Questions tagged [icloud]
Apple's online storage, synchronization, and general cloud services
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Accept google calendar invite with iCloud calendar
I use an iCloud calendar account for my private life, via the macOS and iOS Calendar apps, and Fantastical.
Whenever I get an invite from a friend using Google Calendar, I get an email with an invite....
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Is it possible to mark a folder in the iCloud drive folder as "never offload this"?
I can imagine that there might be an attribute that I could add using xattr, but I have no idea what that attribute would be.
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Is it safe to delete iCloud cache directory?
It is safe to delete the following directory?
/Users/me/Library/Containers/com.apple.icloud.drive.fileprovider/Data/Library/Application Support/iCloudDrive/account-XXXXXXXXXX/session/cache/unlink
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"Your full-resolution photos and videos stored in iCloud may not fit on this Mac." even with 45 GB of free space on internal SSD
Somehow I accidentally activated iCloud Photo Library and about 5 GB of my photos now reside there. Since I use other cloud services for my photos, I wish to take these off iCloud.
macOS Photos, ...
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Podcast syncing via iCloud: Mark episodes as played/watched
I use iCloud to sync my podcast subscriptions across multiple devices (Macs, iPhone, Apple TV), and generally, it works: All my feeds and stations appear on all the devices. Also, the play position ...
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Check which files are currently syncing to iCloud Drive
Is it possible to see which files are currently syncing to iCloud Drive (in the same way you can with OneDrive, Dropbox and others)? I keep seeing this sort of thing in my Finder status bar:
However, ...
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What happens after a stolen Mac was remotely wiped?
A Macbook Air was stolen from us last month and we immediately activated "Find my Mac" and a few minutes later we requested it to be wiped (through iCloud). Today, 1 month later, we received an email ...
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How to list all existing passkeys on macOS?
I'd like to list all accounts with passkeys (Webauthn credentials) stored in my iCloud Keychain.
I don't need to export the passkeys (although I'd like to be able to, but this is a different question)...
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What is causing my Apple ID issues when using that ID on two macOS installations, on the same machine?
I have a single 2019 16" Macbook Pro, and due to a desire to separate my work from personal projects, I have created a new APFS volume to contain my personal work. I installed macOS Big Sur on it ...
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Disable confirmation dialog when moving files in iCloud Drive in Windows 10
My question is similar to this one but when using iCloud Drive in Windows (more specifically Windows 10). How can I stop iCloud Drive asking me for confirmation when I move files in the Windows ...
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Always keep a local copy of some folders in the iCloud synced files
I keep almost everything synced with my iCloud drive. It removes from local storage the things I rarely use and I love the feature, however, there are a few folders which I would like to keep synced ...
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Safari iCloud tabs don't sync between macOS and iOS. How do I debug this?
The problem is, history DOES sync, but tabs don't. There was a period where a stale list of tabs did show up, both on my iPhone and on my MacBook, but that didn't update. After toggling the safari ...
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EXIF-Metadata not managed correctly in iCloud Photos => Wrong Date & GPS Groupings
I have uploaded ca. 2500 pictures from my PC to the iCloud using icloud.com interface.
However, iCloud doesn't seem to be using the EXIF-Metadata in the picture files.
I have confirmed the EXIF-...
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What's the meaning of the exclamation point in the triangle next to my Calendars?
System details:
OSX 10.11.6 (15G1212)
Calendar Version 8.0 (2092.3)
I have a few Calendar subscriptions shared between my Mac and iPhone, including a few shared with multiple people. I noticed that ...
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What happens to existing face tags in Photos once iOS 10 and macOS Sierra drop?
I spent a lot of time organising Faces in Photos.app. I use the iCloud Photo Library, so the library in OSX and iOS was one and the same, and you could even search for people's names from the iOS ...
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Inviting people who have shared calendars with me only allows the first person to accept
The summary is this... if people share their calendars with me and I invite them to a meeting, then only the first person to accept the invite gets in... the rest appear to decline the invite.
