Thank you Ronni. That seems to have worked ! On 17 Sep 2014, at 4:51 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Stephen, > > On your iMac in a Contacts > Preferences - Accounts - you should have iCloud > 'enable this account' should be ticked.... NOT On My Mac. > And make sure the Contacts you are adding are added to your iCloud Group and > not to 'On My Mac'. Non iCloud contacts will not sync. > > It's the same with Calendar only Contacts & Calendars in 'iCloud Groups' > will sync. > > Open Contacts > Choose Contacts > Preferences > Click Accounts. > Make sure that your iCloud account has the correct name in the Apple ID field. > Turn iCloud Contacts off and back on > Quit Contacts > Choose Apple () > System Preferences and click iCloud. > Deselect Contacts. > Click Keep Contacts. > Close System Preferences and wait about a minute. > Open System Preferences and choose iCloud. > Select Contacts. > Open Contacts > Restart your computer > Restart your computer and check the issue. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 17 Sep 2014, at 2:08 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> Sorry Peter, >> I looked at the wrong folder. >> There is still a big discrepancy (even with WiFi switched on my iMac now). >> I just don’t see anything obvious that indicates why ??? >> I have just synced her old iPhone 3 more times and got 66 on the iPhone and >> 148 in All iCloud. >> >> Even more strange, on the iMac All iCloud is still 148 and All on my Mac is >> still 66. >> So that’s where the problem is somewhere ! >> >> I have gone to iCloud in System Preferences on iMac and Contacts are checked. >> But I must be missing something there I reckon ! >> >> >> >> On 17 Sep 2014, at 7:36 am, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 16 Sep 2014, at 4:15 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Peter, >>>> I just checked and I do have Contacts set up to sync to iCloud on my iMac. >>>> However my iMac is connected to the modem by Ethernet and WiFi is turned >>>> off on the iMac. >>>> Would that be the problem ? >>>> >>>> My other drives use the WiFi but I feel more secure knowing my iMac is not >>>> on the WiFi network ! >>> >>> There is nothing inherently insecure about having your Mac on the WiFi >>> network, since all your devices are behind the modem's firewall. Since your >>> are already connected via ethernet, however, the WiFi connection is simply >>> redundant. Be aware though, there may be conditions in which it becomes >>> necessary to have WiFi turned back on on your iMac, especially when syncing >>> between some software in iOS. Older versions of 1Password and Bento spring >>> to mind. >>> >>> Whether WiFi is on or not, it shouldn't make any difference to iCloud >>> syncing. The iMac will simply use which ever network protocol it prefers >>> (this can be set up in Network System Preferences). Ethernet is faster and >>> generally more reliable, so it makes sense to have it as your preferred >>> connection. >>> >>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>> Perth, Western Australia >>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better
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