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Q: iCloud problem: Numbers file updated in iPad fails to download to mac
hey there
i have a big Numbers spreadsheet file, which i regularly update on my iPad when away from my mac.
yesterday's update fails to download via iCloud to my mac - i see a dotted cloud icon next to its name in the finder.
periodically i see a download bar next to it, showing an attempt to download the file, which fails and ends again with the dotted cloud icon.
iMac: El Capitan 10.11.4
iPad mini 2: iOS 9.3.1
tried and tested:
- new documents newly created on both sides load and update properly on both ends, including cross-edits on both devices
- iCloud web service shows and opens the properly up-to-date version (but doesn't have some functions i need for the maintenance of the file)
- tried re-saving the problematic file on both ends under different names - same problem re-occurs
- restarting both devices
- un-checking and re-checking Numbers sharing in the mac's iCloud preference pane (i see the folder disappear and reappear in finder)
suspect:
the iOS 9.3.1 update, which i implemented 2 days ago.
i am grateful in advance for a solution!
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
Posted on Apr 13, 2016 3:55 AM