Here's ...
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Stop Mail from keeping sent drafts?
I use iCloud and I like Mail to save my drafts on the server.
But I have no desire to keep them as drafts after they are sent. But Mail keeps the drafts and I have to manually delete them.
I don'...
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Cannot copy folder in "Documents and Desktop" folders linked with iCloud Drive
I am using a MacBook Air (M1, 2020) with macOS Monterey Version 12.5 (21G72). I recall nothing unusual until yesterday when I tried to duplicate or copy one folder on my Desktop folder. The process ...
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Is it possible to throttle the iCloud photostream sync in OS X?
I have a large iCloud photo library. Once in a blue moon my iMac running Yosemite decides to forget all about the synced libraries, and I have to re-enable the iCloud streams. However, my little DSL ...
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Why are some websites in Safari not going through iCloud Private Relay?
Ever since upgrading to iOS 17 I have gotten this warning on certain websites:
This Connection Is Not Private
iCloud Private Relay is unable to hide your IP address from this site.
By continuing to &...
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"To continue using iCloud, confirm your MacBook Pro password" requested multiple times per week
In the last few weeks, my Intel MacBook Pro 15" 2018 running macOS Ventura 13.2.1 has been requesting its local password for using iCloud, which I think has happened in the past, but certainly ...
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How to use 2 different iCloud accounts in Reminders app on iOS and macOS?
I use one iCloud account for my private use (mainly on my phone) and one for work (on my Macbook Pro with Monterey). I however want to use Reminders to use both accounts, so I could see all my working ...
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How to decrypt WhatsApp iCloud backup
I downloaded my old WhatsApp chat history from iCloud which is encrypted.
The SQLite file I am trying to open is ChatStorage.sqlite.enc which asks for a password to open but not sure how to decrypt ...
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Are there any solid way to view/delete online icloud keychain?
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I want to empty the items in the online keychain. I've tried many different methods, but none work so far. Whenever I think I deleted an item, the moment I sync with a new device the same ...
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What does iCloud *not* backup for iOS?
So I know what iCloud does backup: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207428
But I couldn't find any source on what it doesn't backup
I accidentally bricked my phone and loaded my backup onto another ...
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How to get a shareable link to a file in iCloud by command line?
There is a way to share files on my iCloud, one by one, with a shareable link. It's badly named "Add People".
I use it often to send files to my friends or family. When it's more files, I just zip ...
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Sync with icloud doesn't work
The sync between icloud and my ipad and my mac doesn't, for all services (icloud drive, Ibooks...)
My mac is running Catalina 10.15.3
My ipad is running Ios 13.3.1
Nothing is sync on the devices but ...
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Automatic Downloads in Music app keeps turned off
I'm using macOS Catalina, and I've got some troubles with the new Music app. I just clean installed macOS then I tried to download whole my iCloud Music Library to my mac. But 'Automatic Downloads' ...
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Notes taken on iPad occur blurry on mac
I have taken a handwritten note using my Apple pencil. I sync the notes via iCloud. Some of the notes appear not full-width in Notes on Mac; rather, they are displayed very small and blurry. The ...
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Can App Folders be moved inside iCloud Drive without disruption to their services?
My iCloud Drive root folder is increasingly chaotic, with all my personal files and manually created folders mixed with all the automatically-created app folders — such as Sketch, TextEdit, Shortcuts, ...
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Big bug: why does iCloud Keychain remember the wrong expiration month for all of my credit cards?
I've been adding credit cards to my iCloud Keychain for years, and after a few months, I notice that my payments receive errors when I use the autofill from iCloud.
The bug:
I've realized that ...
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iCloud (re)uploading all my documents again
I have recently bought a new Macbook Pro 13" (i7, 16GB) and to do the switch from the old one to this one, I have installed Mojave and restored it from my other Macbook Pro's Time Machine backup. This ...
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Problem setting modified date for iCloud directories
I wrote a shell script to change the modification date (using touch) of a set of directories to be the same as the date of the most recently modified file in the directory. (To make it easier to sort ...
