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disappearing contacts

why do contacts disappear without icloud?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Jan 16, 2023 1:42 PM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2023 7:49 AM

Because the contacts information are Only being Sourced from iCloud & are Not Appearing in " On my mac "


On My Mac, as the name denotes, are contact information Stored " On My Mac " which is located on the Physical Drive of the computer


Image below and On My Mac has exactly 1 Contact - Apple Canada


All other contact information is stored on iCloud.


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Jan 17, 2023 7:49 AM in response to michaelart

Because the contacts information are Only being Sourced from iCloud & are Not Appearing in " On my mac "


On My Mac, as the name denotes, are contact information Stored " On My Mac " which is located on the Physical Drive of the computer


Image below and On My Mac has exactly 1 Contact - Apple Canada


All other contact information is stored on iCloud.


disappearing contacts

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