Apple's online storage, synchronization, and general cloud services
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Does upgrading my iCloud plan extend my previous subscription?
If I upgrade my iCloud storage subscription, do I basically lose my previous upgrade?
As of today, Apple's iCloud storage upgrade options look like this:
10 additional GB (15 GB total): ...
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What to do if I sold my MacBook Air and didn't disable iCloud
I recently sold my MacBook Air, and I deauthorized iTunes, wiped the hard drive, and reinstalled snow leopard (the os version that came installed with the MBA).
I stumbled upon this shortly after, ...
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Shared Photostream pictures are deleted when I delete the original
I see very strange behavior when using shared photo stream.
Just deleted photos from iPhone library (Camera Roll) and
the pictures I had saved to a shared photo stream were deleted as well.
Do ...
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How can I get my email messages to sync between my iPhone, iPad, and PC?
I have iCloud set up on all three devices, but email messages deleted on one device don't also get deleted on other two devices. How do I fix this?
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Transferring app data across iDevices [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I transfer app data from my old iPad to my new iPad?
Is there any way to transfer app data across iDevices? For instance, in my games I want my progress on my ...
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Syncing individual app data with iCloud
This is a stupid question, but I just got an iPad mini for Christmas. I have an iPod touch, and want to sync my app data for my games, etc., across devices. Does this happen automatically through ...
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Cannot find image saved to cloud from preview
I wanted to post a cropped image on FaceBook.
I scanned the image into preview (import from scanner), cropped it and when "save in the cloud" was suggested I was quite happy to save it there.
Then I ...
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How can I selectively share app purchases among iOS devices using iCloud?
I have three iOS 6 devices among which I would like to selectively share apps. I have an iPhone and my wife has an iPhone and an iPad. I understand that by using a common Apple ID for the App Store, ...
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Why can't I see some of my notes from my iphone on my macbook?
There are some notes that I created on my iphone and i can't see them on my macbook pro. I have icloud turned on everywhere and I do see certain notes synced across my devices but some are just on ...
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How to fix iPod v6.0.1 where setting to backup to iCloud is no longer highlighted?
My kid iPods are set to back up to iCloud in iTunes.
I was backing my kids iPods to iCloud previously but it is now de-highlighted as an option in settings.
Why and how to get it turned back on?
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Does Power Nap work for multiple users?
My wife and I share a laptop at the house. Because iCloud works best when each individual has their own account (in particular reminders and photos), we each have our own iCloud accounts and therefor ...
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PhotoStream on iPhoto-MacBook is different from PhotoStream-iPad
I see so many pictures that I have took with iPhone on iPad Photo Stream.
But today I also wanted to activate PhotoStream on iPhoto on MacBook. So did I ! but the images it has downloaded are just ...
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Notes - Setting up for use with iCloud
Why do I have to enable 'Notes' in both "Settings > iCloud > Notes" and also in "Mail, Contacts, Calendar" > [iCloud account name] > "Notes"?
If I do not set both of these 'Notes' to 'On', the iCloud ...
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How can I restore an iCloud backup to a new device?
I have a new iPad And am trying to restore it from the back up of my old iPad. iCloud storage shows 3 backups - my iPhone, my old iPad and the new iPad (empty).
How do I get the old iPad backup on ...
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No calendar subscriptions showing up on iCloud.com
I have a number of calendars on the Calendar app on my MacBook Pro (OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2): along with the three standard iCloud calendars (Calendar, Home, Work) I have 7 subscriptions. I have ...
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How to sync iCloud contacts with Google?
I recently started using the Gmail app on my iOS devices because it has better search functionality than the native Mail app. However, that means that when I'm writing emails the app is using my Gmail ...
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iCloud - Turning on/off process problem
When I try to toggle the on/off button in iCloud apps (like Contacts, Notes, Safari, etc) in my iPhone (by Settings - iCloud), It always show the HUD (like "Turning On Notes...") for a long time. But ...
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How do I mark certain details as old (such as a numbers or addresses) but keep them in Contacts?
I have a lot of friends who move countries and jobs frequently. I want to keep their old email and street addresses their Contact card, but not have it appear in the autofill.
Currently, I have ...
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How to fix contacts being read-only?
My Contacts (accessible via Mail or the Contacts applications) are read-only on my Mac Book Pro running Mac OS X 10.8.2. Contacts reports itself as Version 7.1 (1167).
I have 5 total contacts ...
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iPhone won't upload/sync Calendar events
My iPhone 4 doesn't sync my calendar events.
I enabled iCloud sync for my calendar in the iPhone settings. I created an event and it displays on the iPhone but not at icloud.com, not on my iPad and ...
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Does Apple scan iCloud e-mail like Google does with Gmail?
Does anyone know if Apple scans e-mail for marketing purposes like Google does with Gmail?
Or maybe the iCloud e-mail encrypted all the way from client to server/database such that Apple couldn't ...
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How can I better understand iCloud security for 1Password data?
My understanding is iCloud uses server-side encryption of customer data.
I am no expert but what about the data e.g. of an app like 1Password which can syncs very sensitive user data to many devices ...
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iPhone doesn't sync calendar to iCloud, calendar via iCloud.com still works
I'm having a major headache inducing issue with iCloud sync. My wife and I have shared calendars for a long time and it has helped us a great deal.
The problem now is that my wife's iPhone has ...
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Can I create/edit contact groups in iOS?
I have been successful in managing contact groups with OS X's Contacts.app and iCloud.com, but haven't found a way to do this on iOS 6.
Is there a way to manage contact groups on iOS (iPhone, iPad, ...
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Why does iCloud create a separate contacts folder in Outlook?
iTunes used to sync my Outlook contacts just fine. It seems now I need the iCloud application and an account on the cloud and I need to move all my contacts to this new folder group in Outlook.