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Keychain does not sync all Keychain items across devices
The Keychain application on my Macbook only syncs the "iCloud Keychain" items with my other Apple devices, which I guess is somewhat the point of "iCloud Keychain", specifically the passwords that are ...
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iCloud - Recovering Data from Incomplete Backup (iOS 11)
I got a new iPhone and gave my old phone during the trade in, but I was unable to backup my old one completely. A similar question has been asked which doesn't apply in my case, as I don't have the ...
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EXC_RESOURCE -> photoanalysisd[815] exceeded mem limit: ActiveHard 130 MB (fatal)
On iOS 11.4.1 my iCloud Photos Library of ~60k photos never finishes generating the faces album. The device logs show that photoanalysisd is being killed by the kernel for memory violation after only ...
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iCloud login fails with correct password
The iCloud system preferences on a MacBook continues to display "enter your password to continue using iCloud" even when the password is entered correctly and verified working with an iPhone and ...
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How do I play videos using original dimensions on an iPad?
I have a number of mp4 videos with poor resolution and/or small dimensions (dimensions: 320 x 240 pixels) that I wish to play on my iPad (4th generation running iOS 10.3.3).
When viewing the videos ...
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How to increase iCloud document upload of many small files
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So I got a new mac and decided to use iCloud to backup most of my "important" stuff, especially since I use two macs right now until I get all of the converters needed etc.
I'm a ...
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Can I hotlink to a photo in an album in iCloud?
Can I hotlink to a photo in an album in iCloud? I need to insert the direct URLs into spreadsheets.
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Found iclouddnsbypass.com pop-up when connected to personal hotspot
Today I'm trying to connect to my personal hotspot but a iclouddnsbypass.com pop-up appeared, the device is connected to WiFi but no internet connection.
My question is what is iclouddnsbypass.com ...
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App or Service to Automatically Backup Photos in iCloud Photo Library?
This is my situation:
MacBook and iPhone both using Photos.app and both using iCloud Photo Library
Neither device has enough local storage to keep the originals, so they're both set to the Optimize ...
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Photo album of the full-resolution photos shared through iCloud Photo Sharing?
The photos that are shared through iCloud Photo Sharing shared albums are typically favorites, for example the best photos that you wanted to share with family over the course of several years. Over ...
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How to save contacts on iPhone with broken screen?
I dropped my iPhone and broke the screen (is just black on the left side). So, I bought a new iPhone but I want to sync all my contacts and of course, the screen is locked and moved to the side. It ...
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Limit number for "Hide my Email"?
I am in the process of modifying all my accounts to assign a unique email address to each one via the "Hide my Email" function.
I am currently at 273 addresses created for the occasion but I ...
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Time Machine: Some of the files on your Mac cannot be backed up until Cloud Files syncing has completed
After upgrading to Sonoma (macOS 14.0), I'm getting "Backup Delayed...". In Time Machine Settings, I see the following message: "Time Machine: Some of the files on your Mac cannot be ...
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Notes app on MacOS stuck in cycle of high CPU and eventual crash
My Notes app recently got stuck in a cycle of high CPU (~125%) and eventual crash. Or, more accurately, I should say that my Notes iCloud data recently started crashing the Notes app on multiple ...
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Safari on Mac shows tabs from iPhone that I've closed long ago
On Safari on Mac, I have a list named "From my name iPhone", with iCloud tabs that I actually do not have on my iPhone. And I can't close them! When I right-click -> Close tab, it ...
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AirDrop after moving Download folder
I have moved my Downloads folder to a subfolder of Documents, since I want it to also sync using iCloud Drive with Desktop & Documents Folders sync active.
I did this by removing the ~/Downloads ...
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How to fix incorrect iCloud folder status icons
On one of my MacBooks, a few iCloud folders have persistent iCloud status icons, even though there is no iCloud pie chart upload/download activity in the side bar. For example, they will show as being ...
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