“On macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Contacts does not sync in either direction. A contact created on iCloud.com reaches my iPhone but not my Mac. Contacts stored under All iCloud on the Mac do not upload. Disabling and re-enabling iCloud Contacts and restarting did not resolve it. The Mac contains unsynced contacts that must be preserved.”
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 27.2
To fix iCloud Contacts failing to sync in either direction on macOS while preserving your local unsynced contacts, you need to back up your local database first, extract/export your local-only entries, and force a clean sync handshake
I ended up in a long chat with Apple, who then referred me to a Service Advisor. After about 2 hours of testing and diagnosis, the problem was referred to the engineers, who are expected to get back to me in a few days. This may be a bug.
Thanks for this suggestion. I ended up in a long chat with Apple, who then referred me to a Service Advisor. After about 2 hours of testing and diagnosis, they referred the problem to the engineers, who are expected to get back to me in a few days. This may be a bug.
Having the same problem. Tried the usual suggestions turning off iCloud sync and back on etc. Not working. I have an old contact in the Mac and new contacts on iPhone that aren't synchronised to the Mac still.
Very annoying, surely must be an easy fix Apple engineers??
I had the same issue. I tried many ways but can’t fixed
iCloud Contacts not syncing on macOS Golden Gate 27.2
