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• iCloud security keychain and 2FA

  Bit of a long post, but I wanted to give general information on the question, I have experience. I guess than the TL. DR version would be "ICloud Keychain with 2FA active, uses is no longer the security key?

  After changing my Apple ID a few months ago who seem to go through unhindered after that I followed all the instructions, I therefore decided to improve authentication in two stages, to two-factor authentication last week.

  This also seems to be okay (off 2-Step, on 2FA), however, subsequently, the notification on my devices 2FA displayed my new Apple ID, but had rather my only old - an email address, I no longer have access to (and that Apple should technically not have same folder, because I removed all instances of it in my Apple ID account page).

  I managed to solve this problem by connecting to iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and iTunes Store on all my devices (one at a time), and logging then again.

  2FA notifications now display the correct current Apple ID on all my devices.

  However, during the process of logging in, the keychain part iCloud confuses me...

  I first disconnected my iPhone (iOS 9.3.1) and then again. During the process, asked me for my keychain security key, I have icloud. However, it asked me to enter the password of my iPhone device then said it was my new security key-iCloud. I'm not really who, like my keychain security was much longer and more complex than my iPhone password.

  When I did this process on my MBP (OSX 10.11.4), asked me to enter the password to my iPhone for iCloud keychain.

  Then on my iPad (also 9.3.1), I was asked to enter the password of my MBP to iCloud keychain!

  It was all very confusing, and I don't want my computer password uploaded to the cloud, encrypted or not.

  So, I wanted to go in iCloud keychain and re - activate the security key, but this option is no longer there. It is no longer an option to 'Manage' on OSX in iCloud Keychain, or any menu under "Advanced" in the Menu Settings Keychain iOS.

  I assumed that the source of confusion for me part is I didn't 2FA activated for about a week before I did the output/log in process, and advanced security key options were still there, so it is not clear to me that it's just because I 2FA enabled I can put is no longer a security key.

  Anyone can shed some light on this?

  I guess that these screenshots are relevant to you...

  

  

• iCloud-storage upgrade confusion

  I had a confusion about the upgrade of storage iCloud.

  I want to improve my iCloud storage but it says I have to pay each month. Does this mean that my iCloud storage will continue to increase every month?

  Please help me.

  Thank you.

  NO it does not increase each month, there is a subscription, its like a rent.

• Confused.  Try to understand the Photo app Syncing iCloud

  Hi, just bought myself an old 5s iPhone which is big for me.

  I have some questions on how the Photos sync app works on my Mac.  I have a Mac mini desktop computer.

  This sharing of photos is incredible, but I am very new to it and get confused what is actually happening.

  I activated the option "Upload automatically to iCloud" on my iPhone but when I look on my desktop Mac that I do not see my most recent photos appear in the folder called 'iPhone' in my desktop version of Photos.  To get my downloaded photos I must actively download them from my phone.

  This folder has appeared after I connected my iPhone to my Mac via the USB cable.  I did this because someone on Facebook said.  This iTunes open for some reason and other things started happening that I don't understand.  I wanted to share pictures, not tunes and he tried to update but the Wi - fi wasn't working at the time so he kept failing.  When I checked the Wi - Fi works on my phone, it updated but iTunes kept trying to update.  Then the iPhone suddenly had all the records that I had done in Photos on my Mac, but the records were all empty.  Yet, all the Photos I had taken on my iPhone that day appeared on my Mac.  Now finally some pictures randomly my Mac on my iPhone as well and I do not understand why.  Then, when I open Facebook on my iPhone, the pictures that I had taken to a family visit appeared there with a musical slideshow!  What is everything?

  How does this work?  It works by sending photos of the invisible iCloud, which means that it requires action by me to make them appear in my desktop?  In this case, this mean I'll have hundreds, maybe thousands of images are circulating in the iCloud I can forget and end up running out of space on my iCloud?  Or do they stay on my phone until I have actively download them on my Mac?  If I turn off the automatic function, will I still be able to send photos to my Mac?

  If I delete a photo on my Mac, it will also disappear from my iPhone (and vice versa)?

  I have a lot of other questions but my poor old brain melting now and I forgot what I was going to ask, so I'll post them later.

  Thank you for your patience.  I'm old (and a bit thick).

  The IVous article explains works iCloud photo library.

  Photfos user / help guide:

  https://help.Apple.com/photos/Mac/1.0/?lang=en

  IVous has a very detailed and well illustrated article on iCloud photo library:

  http://www.IMore.com/how-use-icloud-photo-library-ultimate-guide

• iCloud Drive and confusion of local storage

  I'm quite confused on iCloud drive works. I had assumed that it could be used like any other option storage file, for example a connected locally external hard drive. But apparently not exactly. Here is my request:

  I have a huge (hundreds of gigabytes) Aperture library. Since it is much larger than the storage available on the SSD in my Macbook Pro, I have it on a classic 1.5 TB external harddrive. But I want to save the library to a cloud off-site storage site so that if my house burns down, accidents of HD or someone steals, I have not lost anything. But as I copy files from my drive hard external to iCloud my internal SSD drive fills up completely and the backup finishes. It's a mystery to my as to why iCloud drive isn't teated by OS X like any other volume "attached" to which I can copy or download local files.

  My first question, then, is it really how it is supposed to work? If so, my second question is: can someone explain the logic behind this behavior? My last question is: is there some way that I can install iCloud drive on both , my external hard drive and my drive internal, but both have the same account iCloud?

  Thanks in advance for all advice and counsel.

  iCloud is a synchronization system, not an external storage system. If you delete them from the computer/device they will be deleted to iCloud. The files are stored locally on your hard drive that you have discovered.

  I can't explain the logic, but this is how it works.

