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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How to synchronize all Brave Browser data to a new Mac (without Migration Assistant)?
I have tried syncing all of my Brave Browser data (cookies, settings, extensions, extension settings, history, cache) from an old Mac to a new Mac like so:
rsync --archive --relative --delete --...
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iCloud Drive does not automatically download files on MacOS
I use iCloud Drive to share files between MacBook Pro and iPhone. Syncing change from Mac to iPhone is fine but the opposite is not. When I change something on my Mac the changes are reflected on my ...
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Does files in Files app resyncing consume more battery?
I am worried it might consume more battery because the files in Files app keep unsyncing and I need to sync them again almost each time I open them.
I noticed that whenever there's a cloud with an ...
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Use Apple Shortcut to create new Notion page without internet access?
I wrote a Shortcut that allows me to create a new Notion page. It sends an authenticated API request to https://api.notion.com/. While this works, it has the disadvantage that it requires internet ...
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iCloud Drive, please don't download this folder on iOS
so far I have used iCloud for one text app sync between my MacOS and iOS. Yesterday I added a 4GB folder to iCloud drive so I can access these files on Windows. But of course my iPhone started ...
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Iphone Data Transfer: Same Number of Photos but Different Total Storage
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I am transferring all my data from an iphone X to iphone 14 pro.
I was about to wipe the iphone X , when I did a last second comparison to make sure that the data was correct on both phones ...
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iCloud Drive sync stuck
I ran into the exact same problem like some other people here. After clean-installing Monterey to my two machines yesterday (MacPro 6.1 and a MacBook Pro 15" Late 2015) my iCloud Drive got stuck ...
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Looking for an exit from the iTunes <> iPhone Music sync hell by enabling "Sync Music"
Using iTunes (latest) on a Windows 11 laptop and iPhone (iOS 16.2).
I have 4000 songs on the iPhone, and a bit more in the iTunes library (from CDs... ; the lib was manually copied from the Music ...
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How can I sync the Finder Favorites bar across multiple computers?
In MacOS how can I sync the Favorites bar in the Finder sidebar across multiple computers?
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Notes app doesn’t sync all notes from iCloud
To fix my Notes widget problem, I deleted the app from my iPhone 8 and reinstalled it, hoping it would resync with my iCloud account.
I did resync, but not completely. There are still plenty of notes —...
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Mac calendar not syncing with iphone
My icalendar on mac syncs with my ipad but my iphone calendar is not syncing with these for some reason. Does anybody know a fix for this?
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Safari iCloud tab sync leaves a "phantom tab"
Mac (13.1) Safari tab sync popup accurately reflects the tabs on my iPhone (iOS 16.2) BUT always displays (brings back) the same phantom tab I visited a few months ago and haven't revisited. No amount ...
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Apple watch not completely syncing messages [closed]
Messages sync properly (ie if I delete them from one they disappear from the other device) between my iPhone and MacBook, but never seem to be removed from my Watch.
iPhone 13, Watch 7, all latest ...
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How to Sync Google Fit Data to Apple Health?
I'm using a NestHub2 to log my sleep activity which outputs its data to GoogleFit. Is there a way for me to import that data from the Google Fit app into the Health app to use with Sleep?
In the ...
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What does iCloud sync do in Messages?
What does iCloud sync in Messages do? I'd have thought that it was a way of ensuring that messages on one of my devises appear on the others, but that's not how it works. For example if I have ...
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Choose what to sync before turning on iCloud
I want to only sync reminders and notes with iCloud. But when I turn it on, every possible option is enabled already by default. And syncing starts immediately, because the device must be online to ...
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Can apps downloaded under another Apple ID be transferred to new iPhone?
I'm recently planning to upgrade my iPhone from an 8 plus to a 14 plus. There is an app, Shadowrocket, I purchased an vpn service, along with an bought version of Shadowrocket from others, so I have ...
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How to sync PDFs from Mac Books directly to iPad without going through iCloud?
