HELP
Many of the contacts on my Mac have only some of the data listed (mostly name and group) but phones, addresses, notes, etc. are missing. The data on iCloud and my iPhone is all intact.
The number of contacts on my Mac and iCloud are identical.
I am unable to sync the complete data to the Mac and I have tried many of the methods suggested in the discusion groups.
Please HELP.
Shuka
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
If you haven't already done so, follow the instructions under the heading "Troubleshooting iCloud Contacts update or setup issues with Contacts on OS X Mountain Lion" in this support article:
Dear Linc:
I have tried it all before and again now but it does not help.I am dispeared, what else can I do?
Thanks for you help,
Joshua
Hi again:
I am willing to delete the contacts from my Mac and have those that I have on icloud sent down to my mac but I did not fimd a way to do it - nothing works - I am sorry I ever started using iCloud - all the years I had data sync via itunes to my mac and my mac was the basis for all my data which I backed uo regularly and could count that I wil always have it. As soon as iCloud (and mobileme before that) came into the picture I no longer have a secure place from my data.
horrible
Joshua
1. Back up all data.
2. Archive your iCloud contacts to a vCard file by following the instructions on this page:
iCloud: Archiving or making copies of your iCloud data
3. Disable Contacts synchronization in the iCloud preference pane.
4. Delete all your contacts, then import from the vCard file you created in Step 2.
5. Check that the contacts are correct. If they are, re-enable synchronization.
6. If you still have problems after that, follow the instructions under the heading "For issues syncing contacts and contact groups in Contacts" on this page:
Sync Services: Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing
Hello:
I followed steps 1-5 - ending with the same problem.
Now, what is interesting is that if I open the vcf file with a text editor (bbedit) and look for one contact that I know is missing information on y mac, I see that the information exported from iCloud contacts is present, but when I import it to the Mac contacts it appears in the mac contacts without the miising data. Even stranger is the fact that if I export the vcard of that contact from the Mac and I look at it in the test editor the data is there.
Here is how the card look in the text editor:
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//Mac OS X 10.8.4//EN
N:Agmon;Uri & Orital;;;
FN:Uri & Orital Agmon
ORG:;lahav (zofim)
EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=HOME;type=pref:Uri@Agmon.net
EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=WORK:uriagmon@gmail.com
EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=HOME:Orital@Agmon.net
TEL;type=CELL;type=VOICE;type=pref:+972544758494
ADR;type=HOME;type=pref:;;;ramot naftali;;;Israel
item1.ADR:;;;;;;Israel
item1.X-ABLabel:Office Address
item1.X-ABADR:Israel
NOTE:Nir Haviv - 09-950-0827\, havivt@aquanet.co.il
X-JABBER;type=HOME;type=pref:uriagmon@gmail.com
IMPP;X-SERVICE-TYPE=Jabber;type=HOME;type=pref:xmpp:uriagmon@gmail.com
X-ABUID:04F2E0EF-263C-48C2-A5AB-6CFB7F38B735:ABPerson
END:VCARD
Here is how it looks in contacts on my Mac:
and here it is as it looks on iCloud contacts:
Quit Contacts. Triple-click the text on the line below to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard (command-C):
~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return.
A Finder window will open with a folder selected. Move the selected folder to the Trash.
Launch Contacts. Your contacts will be gone. Import from the vCard file again.
Hi Linc:
I followed your instructions with no problems but the result is the same, some contact do not show the information.
Thanks,
Joshua
I suppose that you already try sign out and in in icloud or disable and enable the icloud account in calendar in mac.
Hello:
Yes I did.
Thank you,
Joshua
regardig your question about enabling and disabling icloud account in calendar, why would that make a dfference for contacts?
Joshua
In Contacts on your Mac, go to the groups view, tell us what groups you have in addition to iCloud, to get to the group view click the red ribbon.
After I it was suggested that I erase my AddreBook folder I do not have any more groups on my Mac (excpt for All Contacts and under smart grpups I have the last import gropup)
I also do not have iCloud group becuase my Contacts are now not connectd to iCloud (Only "On My Mac" is listed). If you look at the suggestions I follwoed they included disconnecting from iCloud, exporting all contacts from icloud to a vcf file on my Mac and then importing the vcf file to Contacts on my Mac.
Thanks,
Joshua
OK
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
Triple-click the line of text below to select it:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}' | open -f -a TextEdit
Repeat with this line:
{ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|org\.(amav|apac|cups|isc|ntp|postf|x)/{print $3}'; sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook 2> /dev/null; } | open -f -a TextEdit
launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}' | open -f -a TextEdit
ls -1A /e*/{la,mach}* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts .la* 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' | open -f -a TextEdit
You can then quit Terminal.
step 1:
com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (4.1.2)
com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.4.18)
com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.4.23)
com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0104.03.86)
com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0104.03.86)
com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.1.24 (10.1.24)
step 2:
com.ambrosiasw.snapz.image-exporter
com.ambrosiasw.registration-helper
com.qdea.syncproxhelper
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.barebones.authd
com.atomicbird.macaroniTool
com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon
com.adobe.fpsaud
step 3:
com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent
com.google.keystone.user.agent
com.adobe.ARM.de23d1e3aa2d00ce38d73f10fcbdc8dcaaaf6be989610710a1ddda77
com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
step 4:
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
TSLicense.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
iTunesLibrary.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
AdobeAAMDetect.plugin
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RayV.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin
Silverlight.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/Keyboard Layouts:
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon.plist
com.atomicbird.macaroni.launchd.plist
com.barebones.authd.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
com.qdea.syncproxhelper.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
.DS_Store
Default Folder X.prefPane
Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
Macaroni.prefPane
MenuMeters.prefPane
Perian.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
com.barebones.authd
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.qdea.syncproxhelper
/Library/QuickLook:
BetterZipQL.qlgenerator
GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
AC3MovieImport.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
Perian.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Default Folder X Addition.osax
/Library/Services:
Default Folder X Service.app
/Library/Spotlight:
GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter
LogicPro.mdimporter
Microsoft Office.mdimporter
iBooksAuthor.mdimporter
iWork.mdimporter
/Library/StartupItems:
/etc/mach_init.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
AdiumAddressBookAction_AIM.scpt
AdiumAddressBookAction_ICQ.scpt
AdiumAddressBookAction_Jabber.scpt
AdiumAddressBookAction_MSN.scpt
AdiumAddressBookAction_SMS.scpt
AdiumAddressBookAction_Yahoo.scpt
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Fonts:
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Library/Keyboard Layouts:
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.ARM.de23d1e3aa2d00ce38d73f10fcbdc8dcaaaf6be989610710a1ddda77.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
Library/PreferencePanes:
Library/QuicKeys:
.DS_Store
Abbreviations
Clips
Equation Functions
Global Variables.qkvariables
Instant Shortcut.qkshortcutd
PlugIns
Saved Searches
Shortcuts
Toolbars
Trigger Functions
Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Library/Services:
SOHONotesService.bundle
ToastIt.service
step 5:
iTunesHelper, VMware Fusion Start Menu, SOHONotesService, QuicKeys, Default Folder X Helper, Dropbox, Skype, Dragster Event Monitor, Synergy, RayV Agent, SimplifyMedia
contacts on my Mac contain only part of the data I have on iCloud and the iPhone
