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Q: Mavericks Notes App not syncing with iCloud

The notes.app stopped syncing with iCloud after installation of Mavericks for users with networked home folders.  Was previously working properly with Mountain Lion.

 

Notes syncing is enabled in icloud preferences.

 

Signing out of icloud and signing back in does not fix the problem.

Unselecting the notes checkbox and re-selecting has erratic effects->a)  sometimes crashing the notes.app unrecoverably (app won't reopen after force quite).  b) sometimes crashing the icloud system preferences altogether.

 

All other icloud apps work fine: contacts, calendar, reminders, etc.   (all except icloud documents which is greyed out for users with networked home folders see: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23544576?ac_cid=tw123456#23544576 )

 

Any fixes or work-arounds?  We use our notes app extensively and this is really debilitating.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9), OS X Server: OS X 10.8.5

Posted on Oct 29, 2013 9:38 AM

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  • by greenvespa,

    greenvespa greenvespa Oct 29, 2013 12:42 PM in response to basicly
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    Oct 29, 2013 12:42 PM in response to basicly

    same for us

    waiting for a fix...

  • by spryt,

    spryt spryt Nov 4, 2013 12:45 AM in response to basicly
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    Nov 4, 2013 12:45 AM in response to basicly

    I fixed this issue by unselecting notes in iCloud preferences, which deletes all your local copies of the iCloud notes. Then select notes again in iCloud preferences.

     

    All the notes now appear from iCloud and syncing between devices works perfectly.

  • by basicly,

    basicly basicly Nov 4, 2013 10:16 AM in response to spryt
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    Nov 4, 2013 10:16 AM in response to spryt

    spryt wrote:

     

    I fixed this issue by unselecting notes in iCloud preferences, which deletes all your local copies of the iCloud notes. Then select notes again in iCloud preferences.

     

    All the notes now appear from iCloud and syncing between devices works perfectly.

     

    You're logged in with a user that has a networked home directory?  What version of OS X Server are you running?

  • by jt in nyc,

    jt in nyc jt in nyc Nov 6, 2013 9:51 AM in response to basicly
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    Nov 6, 2013 9:51 AM in response to basicly

    I was having the same problem with Notes not syncing. I also got duplicate notes. I found that spryt's solution fixed my syncing problem and signing in and out of icloud on my local devices finally fixed the duplicating notes problem. I am not using a networked home directory. Using Mavericks OS and believe the problem started with the upgrade.

     

    I did notice one peculiarity: on my iMac, it shows that I'm syncing notes to "All ______@me.com". However, on my Macbook Pro, Notes shows I'm syncing to "All icloud". I tried to change my iMac to "All icloud", but I can't seem to find that preference. I hope they are one and the same.

     

    Syncing is almost instantaneous across devices including iphone and ipad now. If I find that I encounter any more problems, I'll update this thread.

  • by Gunny0369,

    Gunny0369 Gunny0369 Nov 9, 2013 7:26 AM in response to spryt
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    Nov 9, 2013 7:26 AM in response to spryt

    Worked perfectly. Thanks for sharing. ~ Gunny

  • by ericn3,

    ericn3 ericn3 Dec 14, 2013 11:26 AM in response to basicly
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    Dec 14, 2013 11:26 AM in response to basicly

    The signing out works, but it doesn't seem to work if your phone is associated with a different email (a non-.me email) than your laptop/desktop.

     

    Keep in mind, I've had this ID since before iCloud, but I'm not sure that's the issue. I imagine that either Apple is intentionally keeping a set of notes different for different emails (which in actuality are the same account, as far as I can tell), or they are lacking the proper join tables to associate these emails to (what is ultimately) the same iCloud account.

     

    Some clarity on this matter would be wonderful.

  • by atnjoly,

    atnjoly atnjoly Dec 30, 2013 3:03 AM in response to spryt
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    Dec 30, 2013 3:03 AM in response to spryt

    Unselecting and reselecting worked ! Thank you spryt ! I had a couple of notes with precious info, but I just exported those into separate files, and recreated them after they had disappeared due to the unchecking.

  • by basicly,

    basicly basicly Dec 31, 2013 1:28 PM in response to Gunny0369
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    Dec 31, 2013 1:28 PM in response to Gunny0369

    Are you using networked home directories Gunny?  I tried unselecting/reselecting and still no joy for me (using Networked home directory)

  • by basicly,

    basicly basicly Dec 31, 2013 1:29 PM in response to atnjoly
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    Dec 31, 2013 1:29 PM in response to atnjoly

    Are you using networked home directories?  I tried unselecting/reselecting and still no joy for me (using Networked home directory)

  • by MAF59,

    MAF59 MAF59 Feb 24, 2014 4:01 PM in response to spryt
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    Feb 24, 2014 4:01 PM in response to spryt

    Worked like a charm!  Many thanks.

  • by Hector Castillo,

    Hector Castillo Hector Castillo Feb 27, 2014 9:33 PM in response to basicly
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    Feb 27, 2014 9:33 PM in response to basicly

    basicly,

     

    I am having the same issue as you, mine are network users too, have you find a fix for it?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Hector

  • by basicly,

    basicly basicly Feb 27, 2014 9:46 PM in response to Hector Castillo
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    Feb 27, 2014 9:46 PM in response to Hector Castillo

    No Hector, Still no luck as of 10.9.2.

     

    I've tried asking the people who say it worked for them, but no-one answers back.  Glad to hear I'm not the only one having this problem still.

  • by yoskavitch,

    yoskavitch yoskavitch May 6, 2014 9:54 AM in response to basicly
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    May 6, 2014 9:54 AM in response to basicly

    Any luck, basicly? I am also having the same problem and am also a network user.

  • by basicly,

    basicly basicly May 6, 2014 9:59 AM in response to yoskavitch
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    May 6, 2014 9:59 AM in response to yoskavitch

    Still no luck yoskavitch, there seems no hope in sight.

     

    I think the only people that have gotten it working are NOT using a networked home folder.

     

    I've recently upgraded clients to 10.9.2 and server to 10.9.2/3.1.1 and still no notes syncing.

    Have tried every suggestion on this thread and some others, still no joy.

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