Questions tagged [data-synchronization]
The process of getting the same data on different devices and copying changes from the device you make the change on onto all the others
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How do I force iOS Reminders to sync?
Reminders on iOS is often out of sync with Reminders on my other devices and iCloud. How do I force it to sync?
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How can I force a Photo Stream sync on the iPhone?
The Settings page says that Photos will automatically by sent to Photo Stream when I am connected to Wi-Fi, however I've waited several minutes and don't see them in iPhoto. I believe they haven't ...
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Stop iTunes from opening when a device is plugged in?
Since re-installing OS X (10.8), every time I plug in an iOS device iTunes opens up and shows an error message:
iTunes could not connect to the iPhone "..." because it is locked with a passcode. You ...
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How do I sync two folders in OS X Lion?
I have some files and folders on a USB drive connected to my iMac...I would like to sync them with a folder on my iMac...how do I do that?
Is there built-in functionality in Lion that allows me to do ...
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How to sync an additional folder to iCloud Drive similar to how macOS Sierra does it?
I want to add my Downloads folder to my iCloud Drive so that it can sync just like Sierra syncs with the Documents and Desktop folder.
Can this be done?
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How can I sync Reminders with Google Tasks?
I was looking for a way to sync my reminders from Google Calendar with the reminders app in iOS 5.
I have Google Sync set up, and on my "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" settings page, it says "Mail, ...
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How to synchronize iPhone with new Mac without losing data?
I've upgraded my workplace with a new Macbook, but I've run into several problems. One of these problems is iPhone synchronization.
Previously, I synchronized my iPhone with a PC notebook. Now I ...
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Force contacts to sync with iCloud right now
I just updated a contact's phone number in the Mac Contacts app. Now I want to call them on my iPhone (4S), but my iPhone does not have the new number. Both the Mac and the iPhone are configured to ...
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Dropbox-like client for Macs to access existing FTP/WebDAV/CMIS storage
We have many users on Macs that access their files on one big non-Mac server that supports FTP/WebDAV/CMIS.
PROBLEM: They can not use their files while not connected to the Internet.
QUESTION: Is ...
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Is there a way to sync bookmarks between chrome and safari on an ongoing basis?
I have Chrome and Safari both installed on my Mac.
My underlying need is wanting to use Chrome on my MacBook Pro and to have all bookmarks I create to sync to mobile Safari on my iOS devices.
Yes,...
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Sync keyboard shortcuts between macOS computers
I have a couple of custom shortcuts defined using System preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts and I want to sync those between my two Macs.
It seems, this is still not possible using iCloud. Are there ...
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How can I get my iPhone to sync with a new computer without being erased?
For some reason, Apple has imposed a most absurd restriction where the only way to get an iPhone (or other iDevice) to sync with a different computer is by erasing it first. I haven't verified first-...
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Prevent iCloud Drive from removing specific folders
I'd like to use iCloud Drive to sync my documents + desktop.
However, many times it will remove projects while I'm still working on them (even small ones, like 10MB).
Is there some sort of flag that ...
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What exactly does "erase and sync" mean in iTunes?
This is one of the scariest, vaguest warnings I've ever seen.
In my case I don't mind if it erases all of my songs and re-syncs with my new computer, but I sure as hell don't want it erasing ...
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How can I sync the new "people" (face recognition) metadata across devices in Photos (iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra)?
The new Photos updates for iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra includes a much more powerful and integrated approach to organizing photos by who's in them. It's built around powerful, on-device facial ...
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