iCreate - UK (2019-08)

iCloud

Check connected devices

All your Apple devices should be

connected to iCloud and signed in.

Perhaps one is not and that’s the

problem. To see a list of connected

devices go to appleid.apple.com in

Safari and sign in. Alternatively, open

System Preferences>iCloud>Account

on the Mac and select ‘Devices’.

Knowledge base

Fix iCloud syncing problems

A

n essential service, iCloud provides storage for apps

andsyncingbetweenMacs,iPhonesandiPads.It

enablesyoutoschedulecalendarappointments,add

contacts,createremindersandnotes,andseethemonother

devicesyouuse.If iCloudis notworkingproperly,it causesall

sortsof problemsandappsnolongersync– it feelslikeyouare

backin theolddaysof standalonedeviceswhentheycouldnot

communicatewitheachother.

Fortunately,problemsarerareoniCloudandit hasbecome

morereliableovertime,buttheydosometimesoccurandit is

usefultoknowhowtofixthem.If events,notesandotheritems

arenotsyncingbetweenyourMacandiPhoneoryourother

Macs,usethesetipstogetiCloudworkingagain.

If your iCloud account is out of synch then we’ve got a host

of possible remedies to get it working properly again

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Difficulty

If iCloud isn’t working properly then it causes all sorts of

problems across your Mac and iOS devices...

Repair iCloud

Get iCloud working again

Stop iCloud sync

You don’t need to

stop permanently, just

temporarily disable all

these functions, restart the

Mac and then return and

enable them. You might

need to do this on the

iPhone at the same time.

Sign out

Signing out is a more drastic

step, but has worked for some

people. Restart and sign back

in. Sign out on the iPhone and

iPad at the same time, then

sign in everywhere again.

Check the status

Before you start trying to fix

iCloud on the Mac, check it is

not a system fault. Open a Safari

window and go apple.com/

support/systemstatus. It will

say if there is a problem.

Clear caches

iCloud may be working on the

Mac, but not on the website.

Visit icloud.com and open

apps then close them. It may

trigger a sync. Also try clearing

Safari’s history and caches.