos on mac does not affect icloud
I try to get my overlarge photos library under control (currently ~220 GB on my SSD).
I am running Catalina 10.15.2 on a 2014 Macbook Pro.
Therefore I deleted a lot of videos and photos. Mainly ...
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Why is my iCloud Keychain not syncing my passwords?
I just reinstalled a fresh copy of macOS Catalina (10.15.2) and set up iCloud with keychain turned in the iCloud settings. However, my Mac did not sync my WiFi networks or Safari passwords from other ...
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Safari tabs sync on two macs and an iPhone does not work
Syncing using iCloud with 2 macs and an iPhone does not work. I use iCloud to sync safari, and my MacBook is perfectly synchronized with my iPhone.
The problem is that my iMac is not synchronized at ...
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Mac Photos app stuck on "Restoring from iCloud"
I have about 110,000 photos and videos in my Photos library, synced to my Mac with iCloud with "download originals" turned on. Sync was working fine until a few days ago, about a week after installing ...
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iMessage from computer not syncing with iPhone , not being sent
I have the latest iOS on an iPhone SE and macOS Mojave on a desktop computer with Airdrop and everything (not that latter matters).
However, SMS messages sent to my iPhone do not popup and now I am ...
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App or method to automatically sync photos to webdav server (FileRun)
I'm looking for a way to automatically sync my photos to a self hosted webdav instance (in particular a FileRun instance, which is dav compatible).
I'd ideally not have to do anything, other than take ...
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How to export downloaded PDFs from iBooks on iOS to a computer?
My wife has an iPad Air 2 running iOS 12.4.1. She has saved many PDF files into iBooks over the years from various sources such as websites.
Her iPad is dying, and she doesn't want to lose the PDFs.
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Is it possible to sync the same contact to multiple accounts in iOS?
In iOS, when one goes to Settings -> Contacts -> Default account, one can choose the cloud account (for example iCloud, Gmail etc.), to sync a newly created contact by default. Is there a way to sync ...
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iCloud Drive says it's syncing Desktop & Documents but it's not ... why?
Upgraded to a new iMac because my 2011 won't take new OS's. Still runs like a champ tough. Migration generally went well from 10.13 to new iMac's 10.14 with one glaring exception, per the subject ...
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How to sync Downloads folder to iCloud?
I need to sync the Downloads folder to iCloud and then all the downloads should automatically sync with iCloud.
I tried to:
Create a new Downloads folder in the terminal of MacBook in the Documents ...
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How did my photos get transferred to my new iPhone even though they weren't in iCloud?
I bought a new iPhone to replace my old one.
My iCloud had been full for a while because of photos. So I took care of that first before doing a device backup to iCloud.
Before powering on the new ...
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On iOS, is there any way to see what the “Documents & Sync” system service is using cellular data for?
I’m using iOS 13.2 on an iPhone X, and would like to drastically reduce the amount of cellular data my phone is using. In less than a month, my phone has used 10.7 GB of cellular data. 8.5 GB of that ...
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Sync music to a borrowed iPhone without disturbing other content
I need to use my daughter's old iPhone 5 as an iPod for a single event (so I can connect it to external speakers via its headphone socket, which my iPhone 7 doesn't have). To do so I need to sync it ...
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iPhone failing to upload contacts to iCloud
For some reason, contacts are just not syncing between my iPhone and Mac. When I add new contacts on my phone, they don't appear on iCloud. If they do, I might start troubleshooting the Mac.
I made ...
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iCloud Photo Library on multiple devices: how to keep a centralized location for originals?
Say you have 3 devices MacBook, iPhone & iPad.
You start storing all your original photos on the MacBook, as you want this to be the centralised location. iPad & iPhone are configured for "...
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Will iPhone download all photos from iCloud in optimise storage mode?
I am uploading my whole photo library from a MacBook to iCloud. Synchronized devices (iPad & iPhone) are set to optimise storage.
Are all photos on iCloud being downloaded to each device? What ...
