Lack of options in iCloud control panel compared to MobileMe Control panel, so now what happens if there is a conflict of data (Cloud vs Computer)?

Back then when we were syncing with MobileME, the control panel allows us to decide what to do when there is a conflit of data in the cloud vs the information on our computer. We were given the option of Replacing information in Me with information on the computer or vice versa, but now we do not have any of these options. And currently when i sync my computer with icloud, i dont know if the information (Contacts, Bookmarks) will be replaced with the current informaiton on the iCloud (transfered from MobileMe) or they will merge (if they merge then i would have double of contacts,bookmarks??) or the information in the iCloud would be replaced?

If we had more options in the control panel of iCloud, then things can be simplier. However, with the current iCloud control panel, we have no way of knowing what happens when there is a conflict and we won't know what action the iCloud would take for the conflict of information.

So currently i still dont know if my Favourites (Bookmarks) will be replaced or not.

Does anyone know if we can wipe out the info on iCloud and replace it with the data (Contacts, bookmark, calendars etc) on our computer?

Posted on Oct 13, 2011 12:13 PM

Dec 16, 2011 2:10 PM in response to mashamax

mashamax wrote:

Except iCloud does not seed your professional Snow Leopard networked business machines. So you are SOL when you run into trouble.

I've been with Apple for over 20 years and this is the first time I want to wring someone's neck in Cupertino for this restrictive thinking...ESPECIALLY after the rigamarole they put us through with the previous Sync's.

iCloud does not sync .... you are subscribed to the iCloud folders via whatever client(s) you are using, they read the data from the iCloud servers via iMap for mail and WeDav for contacts and calendars, there is no choice of 'master' folder, iCloud is it.

Don't use iTunes sync to an iCloud folder, that can cause problems.