How do i get the iCloud icon back in my iMac Pro System Preferences. In my System Preferences there is no iCloud icon. Under my name there is a line that states, ( start using iCloud ). When I go there i enter my correct Apple Id and my correct Password, hit next and it searches for a while then goes right back to the enter Apple id again, and again, and again, and again. It will not let me sign into my iCloud. Please help.
Might be a corrupt .plist.
Do a backup, preferably 2 backups on 2 separate drives.
Quit System Preferences.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart the computer, open the application, and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you very much. I did as you said to do, created a new @icloud.com account, using the [ Get a free icloud email address ], went through the process and now everything is well. Thanks again.
With your gracious help, I am getting closer. I have tried icloud.com and iCloud.com, What next. Thanks
Welcome !
You have a single Apple ID say eample1@gmail.com , now you are trying to add a mail account with iCloud services say example2@icloud.com
you have not created the id example2@icloud.com and this id you want to configure in system preferences > internet accounts .
So what you did signed out the primary only Apple ID example1@gmail.com , and then trying to add a new mail address say example3@gmail.com , this third id will not be accepted here . because you only created with web account and not created as an Apple ID .
See this article https://suhttps://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13561
You have to set up this id as Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204316
This point is very clear .
See this thread https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13561
You have to click on create Apple ID and enter the credentials of example1@gmail.com like your three security questions , date of birth and this will create id say example2@icloud.com
How do i get the iCloud icon back in my iMac Pro System Preferences
