HT203521: Get help using iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders

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glgdiver
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Q: I have a macbook Pro which had Mobileme. I have joined ICloud, but my Calendar does not sync. How do I fix this? I do not see an ICloud Icon on my laptop and the software is updated.

I have a macbook Pro which had Mobileme. I have joined ICloud, but my Calendar does not sync. How do I fix this? I do not see an ICloud Icon on my laptop and the software is updated.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 6, 2012 12:34 AM

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Q: I have a macbook Pro which had Mobileme. I have joined ICloud, but my Calendar does not sync. How do I fix this? I do not see an I ... more

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  • by markwmsn,Helpful

    markwmsn markwmsn Oct 7, 2012 10:51 PM in response to glgdiver
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    Oct 7, 2012 10:51 PM in response to glgdiver

    Your profile shows that you are running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8. iCloud Calendar syncing requires at least Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 or OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. When you purchase and install one of them, the iCloud icon will be in System Preferences under the "Internet & Wireless" header.

     

    If your MacBook Pro is too old to run Lion, there are third-party calendar tools that run on Snow Leopard and sync with iCloud, such as BusyCal.

  • by wildsue,

    wildsue wildsue Dec 17, 2014 12:32 PM in response to markwmsn
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    Dec 17, 2014 12:32 PM in response to markwmsn

    Can  you use iTunes to have the calendar sync?  Is there a way to use iTunes to sync addresses or do you need the latest operating system. I, too, have snow leopard operating system and can't use iCloud. Is there a way around this?

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Dec 17, 2014 1:44 PM in response to wildsue
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    Dec 17, 2014 1:44 PM in response to wildsue

    This is the situation with Snow Leopard and existing iCloud accounts:

    • You will be able to access email and calendars on the iCloud website at http://icloud.com provided your browser is reasonably up-to-date.
    • You will not be able to sync contacts or bookmarks from a pre-Lion Mac.
    • You will be able to enter the server settings for email manually in the Mail application and access your email.
    • You will not be able to sync your calendars directly.
    • Some people have been able to set up calendar syncing by using the method detailed here - this is an unsupported hack and may not be reliable, and may stop working at some future point.
    • Address Book won't sync: this page has a convoluted hack to make it sync which has been reported as working (and as not working by others). I've not tried it.

    There are a couple of alternative syncing services you might like to consider, though they're not particularly cheap:

    Soho Organizer can sync Calendars and Contacts with iCloud on Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion. A single user licence (multiple machines allowed) is $99.99.

    Fruux syncs Calendars, Tasks and Contacts beetween a wide variety of devices (not using the iCloud server) including Snow Leopard and above, Windows Outlook and Thunderbird, Linux Thunderbird, and iOS and Android devices - see their compatibility chart (click the blue 'i' for a caveat about Snow Leopard). It's free for one user, two shares, two devices; above that pricing starts at €4 per month.

    (I have no connection with these firms and have not tried Soho Organizer, though both have had good reports and I've found Fruux to work well.)