I cannot figure out for the life of me how to do this. When I try to sync my iPad to my Mac it just has a loading circle even after I've trusted my computer and typed in my passcode.
I just want to ...
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How to “sync” a laptop to an external hard drive if the hard drive is larger than the laptop drive?
I have what should be a really simple question but Google Search is failing me.
I have a lot of data (TBs) on Dropbox. My laptop hard drive has only 500 GB. For the last few years, I’ve been using the ...
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How to sync iCloud files to Mac
I have a new Mac and I'd like all my iCloud files to appear on my new desktop. When I initially set it up it synced, but then I turned it off.
Now I can't seem to find the option to do it again.
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How do I filter out photos and videos that were originally taken on this iPhone?
I have activated iCloud on an old iPhone 6 (with iOS 12.5.1) and thousands of the iCloud photos are downloaded on this phone.
But I want to filter out the photos that were taken on this iPhone 6.
What ...
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Is it possible to backup my entire MacBook to Microsoft OneDrive?
I have a lifetime of free 5TB cloud storage on Microsoft OneDrive via my university.
Is it possible to configure things or write a script so that the entire contents of my computer are continuously ...
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macOS: Keep individual files or folders available offline within an iCloud folder?
On my Macbook, I have a folder that is synced to iCloud. It looks like this:
This is great, because in case something happens to my MacBook, I have a backup. However, my iCloud has more data than my ...
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iPhone continually re-syncs song lyrics
Every time I connect my iPhone to power, it re-syncs over wifi 17,964 songs’ lyrics with my MacBook. It happens several times a day, even though I change nothing on my songs in iPhone or MacBook.
I do ...
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How to sync app shortcuts between Macs using the same Apple ID?
I have some shortcuts defined in "System Settings / Keyboard / App Shortcuts", is there any way to sync these shortcuts between Macs?
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When using "Google Drive for desktop" and I sync a "Folder from your computer", can that folder also be synced with other computers?
"Google Drive for desktop" has two different sync options:
(1) "Folders from Drive": This isn't actually an option, since you have no option to turn it off. It has two modes, ...
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How to remove "ghost audiobooks" from Finder to iPhone synchronization list
Every time I sync my audiobooks via Finder with my iPhone I get a warning about some files missing. It's caused by 2 audiobooks which doesn't even exist anymore (probably had them in the past but not ...
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How to force Music on desktop to sync with cloud
The collection of playlists that shows up on my (Android) phone using Apple Music is different than the collection that shows up on my desktop using Apple Music. I've tried removing the files in ~/...
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Is anyone having problems with iCloud not syncing?
I have an M1 MacBook Air that doesn't stay in sync with files stored in iCloud that have been created or edited on other machines.
Any suggestions?
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Selectively copying code and config files to iCloud
It's common knowledge that it's a bad idea to symlink (or straight up store) your code (with .git repos) and various config files (plist, ~/.config, zsh_history) in iCloud. It's gonna be a mess when ...
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Syncing Photo Library from iPod 1st gen
The Photo Library on my 1st gen iPod doesn't show on iTunes, what should I do?
As far as I can tell:
iTunes 11 is the last version to support iPod 1st gen
MacOS 10.6 is the last version to support ...
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How to copy my Apple Music Library from my 2013 MacBook Pro to a new iPad Air?
I am thinking of buying an iPad Air to replace my old iPad Mini. I would like to download the music files on my MacBook Pro to the iPad Air. The Apple Store guy said to just connect the two devices ...
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iPod Classic no longer fully syncs via Apple Music app
I love my iPod Classics. Alas, I am bummed out because Apple stopped supporting it. My 80GB device still syncs perfectly via the Apple Music app on my 2013 MacBook Pro. The 160GB device does not. It ...
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Select specific IMAP folders/tags to sync in Mail.app
I'm looking for an option for default Mail application in iOS 16 to (un)subscribe from the specific IMAP folders (in this case gMail).
