iMessage 'Sync Now' button does not work when pressed

For the last month or so my MacBook Pro and Iphone 12 have been quite out of sync when it comes to iMessage: messages sent from my iphone don't appear on my laptop for extended periods of time, nor do other's responses to them, until seemingly at random they will populate again.


I have all of my iMessage 'Send and Receive' options enabled on both devices.


Most infuriating is that using Apple's 'Sync Now' Button does absolutely nothing:

-I click it

-It goes gray for 1-2 seconds

-It becomes clickable again

-Literally nothing changes.

Have been spamming this button for the past 10 minutes, closed and re-opened iMessage, nothing.

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Jun 11, 2021 5:58 AM

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Jun 11, 2021 6:09 AM in response to Jsmith96

Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?


Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later. 


Isolating an issue by using another user account 


If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account.  Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer or by using the developer’s uninstall instructions. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once. 


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If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. If the log won’t post, try posting it in Pastebin and provide a link in a reply. After pasting the report in a PasteBin page, go to the top of the page, and copy the address in the URL bar. Paste that in a new reply.        Pastebin


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