Q: iCloud Syncs my Desktop Bookmark Bar items to my iOS Bookmark Menu, folders only
I have all of my bookmarks in Safari on my desktop (OS X 10.7.5) via the Bookmark BAR - I have them organized in folders for ease, and I like it that way.
When I use iCloud to sync Bookmarks to my iOS devices (iPad Retina and iPod Touch, latest iOS), the result is that I end up with a series of bookmark folders in the "Bookmark Menu (not the Bookmark Bar) that duplicates bookmarks and folders that I have on my iMac desktop in the Bookmark Bar.
Problem 1. I don't want them in the Bookmark Menu on my iOS devices, I want them in the Bookmark Bar so I can use them from the bar.
Problem 2. Even if I wanted to use what ends up on my iOS devices, I can't because none of the bookmarks in the folders are there, only a series of folders. The only actual bookmarks that are on my iOS devices are those that are not in folders - and again, those few are in the Bookmark Menu, not the Bookmark Bar.
Can anyone help with this?
iMac 27-inch, Mid 2011; 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 running OS X Lion 10.7.5
iPod Model PC544LL/A; version 6.1.3
iPad Model MD515LL/A; version 6.1.3
iPod touch, iOS 5
Posted on Jun 27, 2013 5:47 PM
The problem does seem to be on the Mac side of things, it is not uploading changes to iCloud properly. The only other thing I could suggest is going to Settings>iCloud on your Mac and signing out of your iCloud account entirely. When you do, you will receive multiple prompts about when to keep data on your Mac. Choose delete to all of these prompts; the data will remain in iCloud and will reappear on your Mac when you sign back in.
Then restart your Mac, sign back into your iCloud account and recheck your sync settings. Your data will reappear on your Mac but may take several minutes to fully download.
Sometime that will fix things when nothing else will.
If the problem persists, I'm not sure what else to suggest. You could hunt around for other suggestions, such as the ones in these posts: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3929126?start=0&tstart=0 and https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4010846?start=0&tstart=0.
Posted on Jun 27, 2013 10:38 PM