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iclaud on osx 10.6.8

is there any chance to install icloud an my MAC with snow lwopard system?

Mac mini (Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 7, 2012 7:27 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2012 7:31 AM

You can only make very limited use of iCloud on Snow Leopard: basically you can set Mail up to access email on an iCloud account which has already been set up on a complaint device:


Entering iCloud email settings manually in Snow Leopard or Leopard


Note that you cannot open an iCloud account on a Snow Leopard Mac. 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 third-party solutions which may be of interest.


  • BusyCal is an iCal-like calendar application with extra facilities: it can sync with the iCloud Calendar while running on Leopard, Snow Leopard or Lion. A single user licence (two machines allowed) is $49.99.
  • 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.

(I have no connection with either firm.)

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Oct 7, 2012 7:31 AM in response to mikewolf97

You can only make very limited use of iCloud on Snow Leopard: basically you can set Mail up to access email on an iCloud account which has already been set up on a complaint device:


Entering iCloud email settings manually in Snow Leopard or Leopard


Note that you cannot open an iCloud account on a Snow Leopard Mac. 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 third-party solutions which may be of interest.


  • BusyCal is an iCal-like calendar application with extra facilities: it can sync with the iCloud Calendar while running on Leopard, Snow Leopard or Lion. A single user licence (two machines allowed) is $49.99.
  • 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.

(I have no connection with either firm.)

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