This article shows the setting location (I remember seeing this ...
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Behavior of iCloud Photos "Download and Keep Originals" when iCloud library size is larger than local device storage
The two iCloud Photos storage settings options in iOS > Settings > Photos are:
Optimize iPhone Storage
If your iPhone is low on space, full-resolution photos and videos are automatically ...
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iCloud Sync Problems
I have two computers that are both using iCloud Drive. One is a 2018 MacBook Pro and the other is a 2020 M1 Mac Mini. Both are running macOS Monterey 12.5.1.
I frequently alternate using these two ...
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Reminders app won't sync on macOS Monterey, remaining blank and unresponsive
I have a problem with the Reminders app on my iMac that after upgrading to a 2TB SSD, installing the latest version of Monterey and using a Time Machine backup to restore my files. The problem I am ...
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In Numbers.app, how can I trigger a response if newly input cell text matches text found anywhere in other sheets?
In Numbers.app on iOS, is it possible to trigger a response if sheet contains differing data to other sheets in same file? If not able to formulate on iOS, then on a Mac? And will the trigger still ...
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Stop iPhone sharing open tabs via bluetooth
If I open a tab on my iPhone using either Safari or Microsoft Edge then if Bluetooth is enabled the same tab opens on my iPad in Edge and an icon like this appears in the dock of the iPad - it's the ...
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iCloud Drive - Files.app endless spinning circles
Does anyone else suffer from a problem where Files.app on an iPhone will not download files from iCloud Drive, instead just showing endless "spinners" (see below) that display "Waiting&...
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How do I two-way sync to external harddrive?
The problem I'm trying to solve: I don't have wifi at my current studio and won't be able to get it until I move to a new studio, which I won't for at least the next year.
I need to backup the ...
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Cannot upload back up photos Library to iCloud
After I changed iPhones, my Photos library became corrupted: albums disappeared, the order of albums was all over the place, etc. Given this, I decided to start from scratch.
I deleted all photos and ...
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iPhone X sync never completes
Whenever I place my iPhone X running 15.5 next to my Mac Pro running 12.4, it attempts to do a sync - as expected. Unfortunately, it never completes and leaves the system busy forever. This occurs ...
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iCloud file and sync
I have recently activated iCloud drive sync so, my I have basically uploaded the ~/Documents folder into the cloud. Everything worked as expected and now I can see documents on all my devices.
When I ...
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Sync iBooks highlights, bookmarks, etc., without uploading epubs to iCloud Drive
In the past, it was possible to sync (i)Books bookmarks, highlights, etc., through the cloud, without turning on iCloud Drive for the Books app, or uploading personal epubs (not purchased from Apple) ...
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My unsynced Safari Tabs on macOS Monterey disappeared after using my iPad, is there a way to recover?
I'm on the latest version of Monterey and latest version of iPadOS
I opened a few dozen tabs in Safari over the week so I decided to put them all into my main tab group, which already had a few tabs ...
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Why is a subfolder created when syncing a second Mac's Documents folder via iCloud?
I got a MacBook first and synced Documents and Desktop to iCloud. Then I got a Mac Mini and also enabled syncing. Now with the Desktop it works as expected: Same files on both Desktops. But in ...
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Is there any way to whitelist my apps from reinstalling when logging on a new device?
I've been using my Apple ID for years and downloaded a lot of apps.
When I logged in on a new device, my apps would automatically download. It's even weird that only a few recently purchased apps were ...
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When “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected” is enabled, when does sync happen?
I can trigger sync on macOS in Finder, but how often does it sync? Can I trigger a sync using command line or on iPhone?
Thanks for helping out.
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Syncing messages across iPhone and MacBook (specific situation not covered in most tutorials)
I had to restore my iPhone and reinstall macOS on my MacBook a couple of days ago. Each operation was done separately. The result of performing them is that the messages I exchanged while my phone was ...