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Books Art Not Downloading from iCloud
My books are no longer downloading the art (book cover) from iCloud on my iPhone. They show up on my Mac. I noticed that the new books look different in the finder as well. Anyone one have any idea ...
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How to re-sync photos from my iPhone to iCloud? [duplicate]
My iCloud storage got depleted because of my habit of never deleting photos. I’m on a free plan having 5GB of space and the iCloud reporting 4.7GB is taken by photos.
So, on my iPhone I’ve deleted ...
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iOS 13 WiFi Sync location
Previously (before iOS 13) I was able to attempt to begin a WiFi sync from my phone by going to Settings > General > Wifi Sync
I no longer see that option. On my computer (currently on macOS 10.15) I'...
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Sync Imessage Group Chat History between devices
I accidentally deleted the history of an imessage groupchat from my iphone but it still appears on my mac. Is there any way I can use this to recover it on my phone? They sync through iCloud.
I've ...
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How access files from macOS that are stored locally in the Files App on a iPadOS or iOS device
How can i access files from macOS (v10.14, v10.15.beta) that are stored locally on a iOS or iPadOS device via the File app and that are not uploaded to iCloud or other Cloud services and are not ...
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How to fix iTunes downloading IOS update but not installing?
iTunes is currently downloading software for the iPad "iPad".
has been displayed for more than an hour. (Second update at end.)
Where does iTunes save iOS updates? suggests that the update should ...
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Why does iTunes→IOS sync copied items not correspond to what has actually changed?
Recently, I edited an MP3 file that was in iTunes. Cut almost sixty seconds off the end of it, and changed some tags. iTunes did not recognize the change in duration until I exited and relaunched. ...
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Deleted Messages conversations inconsistent between devices
OSX native messaging app is set to Sync via iCloud account. Messages sent on either device (iPhone/Macbook) DO sync without issue.
Deleting a conversation via Macbook will present the following ...
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Sync Desktop now that Dropbox no longer supports symlinks
How can I have my Desktop sync over Dropbox?
Previously, I used symlinks to have Dropbox sync the Desktop and Documents folders while keeping them in their actual locations. Dropbox no longer ...
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What are the differences between these two mail preferences within iCloud settings?
In the System Preferences, we see a checkbox option for Mail.
If we click the Options button on the iCloud Drive item in that same list, we see another checkbox option for Mail.
➥ What is the ...
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Programmatically confirm whether data on my Mac is synced to iCloud?
I'm writing a script to highlight things I need to resolve before I'm ready to wipe a macOS system.
I use them sans-network often, so it'd be nice to confirm I don't have unsynced apps or classes of ...
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Backup iPhone pictures that are not using local storage but iCloud
Until 2017 I took pictures with mi iPhone using local storage, and then I saved them to my Macbook using Photo.app. But since 2018, I started to use on the iPhone the option to store pictures on ...
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sync iBooks page currently reading between iPhone and MacBook
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) (macOS Mojave 10.14.6) and an iPhone 7 (iOS 12.4.1).
I downloaded an ebook from the internet, and started reading it on my MacBook.
A few days later ...
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icloud drive > "desktop and documents folder" will not stay checked/ticked after MacOS Catalina Beta 10.5?
icloud drive > "desktop and documents folder" will not stay checked/ticked after MacOS Catalina Beta 10.5. How to resolve?
Files are not syncing between devices,
Going to icloud.com you can upload ...
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Sync Itunes with my pc
I want to add new purchased songs to my itunes library. When I plug in my phone to my work pc and I am logged into my itunes, I get a box asking to remove songs movies books. Do I approve or will all ...
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iCloud documents gone following update
I'm on macOS 10.15 Dev Beta 8. iPad is running iOS 13 Dev Beta 8.
My documents folders (Keynote, Pages, iMovie, etc) in the root iCloud Drive folder are all missing. Usually I'd pencil it in as a ...
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Use OneDrive and iCloud Drive to back up the same source
I have OneDrive on my Mac because I want to have full interaction and integration with Office 365. The downside to this is that anything backed up into OneDrive will not back up into iCloud.
Is there ...
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