Can't move to iCloud from MobileMe - Please Try Again Later

Had this problem all day, finally got it to go about 3:40. I'm sure it was a traffic issue, and yeah, it would have been nice to know that. Oddly, the conversion finally went through when I scrolled all the way down the T&C's before clicking "I Agree". :-) Previously I just checked the box. Coincidence? Probably.

I am having the same problem. I managed to get Lion updated, IOS5 updated, iTunes updated, and now iPhoto and Aperture are updating, but alas the iCloud migration says Try Again Later.

Finally went through for me.

It finally went through for me as well.

Finally got through at 6 pm MDT.

Around midday today, I started the iOS5 download to my iPad, so I left it at home. When I returned, the download had failed. Now, starting all over, the current download for iOS5 is 2 hours (down from the initial estimate of 5...which is expected), but I'm also downloading 888MB for the Lion 10.7.2 which has iCloud support.

Here's MY conundrum:

I'm willing to wait, but as a long time $100/year subscriber to MobileMe, the migration from MobileMe to iCloud seems rather ugly from the posts here. I also still have two iPhones to update...god help me.

I never really used MobileMe for anything much more than sharing 10 or 12 files and mostly for finding my iOS devices. I'm wondering if it's really worth bothering with iCloud, since Google Mail is my primary email and Google Calendar is my primary calendar. I also have an Apple ID that is based on my Gmail account and of course, I have a @me.com email (which I rarely use), but which was mandatory for MobileMe. From the email I received from Apple about MobileMe going away and my @me.com email going away, I really have no clue what I should use for "Apple ID" for iCloud or even if there is any real point to migrating to iCloud (i.e., just letting my MobileMe content just evaporate because it exists on my Mac anyway).

Any suggestions about whether there's enough value added by iCloud to bother with the frustration I see here? I certainly can see that if I continue and use iCloud, I should wait until the demand slacks.

Thanks John,

Signing in with my .mac email worked for me.

Cheers,

Stephen

I am running into the same issues with converting from Mobile Me to iCloud. What I've done is disabled my Mobile Me account (NOT DELETED) on all my devices, then set up iCloud with my regular Apple ID. That way I got rid of the @me.com account and now I just have the one. I think it is stupid you can't consolidate when you use the convert feature. HOWEVER, I have been waiting for the email to be sent to my inbox so I can verify and set up the iCloud, but it's been an hour now. Is anyone else having issues with receiving a verification email?

I was just able to finally move over to iCloud. Just keep trying, it finally go through. Everyone in the world with a me account is trying this right about now. It would've made more sense for Apple to begin rolling this out in phases so their servers would not be overwhelemd.

It worked for me today. 🙂

Remember to delete your mobile me account in iCal, otherwise you will have two of every event.

I had the same problem. Now that I finally got moved, I'm having issues with retrieving my email. I periodically get a message telling me that my password is wrong, then after a while it will begin to retrieve email from the server, only to come back later and tell me that my password is wrong again. shfh

Today, i tried lots of times but it said that I had to try again! What should I do? Can someone help me?😠

Today, i tried lots of times but it said that I had to try again! What should I do? Can someone help me?😠

A GLIMPSE OF HOPE!

...then the error.....

then the error

probably cause i have to use this stupid windows machine at work, ill wait till i get home to the imac