Questions tagged [icloud]
Apple's online storage, synchronization, and general cloud services
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What iCloud data am I sharing with an app when I provide it with an app-specific password?
The Apple documentation states:
Some apps made by developers other than Apple ask you to sign in with your Apple ID, so that the app can access information like mail, contacts, and calendars that you ...
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Transferred from old iPhone to new iPhone and shared items in Messages app didn’t sync
I’m transferring from an old iPhone SE 2nd Generation (iOS 16.3.1), to a new iPhone 14+ (iOS 16.4) using the out-of-the-box-keep-the-phones-near-each-other wireless transfer method. The transfer ...
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Reading a text file located in iCloud Shortcuts folder using a Python script on Mac
I am appending text to a file located in Shortcuts folder using a shortcut on iPhone. I want to access the contents of this file from a Python script on Mac like any other text file. I am unable to ...
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Search file content in iCloud Drive
Is there a way to search file content in iCloud Drive? For example, in Google Drive or OneDrive, when you search, you'll get results not just by name but also any PDF or Word/Docs file where the ...
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Deleting files from iCloud Drive also deletes them from local
I am becoming insane. I activated the iCloud Drive for the Documents folder to be sure not to lose any, but since I got more space now on the hard disk and iCloud space is running low I want the ...
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Update Apple ID Settings recurrent warning
It's now been the 5th time I get this alert since the beginning of the week! It shows a notification badge in Settings saying that I have to :
Update Apple ID Settings
I'm connected to my usual ...
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Recover Live Photos which have been split in two files (JPEG+MP4)
Some years ago I was using Google Photos to store my pics (shot with an iPhone).
Now I have moved everything to iCloud, but I have the old Live Photos in two different files:
An .mp4 file, which is ...
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Setting Mail app rules when using gmail account AND iCloud account
I'm having a problem. I recently subscribed to a daily newsletter of the MIT. Added to that I have some other newletters from news websites.
Resulting in an average of 10-20 Mail messages per day. I ...
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Unable to copy or compress folders in actively synching iCloud Documents and Desktop folders
I am using a 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra running Ventura 13.2.1, however I have been experiencing this issue since Monterey.
I can't compress or copy/duplicate folders when the parent folder is synching ...
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iMac Photos stuck on Updating
Internal HD is toast. So just now newly running this late 2015 iMac from the external SSD it boots from, with OS Monterey.
Most iCloud syncing seems fine, Notes, etc.
But Photos is stuck showing ...
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Unable to generate a recovery key
I am using an iPhone 12 (iOS 16.3.1) and would like to turn on ADP for iCloud. In order to do that, I need to create a recovery key but whenever I try I get this error:
Account Not Eligible
Your ...
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Cannot log in iCloud after deleting previous account with Filza
I jailbroke my iPad mini 2 with iOS 12.5.5 using unc0ver, installed Filza and deleted all contents from /var/mobile/Library/Accounts.
When I try to log in to iCloud, it shows the login popup, but when ...
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Incompleted back up [closed]
i’ve a problem i have a incompled back up in my old iphone then I can’t back up my things to my new phone also I couldn’t back up now again
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If I delete 92 GB of photos on my Mac Mini will it be erased from iCloud? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new in Apple ecosystem and I'm currently moving personal stuff from Google to Apple. I have 92 GB of photos and videos that I've downloaded from Google Takeout that I put in Apple Photos ...
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Why is The Icon Preview gone once it is in iCloud Drive?
My songs that are anywhere in my Mac show the icon preview but once I move them to the iCloud Drive, they are gone. Can you help me?
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Download file from iCloud/GoogleDrive from Terminal or script
I use Ventura with iCloud and also GoogleDrive.
I have some files in iCloud, not physically available on my MacBook, but I could right-click on it and click to "download now" (basically OS ...
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How to 'reconnect' photos transferred from iPhone so that favourites are discoverable in Photos?
I want to transfer the 'favourite' status of photos on my iphone to my Photos.app library...
Background: syncing photos from iphone to Mac via USB loses favourite tags
I have previously synced photos ...
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Getting Messages even though it has been disabled for years
I just received a text in iMessage on my mac. This is quite surprising, as I haven't owned an iPhone since 2014, and I subsequently disabled iMessage on all the macs I have owned since. As can also be ...
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Should I turn iCloud Photos off before resetting iPhone?
If iCloud photos is turn on, any addition or deletion of photos in the iPhone is reflected in iCloud. So, since I'm resetting the iPhone, which will delete all the photos on it, should I turn off ...
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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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Download/Back up all of my iCloud storage locally to a mac
I am thinking about canceling my iCloud subscription I have +200Gb of data on iCloud from different devices (iPhones, iPads, Macs ...) including all kinds of documents.
What is the best/quickest way ...
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Sync Mac Keychain Passwords to iPhone *without* iCloud?
I'm a current 1Password 7 user, loved that I could sync logins from my desktop to my phone over LAN. Now that version 8 is pushing online sync only, I want out. Mac's built-in keychain has been ...
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unable to locate disk image created using disk utilities on Mac
Here are the steps I followed
went to disk utilities -> file -> new image -> image from folder
selected iCloud Drive and pressed in choose
named it as iCloud Drive.dmg with encryption 256-...
