Cannot open iOS garageband files on Mac

I can upload files from iOS GB, and their icons get a tiny cloud sigil, but I can't find them on iCloud website or locallly. There is no GB folder.

That is how it is supposed to be, unfortunately.

GarageBand 10 accesses the GarageBand iOS files, that you share to iCloud, differently. They are not (yet) visible on iCloud Drive.

Use the File > iCloud menu in GarageBand 10 to access the GarageBand for iOS files.

See this Help page to share your GarageBand iOS songs to iCloud: http://help.apple.com/garageband/ipad/2.0/index.html#chsdfe5c2c2

Then there is something wrong.

When I am using "File>iCloud>Import GB for iOS song", I am seeing this screen and can pick the GarageBand for iOS songs, that I shared to iCloud.

Do you have compatible versions? Which version of GarageBand are you using on your Mac?

Earlier you said:

I set up iTunes to File-share GB, and I've shared several files. They show up in iTunes Apps>File Sharing>Garageband Documents, but again I can't find them or export them from iTunes.

Does the file sharing area in iTunes look like this?

What happens, when you simply drag the songs from the File Sharing area to your Desktop, or select a song and use the "Save to" button?

Did you share as a GarageBand song or an audio file?

There was something wrong with my iTunes credentials (US store instead of NL),

Perhaps there is a mismatch of AppleIDs on your iPod touch and your mac? Are the region settings for the iCloud AppleID the same? Did you share the songs on your iPod touch using the same AppleID for iCloud as you are using now on your Mac? With all settings the same?

I have having the same issue where I could see my files on both iOS devices (iPad and iPhone) but couldn't figure out how to import into garageband on my mac. This suggestion fixed it. Thanks!

Okay, I'm really frustrated.

I'm running Mac OS X 10.10.5, GarageBand 10.1.0 on my Mac, and GarageBand 2.0.7 on my iPad.

On the iPad > Settings > iCloud, I'm logged in correctly. in iPad > Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive, iCloud Drive is turned on, as is GarageBand. In iPad > Settings > GarageBand, "Use iCloud" is turned on.

When I choose "Select" in GB on iPad, choose a file and select "Upload Song to iCloud," it appears to comply. After a minute of "Upload 1 song", everything returns to normal.

Then I kick over to GB on Mac, choose File > iCloud > Import Garageband for iOS Song... no songs. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada. "No Songs," it says. "Please create a new song in GarageBand for iOS and ensure that iCloud is enabled," it says. Yeah, GB, thanks. I've done all that.

And I've been at this for about three hours, so it CAN'T be a matter of iCloud just not keeping up with me. The file's not terribly huge, and it's been THREE FREAKIN' HOURS. And I'm on broadband, so I KNOW latency can't be an issue.

What am I missing? I'm pretty desperate here. I've got to get this file over to Logic for a project TOMORROW and am at my wit's end. (Notice I use "wit" in the singular. 😉)

Never mind. iCloud FINALLY got it pulled and available. It only took all night. 😕

4 years ago, I made a beautiful masterwork on GB and saved it to my flash drive. Now I want to access it again, but the MAC doesn't even show the file exists, my Windows PC still shows the .band files when I plug it in, yet the MAC doesn't show them. Please tell me there is a fix to this????

Here's a cool technique for showing hidden files:

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/186376/hotkey-to-show-hidden-files-and- folders-in-file-open-dialog

First though, I'd recommend you run Disk Utility and repair permissions on your thumb drive. It sounds like an small (but obviously annoying) flag error.