Why ...
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iCloud save support in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
I've been playing on my iPhone and iPad, and it appears that in order to do a "cloud save", I need to actually find a save point on one device and then do a save. Then, on my other device I need to ...
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iCloud and Email and syncing
I am a little bit confused as to how best to setup my devices to have the best battery life and best syncing options.
I have an iMac, iPad mini & iPhone 5.
Currently I use Google Apps (Gmail) to ...
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backing up to iCloud, and restoring from computer
I have 60GB of photos on my iPhone, so I can't back it up to iCloud, I suppose even if I bought the max iCloud plan from Apple? If I turn on iCloud backup for this device and disable photos it can be ...
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Fails to upload song and starts back at Step 1
I just added two songs to iTunes. They are long songs (60 minutes long) and are about 150 MB each. (The iTunes Match limit per song is 200 MB.) I added them to iTunes, and when Match tried to upload ...
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iCloud seems to delete Notes taken on my Mac when offline
I have just set up the Notes.app on my MBP (Running OSX 10.8.2) to link up with my iCloud account so that I could begin working with synchronised notes.
I make a lot of notes while I am out and about ...
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How do I use iCloud to sync Pages documents from iPad to iPhone?
I use pages on my iPad for documents. Apple says that I can have everything that is in Pages on my iPad shared on my iPhone using iCloud.
How do I configure that?
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iOS Sync Outlook Calender and Contacts
I'm trying to help a family member with their iPhone. I'm pretty tech savy, but I would rather ask this question because I don't deal with iOS too often.
The iPhone used to sync calendars and ...
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Why am I receiving the error “Photos for the iCloud account [username] cannot be accessed”?
I'm receiving this error message periodically:
Photos for the iCloud account "name@email.com" cannot be accessed. Review your account information in System Preferences.
Photo Stream is enabled ...
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Apple alias in Mail and iCloud revealing my identity
I've set up a few email aliases in iCloud under pseudonyms.
If I receive an email to one of them (e.g. "Alias Name <pseudonym@icloud.com>), and I try to reply in Mail for Mac, it uses the ...
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Why is Photo Stream content different on each of my devices?
I work on a 13" MacBook Pro and also have an iPad and iPhone 4s. I edited my Photo Stream photos down to a tight collection of 220 pictures and fully expected that to reflect on my iPhone and iPad, ...
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Cannot create new documents or open any existing ones in iWork(Pages, Keynote, Numbers)
For some reason I can't seem to create new documents in any of the iWork apps. Whenever I press the File->New button nothing happens. I've tried turning on and off iCloud synchronization but it didn't ...
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How to prevent iMessage syncing without access to device
I foolishly logged into someone's iPad with my Apple ID. This person is now receiving my full communications on iMessage. I know I can remove my account from that iPad but I don't have access to it. ...
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How to not sync apps to iTunes 11
Since iCloud now offers a way for me to download apps directly from the cloud and I only want to keep updating the apps I use on my iOS device and not all that I have, I wanted to keep all my apps ...
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Mountain Lion Mail remove duplicate From addresses
In Mountain Lion Mail 6.2., in Compose New Message window, how do I delete some of the From address choices from the dropdown?
Picked up a new one in the upgrade to Mountain Lion & gained a ...
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Sync multiple iPads via iCloud?
The company I work for has recently purchased a couple of iPads for the sales team and will be purchasing more over time.
We're tasked with the job of keeping all of our catalogues and video content ...
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Can iCloud notes be synced with different accounts?
Is it possible to synchronize notes with different accounts? For example, if I write something in my notes - my friend will open his notes with his account and see the change.
Is this possible?
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Does there exist any Apple hardware “Cloud Computing” solutions?
I have a program which uses Mac OS X's Grand Central Dispatch queueing technology to handle multi-core programming. However, I notice that, in the near future, Microsoft is expecting to roll out ...
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What domain name is appended to a default Apple ID when created in OS X?
Upon booting a MacBook Air for the first time (OS X, Version 10.8), I was prompted to create an AppleID. I selected a username and a default domain name was added automatically to this username.
I ...
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IOS 6 - Contacts have disappeared then when I type it in they re-appear temporally
I recently updated my 3Gs to the new iOS 6. However after doing this I've noticed that a lot of my contacts are gone.
However if they call me or I type the number in, they pop up and will stay in my ...
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Resetting Mountain Lion iCloud login request
The first time you log into a new account with Mountain Lion, a special iCloud login screen is shown. Once you "skip" this screen it is never shown again.
When setting up an account I like to add a ...
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Can't sync calendars with iCloud
I tried to enable Calendar sync at Settings > iCloud > Calendar and a message says "Activating Calendar sync" but it ends up in Home screen with no changes. When I go again to iCloud setting I see ...
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Adding contact on iPhone adds it to Exchange but not iCloud
On my iPhone running iOS6, I have the following accounts configured:
iCloud - Contacts, Reminders, Safari, Passbook, and Find my iPhone
Exchange (my work email) - Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and ...
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Can I sync my calendar from my iphone to my windows live email calendar?
Can someone please advice if its possible to sync your calendars between windows live email and iphone calendars? I have tried to add my icould account into live however it will not accept this. Also ...
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ALternative to apple itune and iphone5
Here is the setup, Old imac (white) g5, mazimum system 10.5.8. the new itune need 10.6.8 minimum to link with the new iphone. and the iCloud is availible with 10.6 minimum....
So the question, how to ...
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Restoring new iPhone from iCloud backup deactivates old iphone?
I gave a friend a new SIM card for her unlocked direct from Apple iPhone 5.
She put the SIM in, and went through the setup process, restoring her iPhone 5 from an iCloud backup. At this point, her ...
