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  1. abrahamw88

    FINALLY "Add to iCloud Drive" button in every compatible share sheet!

    I am beyond ecstatic to find that the latest iOS 10 beta has an "Add to iCloud Drive" button in most share sheets that I can see including third party apps. I would say that this finally puts iCloud Drive basically on par with Google Drive, Dropbox etc. I have been baffled for years that Apple...
    • abrahamw88
    • Thread
    • icloud icloud drive share share sheet
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: iOS 10
  2. mrgreeneyes

    unable to download apps from icloud

    Hey i notice this weird thing, in my iCloud, i cannot download my apps, unless i search for the specific app in the app store. but if i go into the movies, tv or music section in icloud i can click on what to download. see the attached pics. on the movies, music and tv pages, there is a cloud...
  3. halexl

    iPad Inactive iPad (How do I restore?)

    Hello guys, I've the following problem: A customer handed me an iPad 2 (belonging to her son) blocked (inactive), she said that her son changed the password and forgot (he is a child, apparently), when I asked about the iCloud account, she said she does not know what it is. The iPad is running...
    • halexl
    • Thread
    • icloud inactive ipad restore
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 6
  4. S

    iCloud login prompts me to change password?

    Hi, when I log into the iCloud web interface, after typing in my Apple ID and password, the next window asks me two security questions, which I answer correctly, but instead of being in the iCloud web interface now, I am asked to type in my password again and then choose a new password and...
    • skipper63
    • Thread
    • change icloud password
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  5. B

    iPod touch Should I buy a Touch with iCloud lock.

    Someone has a 5th gen touch with the iCloud account locked on it. All I want to use the thing for is as a music player. Would this be a problem? I want to load all my iTunes music on it. Thanks.
  6. cjh123

    icloud music and playlists issue

    hello all! my phone got stolen so i got a new one, plugged it into my mac, and it restored it back to my old phone perfectly EXCEPT none of my music. usually when youre in itunes, you can select certain songs/playlists to upload onto your phone but theres not even an option to let me do that. I...
  7. C

    HELP!! - iCloud restore from backup, unknown apple ID

    Really in need of some serious help. Due to my phone being constantly stuck with the apple logo when it turned on, I had only one option left which was to restore my phone. I had iCloud backups from 14/07/2016 and 23/06/2016 so thought this was fine for the restore and I could just back them up...
  8. X

    What software do you use to edit you address book?

    I like iCloud and how it syncs with your iPhone an other devices. However the Mac Address book is not that easy to use and would prefer an Excel-like table view to edit my contacts, quickly jump between field and quickly copy addresses between different contacts for instance. This used to be...
  9. H

    Backup issues with iOS 10 public beta

    After updating to the iOS 10 public beta, my iPhone backup on iCloud has ballooned out from a few GB to nearly 50GB. Has anyone else experienced this and/or able to recommend a fix? Can't actually see where the excess in storage is to delete anything.
  10. voxson

    icloud.com unavailable

    I try to login to icloud.com and it says I need to set it up on a device first. Of course I have set it up on many devices and been using it for years on icloud.com Apple status says everything is ok (as always). Any ideas?
  11. R

    iCloud Photo Library - Major issues

    Been using iCloud Photo Library for awhile now... Upgraded to the 1TB plan a few months ago as I had gone over 200GB. I've been using "Optimize Storage" on all devices for awhile but stopped trusting Apple so much and decided I should have a good local copies well. I set up Photos on another...
  12. B

    iCloud photo library HELP

    So I've been messing around for hours trying to figure this out. I have photos from my GoPro on an SD card, which I want on my iPhone. How on earth do I do this? Normally, I would just sync a folder with iTunes, but this is no longer possible now that I use iCloud photo library. All of the...
  13. H

    Cannot upgrade to beta 2

    Hi folks, I've been on beta 1 for awhile.. but beta 2 seems to be out of reach for me. My App Store constantly shows a blank screen, and is probably linked to iCloud which is indefinitely spinning for me when I try to log in. I've tried logging out and in of the Mac App Store but no luck...
  14. M

    Exclude document files from iCloud sync?

    Hi I turned on the new iCloud sync, so my Document folder is synced to iCloud. How do I exclude files and folders - is that possible? Right now MacOS is syncing my dropbox files to iCloud because they are stored in the Document folder. I want to exclude folders like this. Thanks.
  15. Z

    How to make a copy / backup iCloud photos?

    - I have 20,000 photos stored in iCloud - I want to copy/backup ALL photos to my external 2T hard drive & store in a separate folder for safe keeping. How can I accomplish this? thank you, Zerna.
  16. miknos

    iCloud Safari (bookmarks only)

    Is there a way to enable ONLY bookmarks syncing and not all browsing history? I don't want Apple having access to my p̶o̶r̶n̶ personal browsing history.
  17. H

    iCloud: a declaration of love

    That's how I also feel about iCloud. Very recognisable. Hilarious post: https://medium.com/@bartverheecke/icloud-a-declaration-of-love-755c320353f7#.p1etivpcj
  18. P

    Universal Clipboard Not Working

    I have a MacBook Air with Mac OS Sierra installed and an iPhone 5s with iOS 10. I cannot get Universal Clipboard to work. I am logged into the same iCloud account on both devices and have bluetooth enabled as well. Any suggestions?
    • parthsaxena
    • Thread
    • continuity icloud ios10 sierra universal clipboard
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 10
  19. N

    WhatsApp stuck on "finishing up"

    I've backed up my WhatsApp conversations and media to iCloud and restored the phone, and now when I try to get back my data back it downloads everything and gets stuck on "finishing up". The conversations show up just fine but the media is missing, whenever I try to start the process over the...
    • nitay
    • Thread
    • backup icloud iphone whatsapp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPhone
  20. rebeccamarta

    Help! Macbook Air Disc Space issues

    I am having issues with my disc space for my MacBook Air Version 10.10.5. I have only 4.99GB of free disc space on it, which makes it difficult to store anything at all or download anything new. I have placed nearly every document on my external hard drive and deleted them from my computer. The...
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