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Q: icloud notes not syncing

This is a weird one, any note created on my imac appears on my iphone and ipad through icloud

 

But any note created on my ipad or iphone doesn't appear on my imac.

 

Have searched for this particularly icloud issue, but couldn't find out which device i need to work on or what the workaround is

 

Thanks for any help!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2010 july

Posted on May 10, 2013 9:17 AM

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  • by Ewpelly,

    Ewpelly Ewpelly Oct 19, 2015 8:57 AM in response to jaysnoop
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    Oct 19, 2015 8:57 AM in response to jaysnoop

    I think this info will be very helpful for me, but where is Settings?

  • by Lockjaw43,

    Lockjaw43 Lockjaw43 Oct 20, 2015 8:15 AM in response to groovycatmedia
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    Oct 20, 2015 8:15 AM in response to groovycatmedia

    I have a strange issue where notes from my IOS devices are going to iCloud but Notes will not sync to my Mac no matter what I do. I have restarted, re-installed the entire bloody OS, turned everything on and off a million times and still nothing although other iCloud apps are syncing. Mac OS 10.10.5, IOS 9.2. I have gone thru all the Apple rigamarole I can stand and they seem to offer nothing.

  • by hai.work,

    hai.work hai.work Oct 28, 2015 7:00 AM in response to groovycatmedia
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    Oct 28, 2015 7:00 AM in response to groovycatmedia

    Then answer doesn't work for me. still can't get syncing.

     

    Apple is on the way with Jobs. He is gone, Apple is going to die too

  • by jmdecaso,

    jmdecaso jmdecaso Oct 28, 2015 5:22 PM in response to Lockjaw43
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    Oct 28, 2015 5:22 PM in response to Lockjaw43

    Same problem. Notes does sync with iPhone/Macbook Pro but not to iMac since os X 10.10.5

  • by Lockjaw43,

    Lockjaw43 Lockjaw43 Oct 28, 2015 5:51 PM in response to Ewpelly
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    Oct 28, 2015 5:51 PM in response to Ewpelly

    It seems that you need El Capitan to get Notes to sync to IOS 9. So so very nice of Apple to not tell us or ANY of their Geniuses that. Sadly El Cap doesn't play nice with all the pro audio I use so oh well..

  • by jmdecaso,

    jmdecaso jmdecaso Oct 28, 2015 5:55 PM in response to Lockjaw43
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    Oct 28, 2015 5:55 PM in response to Lockjaw43

    OK Thanks I'll try the upgrade.

  • by colorguard0813,

    colorguard0813 colorguard0813 Oct 29, 2015 7:41 AM in response to jmdecaso
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    Oct 29, 2015 7:41 AM in response to jmdecaso

    I have been having the same exact issue and last night after talking to a senior advisor I was finally told to download El Capa from the app store and all my notes have finally synced. Yosemite does not support the sync for the notes.

  • by msscti,

    msscti msscti Nov 2, 2015 5:18 AM in response to colorguard0813
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    Nov 2, 2015 5:18 AM in response to colorguard0813

    YES,

    I have Yosemite 10.10.5 and REALY Apple Yosemite does not support the sync for the notes. So, any solution guys?

  • by colorguard0813,

    colorguard0813 colorguard0813 Nov 2, 2015 6:44 AM in response to msscti
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    Nov 2, 2015 6:44 AM in response to msscti

    First go to system preferences. Then, click on Security & Privacy. Now go to the tab that says FileVault. In the bottom right hand corner unlock the lock and make sure that FileVault is turned off. You can make sure it is by making sure it has a button to turn it on thats how you know it is turned off. FileVault is commonly used by the government and it just makes all your files untraceable by any means. You can allow this to turn off in the background. Then make sure your mac is backed up BEFORE anything else is done, otherwise you might lose all your files. Now that you are backed up go to the app store on your mac and find the free software El Captain and download it. This will take a while so I recommend leaving downloading overnight. Then when it is done downloading it click the F4 key and  double click El Cap. Everything else should be self explanatory and your mac will need to be restarted. Let me know if you have any other questions!

  • by jmdecaso,

    jmdecaso jmdecaso Nov 3, 2015 3:26 PM in response to colorguard0813
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    Nov 3, 2015 3:26 PM in response to colorguard0813

    Thanks. But still not working.

    I'm on OS 10.11.1

    Screen Shot 2015-11-03 at 5.24.55 p.m..png

    the circle keeps spinning !!! no sync.

  • by msscti,

    msscti msscti Nov 3, 2015 3:47 PM in response to jmdecaso
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    Nov 3, 2015 3:47 PM in response to jmdecaso

    I have upgraded to El Captain and it has been solved, So thanks,

  • by colorguard0813,

    colorguard0813 colorguard0813 Nov 3, 2015 3:49 PM in response to jmdecaso
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    Nov 3, 2015 3:49 PM in response to jmdecaso

    Have you tried quitting the notes application and opening it up again? maybe also try restarting your computer or signing out of i cloud and signing back in. Also make sure you check icloud.com to make sure its all there in the server.

  • by jmdecaso,

    jmdecaso jmdecaso Nov 4, 2015 2:57 AM in response to colorguard0813
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    Nov 4, 2015 2:57 AM in response to colorguard0813

    THANKS,

     

    What solved the problem was signing out of iCloud and back in.

     

     

  • by kjpfeif,

    kjpfeif kjpfeif Nov 19, 2015 5:07 PM in response to groovycatmedia
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    Nov 19, 2015 5:07 PM in response to groovycatmedia

    I am still having this problem with Notes and iMessage. I have tried the multiple suggestions here and it has not helped. In iMessage, I added my new phone number, which synced one contact but the rest have not. Recently, my phone number and service changed to international service, which I thought would be part of the problem but iMessage was synced with my yahoo account before. One of the main reasons I use Apple products is for the ease of having all of my devices working together. This was not the case with before the latest update. Not sure where the problem lies, but I would LOVE to fix it.

     

    Anyone else have suggestions?

  • by Bleegan ,

    Bleegan Bleegan Dec 12, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Thalerzapple
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    Dec 12, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Thalerzapple

    That may be the solution for sure. Will look for your status update since then.  As everything else everyone is posting does not apply

     

    iDevices, go to Settings > Notes > Default Account.

    (already in play on both iPhone and iPad so does not pertain to my issues)


    I have a new iPhone 6.  Realized NOTES weren't syncing with my MAC. Here's what I did to fix it. On the iPhone 6 I went to settings/iCloud and turn off NOTES.  Turn the phone all the way off.  Turn the phone on. Check NOTES.  None there.  That's good.  They were all suppose to be stored in iCloud.  Go to settings/iCloud and turn on NOTES. Wait a few minutes.  Go to notes on the phone and NOTES are now synced and updating changes to MAC and other devices.  Hope this helps.  Apple has hiccups when you change phones, devices ect.

    (did this and did not work mitigate Macbook issue still showing a random Dec 2nd date of last update and missing other dates in between... again my iPhone and iPad are synced just fine it's Macbook that is not getting there no matter how many times I close open and visit iCloud accounts in system preferences)


    I am reluctant to update to El Capitan as I am a Freelancer and use my Macbook for persona and work and I received several emails from IT Directors at different companies asking us to hold off on El Capitan as it is creating issues interfacing and they (IT Directors) are not really in position to work on Freelancers computer but I found it odd to get emails from different companies having issues with El Capitan and these are Mac based companies first and PC's secondary.  Will see how this worked for you and if it's worth it or if I should simply back-up iPhone and iPad to Macbook

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