I have 766 records in my Notes in iCloud. I have 0 records On My Mac.
I would like to have a copy of my Notes On My Mac. while I can access the Notes records that is in iCloud, I cannot do a Search in the iCloud.
how do I get a copy of my Notes On My Mac, while still retaining a backup on iCloud?
Sign in to iCloud on all your devices - Apple Support (CA) which appears the user has already done - right ?
And Notes Application is enabled to Sync with iCloud from Internet Accounts >> iCloud - right ?
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When the computer is using and syncing to iCloud ( Conduit ), copies of the files in iCloud are also on the computer.
That is so when Internet Connections are Not available, the user can continue to work on the Notes and once Internet Connection is re-established, the changes are uploaded to iCloud.
Suggestion to Test for your comfort level, disconnect from Internet and open the Notes Application.
Make a minor change to 1 Note.
Reconnect to Internet and it should sync to iCloud
Sign in to iCloud on all your devices - Apple Support (CA) which appears the user has already done - right ?
And Notes Application is enabled to Sync with iCloud from Internet Accounts >> iCloud - right ?
refer below image
When the computer is using and syncing to iCloud ( Conduit ), copies of the files in iCloud are also on the computer.
That is so when Internet Connections are Not available, the user can continue to work on the Notes and once Internet Connection is re-established, the changes are uploaded to iCloud.
Suggestion to Test for your comfort level, disconnect from Internet and open the Notes Application.
Make a minor change to 1 Note.
Reconnect to Internet and it should sync to iCloud
ae58 wrote:
I have 766 records in my Notes in iCloud. I have 0 records On My Mac.
would like to have a copy of my Notes On My Mac.
That's not what the above statement means. Everything on iCloud is also stored locally. The On My Mac "account" is only local storage. The iCloud storage is on iCloud and also locally stored.
how do I get a copy of my Notes On My Mac, while still retaining a backup on iCloud?
You already have that.
while I can access the Notes records that is in iCloud, I cannot do a Search in the iCloud.
Can you explain how you are searching. You should be able to find notes through a search regardless of where they are stored.
This appears to be the problem, not the fact that your notes are not stored "On My Mac."
Maybe try reindexing Spotlight.
thank you for your reply P. Philips.
as I mentioned to picas, after Duplicating all 768 records once, then trying it again (thereby ending up with 3072), I decided to manually delete 2 copies of each record then manually select the remaining 768 duplicate records then manually moving them to the Notes "On My Mac".
With All iCloud selected use Command A to Select All then Control Click to bring up a new dialogue box. Choose Duplicate Notes and whilst all duplicate notes are highlighted Control click and move to On My Mac.
I did as you instructed.
and ended up with 3 duplicates of every record in my Notes. which I had to manually delete (2 copies) and manually move to On My Mac. all 768 records.
are you sure you meant "Control" and not "Command"? take note that I was going to "Duplicate Notes" using the Mouse, not the Keyboard.
Personal Choices to have the same 768 notes in affectively two Locations " One My Mac " and " iCloud "
No doubt the user is aware, only the changes to iCloud versions will sync to any other Devices signed into and using the Same Apple ID and iCloud.
I mean Control click. Control click brings up the dialogue box to duplicate notes:
Then only the duplicated notes should be highlighted, and control click again to move:
👍 good work 😀
Notes - everything in iCloud. none On My Mac.
