When I try to turn on iCloud the system-busy icon shows up and runs constantly. It has been at least 15 minutes. Is this normal?
I have an older MacBook Pro running Big Sur ver 11.6. My internet connection is strong (all three bars are black).
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.6
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Hi Brittany,
The problem is now fixed. All I needed to do was repeat the instructions from the "Set up iCloud on your Mac". (To the best of my recollection, those were the instructions that I was following on the first go-round).
You asked specifically if I was trying to enable iCloud Keychain. During this successful update the answer is "No", since I had Keychain unchecked. It may have been that I had Keychain checked during the first effort.
Thank you for your kind reply!
AppMe!,
We really appreciate you following up with us. We're so glad that the issue has been resolved.
Have a nice day!
Initiating iCloud service is terribly slow.
