Pages not Syncing between iCloud and MacBook

Remaining problem: Macbook doesn't sync to iCloud but iCloud syncs to Macbook.

Everything is working fine no after some 'cleaning'. if you have a problem, than delete the not-syncing-files. First copy the complete content of that file to a New blank file and so not losing the content. Then shut down the app. Restant the app.

Probably your problem is solved too.

and don't worry, hiccups like this are far less common them a few years ago, when I was working with Microsoft devices.

I tried cleaning up non syncing docs first thing this morning and it didn't work. Now hours later happy to report all is well. Fingers crossed. Did create a sense of doubt. Will periodically back Tech guy at Apple said likely resolved itself.

Just think - if you went on vacation for a week without your technology and came back today, nothing would seem different. Except - I could never travel without my stuff! Good to remember for the future. Appreciated the support!

I use Time Machine. It has been a great solution for me. My 2007 iMac hard drive died. I replaced the drive, pulled the backup from Time Machine and was back in business with no issues.

i have the same problem.

cloud waiting icon in the finder...

i can't wait.

fix it.

thx

mac user since 1990

It's now June 27. I work between two 27" iMacs and a 13" MacBook Air all day, every day. The reality is, sometimes iCloud Drive syncs my documents almost instantly, and sometimes it can take up to a day and a half. For someone going back and forth between computers, it's a considerable inconvenience. Often I end up going into iCloud, to the drive, and replacing the one on my Mac. But it's a pain and needs fixing.

I was having trouble syncing Pages docs created on iOS devices. I would open the same doc and it would remain the old version. This morning, I shut down Pages on the Macbook, restarted it, and in the finder window, there was a little cloud next to the name of the doc. I clicked that, got a status bar where the file size usually is, after a few seconds, the doc updated and I'm where I need to be. I should add that I am not certain that closing the app and clicking the cloud had a causal effect. I'm just telling you what I did in case it did.

I JUST bought Pages for $20 for my Mac, thinking that synching with my iPhone/iPad would be a non-issue. Unfortunately, it is an issue. I've been using Pages for writing my articles for a newspaper and need the versatility of having it synced on all my devices. Everything I've read has no solution as of yet.

My mail app on my Mac STILL holds sent messages in the outbox and I ALWAYS have to force quit the app. Sorry for the rant. I'm just incredibly frustrated.

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I upgraded to Yosemite and discovered that it was unstable, and much of my music production software was no longer compatible, so I decided to go back to Mavericks, but somehow in that process, I was automatically "upgraded" to iCloud Drive :~/ When I went back to Mavericks, Pages no longer syncs across my devices, because iCloud Drive is not compatible with Mavericks. And to put the cherry on top, once you have upgraded to iCloud drive, there is no going back, which means as long as I continue to use Mavericks, there is no way that Pages will ever sync again. Given the lack of compatibility + instability of Yosemite, I don't plan on "upgrading" my OS any time soon.

This lack of care on Apple's part is unacceptable. I stopped using pages.

Solution: Switched over to Microsoft One Drive, which keeps my MS Word docs in sync across devices. Problem solved. And while I liked pages, MS Word is ultimately better.

I Just found this from 2015. I have exactly the same issue in 2016 with El Capitan. Numbers and Pages documents taking over 24 hours to synch. This problem only started yesterday, things were fine until then. Anyone else getting this ?

I just noticed too, I think it may have started around the same time you posted...

A reboot seems to cure it ( el capitan on iMac ).

But once its synced - further changes sit there unsynced - that circle icon on iCloud Drive in finder just sat at 1% completed or whatever.

After that reboot and few goes at saving and trying on iOS - seems to have woken up and is syncing ok now.