iCloud not syncing on MBP

Been trying to get a Mid-2015 MBP (updated OS to Monterey 12.6.6 today) to sync properly with iCloud for a month or two. It has shown the above message for a long time. iCloud is not updating to this laptop. Cancel is grayed out. Not clear way to shut off this process and start again. Zap PRAM? Uninstall?

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Posted on May 18, 2023 03:05 PM

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Posted on May 18, 2023 07:23 PM

Arkansawyers Said:

"iCloud not syncing on MBP: Been trying to get a Mid-2015 MBP (updated OS to Monterey 12.6.6 today) to sync properly with iCloud for a month or two. It has shown the above message for a long time. iCloud is not updating to this laptop. Cancel is grayed out. Not clear way to shut off this process and start again. Zap PRAM? Uninstall?"

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Thank you for the screenshot.


Troubleshooting iCloud Upload:


Resync All Items:

  1. Go to: System Preferences/Settings
  2. Click: [your name] (top item)
  3. Click: iCloud
  4. Click: Show All
  5. Click: [an item]
  6. Click: Off each item
  7. Wait: a couple of minutes
  8. Click: On all items, one at a time.

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May 18, 2023 07:23 PM in response to Arkansawyers

Arkansawyers Said:

"iCloud not syncing on MBP: Been trying to get a Mid-2015 MBP (updated OS to Monterey 12.6.6 today) to sync properly with iCloud for a month or two. It has shown the above message for a long time. iCloud is not updating to this laptop. Cancel is grayed out. Not clear way to shut off this process and start again. Zap PRAM? Uninstall?"

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Thank you for the screenshot.


Troubleshooting iCloud Upload:


Resync All Items:

  1. Go to: System Preferences/Settings
  2. Click: [your name] (top item)
  3. Click: iCloud
  4. Click: Show All
  5. Click: [an item]
  6. Click: Off each item
  7. Wait: a couple of minutes
  8. Click: On all items, one at a time.

May 19, 2023 01:14 PM in response to TheLittles

Did that, no progress. The holdup was in the "keep a copy of iCloud on this Mac" selection down at the bottom. Was supposed to be off, but somehow activated. When I turned that selector off it gave me a warning that uploads were in progress and to continue would interrupt them. Confirmed turn off, then did a hard reset, and when it came back up iCloud was functioning normally.

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