iCloud Keychain sync

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iCloud Keychain sync

I have noticed for a while now that when I save a password in Safari on my Mac it does not seem to sync to my MacBook Air or my mobile devices. I have restarted the computer - no change. I have turned keychain on and off on the mobile devices - no change.

As suggested by Apple I have tried to uncheck keychain in iCloud on the iMac and the MacBook Air but it will not turn off.

I can air drop from Safari and it synced between my mobile devices but still not on the MacBook Air.

I am stuck and really rely on this feature.

Both mobile devices are up to date. Both computers are at Big Sur.

Thanks in advance.

Debbie

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 6:51 AM

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tygb

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Nov 5, 2021 8:06 AM in response to singerdf

See the article to export password from Mac A and import in Mac B Change Passwords preferences on Mac - Apple Support

Read Use iCloud Keychain to keep information secure on Mac - Apple Support

If iCloud Keychain won't turn on or sync - Apple Support

Note : don't check / uncheck the box of keychain in Mac system preferences .

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singerdf Author

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Nov 5, 2021 8:10 AM in response to tygb

Thank you. That I know I can do. It does not address the issue of the passwords not syncing across devices. I should not have to check to see if a password appears on one of my other devices when entered on another. It is supposed to be seamless and was for a very long time.

I am bothered that I cannot even turn off iCloud Keychain on either of my computers.

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tygb

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Nov 5, 2021 8:18 AM in response to singerdf

You don't need to turn off iCloud Keychain from any Mac Import and export keychain items using Keychain Access on Mac - Apple Support

To learn about ways to securely share passwords from your Mac, see Share passwords using AirDrop with Safari and Share a Wi-Fi password.

Copy keychains to another Mac - Apple Support

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singerdf Author

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Nov 5, 2021 8:29 AM in response to tygb

Are you suggesting I do this for every item I save every time I do? Does not seems like the concept of syncing would be working then. I have hundreds of saved items. I would have to look one by one and how do I do the same on the mobile devices?

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tygb

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Nov 5, 2021 11:14 PM in response to singerdf

A user can have few passwords saved in iCloud Keychain , say for web mail accounts , copy and paste multiple passwords at the same time will not work from iPhone as data base of it is very less compared to Mac

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