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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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Can you use both Catch-all and Family Sharing with iCloud+ Mail domain
I currently have a domain example.com.
Let's say I sign up for iCloud+ subscription and share it with my family, then link the domain to my iCloud account and also share it with the family so that I ...
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Does the bird daemon log anywhere // troubleshooting stuck iCloud sync
Is there a way to enable iCloud Sync telemetry/logging?
Something is getting stuck uploading to iCloud but I can't tell what it is. Popular suggestion is to kill -9 bird but that is not working for me....
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How to find referenced files in Photo library
In an attempt to transfer the photos off my iPhone to the Mac Photos app, I selected the "Import New Items" button and something seemed to process.
No photos got imported and I noticed a ...
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Resigned from a job, they are now asking me for my personal Apple ID and password to remove Activation Lock - does this make sense?
So at the start of my most recent job, when setting up my work MacBook they suggested I use my personal Apple ID and password. I went ahead and did this even though I felt uneasy (a mistake, I know). ...
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iCloud Hacked and trusted number changed - is there anything I can do?
Note: This might be more of a rant than a question, but I'd still appreciate advice.
I have a dual SIM phone. All of a sudden, the eSIM (personal line) kept getting calls on loop from a number saying ...
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No event invites in the iCloud calendar
I'm trying to migrate my custom domain email from Zoho to iCloud+ and everything went smoothly (in terms of mail) until I got stuck with the calendar. I don't get event invites (only notifications in ...
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How to get rid of ghost device on FaceTime?
On my iPhone in Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices, my MacBook appears twice.
How do I get rid of the second entry?
I've tried logging out and back into iCloud, but it doesn't do the ...
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Problem with iCloud setting, pop-up warnings won't go away
Since last week, I have been having this pop-up. I entered my password numerous times but it won't go away.
I have also been getting the following warning. I open the AppleID panel and again enter my ...
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adding tags to FreeForm boards?
I have icloud turned on for freeform on my ipad and I would like to tag a board, but I can't seem to locate the document in icloud drive either in Files on ipados or Finder on macos.
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Does deleting iCloud backup deletes iCloud Photo library? [duplicate]
The purple color denotes the backup and yellow color for iCloud photos. So does deleting this purple thing which is a backup (which I assume also has all the photos data), deletes the iCloud photo ...
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Can i get the Save Origin of a photo or Video in Shortcuts?
Since i can see via the photos app where photos are saved from, for example a meme from 9GAG i figured that i would somehow be able to get that via shortcut and then auto sort theese into theyre ...
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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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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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How to store terabytes of photos in iCloud from an external drive?
I have a friend who is an Apple-only user; just iPhones and MacBooks, both new from 2022 or 2023.
They have about 1.5TB of photos stored on an external drive; I told them they should have them backed ...
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What options are there to automatically set up an iPhone from scratch?
I want to find ways to set up with as much preparation and automaticity as possible everything about an iPhone’s set-up - what apps should be installed, the layout, the settings, some key profiles ...
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What does this error message mean? Messages in iCloud not available as iCloud and iMessage accounts do not match
I am trying to troubleshoot why, suddenly, my iPhone is not able to share photos. This just started happening today. No problem previously. One of the troubleshooting steps advised logging out of ...
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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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Accessing whatsapp backup on macbook
I am trying to access my whatsapp backup from icloud on macbook. I read and did all the steps mentioned in this post: Accessing WhatsApp iCloud backup? but it didn't work me. I can see my whatsapp ...
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Privacy settings for Apple events and calendars
Just want to make sure of who can see my Apple Calendar events, on a specific calendar, and Apple calendars in general. If I don't invite anyone to an event, is the default that they are private to me ...
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Ascendo DataVault Password Manager wants to move database to Sandbox
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Hello everyone, everything started from the moment when I had to change User name on my Mac (work issue). Basically, what I did was to create a temporary account with administrator ...
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Moving photos to another iCloud account and device, with full resolution, edit history, everything
I need to move photos from one iCloud account (my work account, on my work iPhone) to another one (my private account on my private iPhone). I used the work phone for a while to take photos, but now I ...
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This item is temporarily unavailable please try again later
I am trying to install an OS on my Mac computer, but keep getting the item is unavailable message after I enter my apple id and click install. So I was told I needed to go into safari and log into ...
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iMessage notifications with current date and time from years ago
Recently, I’ve been receiving texts with current time stamps from a while ago. A new Mac that had been connected to iCloud and that’s what is receiving them. I have no idea what’s going on; I can ...
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Force iCloud to sync from phone reminders
I went from iPhone to Android and now back to iPhone.
iCloud seems to have my old iPhones reminders even though I have iCloud turned on for reminders on new phone. I only know this because I opened ...
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2 Computers, multiple email accounts; removing Mail app storage on old laptop
I have 2 MacBooks: One that is I use, and one that my kids share, but that used to be my old personal one. I have kept my Admin account on that laptop. It's running out of Storage space, and I noticed ...
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iCloud storage full, how to empty on icloud.com
On https://www.icloud.com/storage/ it says that I've got no space left in the free tier: Free 0 Bytes • Used 5 GB. The amount of space that supposedly is being used is even larger, topping out at ...
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