  Send feedback to Apple. They will not respond, but at least know that there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it can become the problem solved as soon as possible.

  Your comments

• confusion of iCloud/iPhoto

  I tried announces the following last night, but was denied a position. (problem discussed in another post that was hosted by.) The last paragraph is an update on what has happened during the night.

  How does the process of transfer to iPhoto/iCloud? I have trouble because of a data cap on my satellite service. When I got to El Capitan, I tried to "update" my photos from iMac to use iCloud library and exhausted my 10 GB in a single day. Since then, I have disabled on all devices iPhoto library. When I need to update I have light them between midnight and 0500 when there is no Cap. However, now I'm trying to get my photos in a new iPad, began at 0001 a.m.. First uploaded the photo I had taken with the iPad. Then he said that it was download 4000 + photos. The option to maximize the space was lit, iPad 64 GB of storage. Then it says download and 10 minutes later, he updated and gave time. that is, it appeared to have completed the download. Then I tried to disable the library, so I wouldn't have to worry about a sort of spontaneous transfer in prime time. He said that I would lose 4,000 pictures on my iPad, but they remained in the cloud. I cancelled looked around the photo program for information on how many photos I had but could not find. At back and tried to turn it off again. This time the same message but with a different wording. Tried the cycle starts again. This time, the wording is, "the iPad could not download 4 467 photos high resolution and videos.» If you continue, the versions low resolution of these photos and videos will be deleted. "It's confusing. It cannot dl the high res so it will remove the low resolution? Did he dl pictures or didn't she?

  How can I download new pictures from my cameras / iPad to the iCloud, have low resolution or vignettes on devices and download full resolution photos only when I specifically ask for them?

  I left the iPad download photos and went to bed. This morning, he stopped the download, but not all of the photos are here. iCloud has pictures dating back to 2004. The iPad has their back to 2010. There is, however, not all photos from 2010. There are random blocks of several months to a lack of time. these missing blocks begin in 2015. What is going on? I understand how to use iCloud? In fact iPhoto part an inconsistent mess? Should I buy my extra storage space in DropBox instead of iCould? At the same time, I can't understand how to use the program correctly I have trouble getting a manual base and can be used to help. (Discussed in another thread). Is there an iCloud for Dummies book which is updated?

  Thank you

  Geoff

  You are confusing a lot of terms. iPhotos is replaced with the Photos application. iPhoto & Photos are different application, so be specific on which you need help with.

  In your post you are referring to the use of the iCloud library where you store all your photos in iCloud. If you have devices without enough memory, then the parameter optimize allows you to use the photo library iCloud without consuming your entire memory or hard drive space.

  The library of iCloud is a paid service from Apple after 5 GB. I'm sure you know that now. It may take a very long time to download your photos and there is a maximum amount, you can download every day. So depending on the size of your library and the speed of your connection, this may take several days. I don't think that it turn on and off is a good idea. Use and leave that it enabled on your devices, or don't use it at all.

  Heres a basic guide to use iCloud photo library. Read this carefully to get a better understanding. You will get more help, if you ask your questions on the use of Photos in the Photos forum.

  You can google the topic iCloud photo library and get more sites:

  http://www.IMore.com/how-use-icloud-photo-library-ultimate-guide

• A bit confused with iCloud

  Nice day! I'm just a little confused on works iCloud for my devices. For example, on my iPhone, if I let my iCloud for backup of my game 'Crossy roads. " Then after that, I open my iPad, which has a 'Road of Crossy' game on him, and backup icloud. , the status on my iPad, I played my Cross Roads made Miss and be replaced with the data I backed up to the cloud, which is the status of my iPhone?

  Welcome to the Apple community.

  The back ups of each device are unique, a backup device does not interfere with the back to the top of another device.

• New iPad mini, confused ID. Apple/iCloud. Help!

  I recently bought a new mini iPad but got confused while setting up my ID Apple and iCloud ID.

  My Apple ID is ok and I can use my tablet, can consult them and change my Apple ID/settings etc, but somewhere during the installation, I foolishly managed to create (and confirm) the wrong username for access to iCloud. Now when I try to use icloud I'm asked to verify my ID of an e-mail that was sent to a mailbox (the user ID I was wrong of entry) that I did in fact and therefore cannot cannot get any further forward.

  As I said, the root of my problem was in the creation of the iCloud ID. I put in the user name is an anagram/misspelling of my good, so email used for checking contact get to me.

  I talked to an Apple Advisor which seamed to understand my dilemma and promised to send me a link to correct the problem, the only problem is that the link took me to a page that could reset my password for the account that I did not.

  Can someone advise the best solution? Please, I beg you.

  What do you do with the account / iCloud?

  If you want to log on to the account so that you can connect with the correct id then settings > iCloud > Sign Out. Or if you want to change the email address on this account to an e-mail account that you have access to: http://appleid.apple.com (log out of the account via the settings > iCloud > Sign Out before update the account and connect you, and then return with the updated version after).

• I find the new software of pictures (including the iCloud features) to be extremely confused

  My versions: OSX Yosemite 10.10.5, iPhone iOS 9.2, iCloud

  I find that things work very different depending on the device or the app used to access the photos.  In particular, many features, that I expect to have icloud Photos seem not to be available (or I can't find them in the GUI).

  Some examples of things that I can't do in iCloud Photos:

  (1) select a Photo Burst, choose the best shot, the rest trash (to clean the storage space)

  (2) select and album and share it

  (3) see shared albums

  (4) see 'Automatically created family Shared Album' who supposedly is created when the family of sharing is enabled.

  If I go the Photos instead of Photos of iCloud app, then all is very different.  I do not see the same pictures, the user interface is different, and a lot of things is confusing and not intuitive.  Shared photos seem to appear under the fake name of the Album.

  Note: On my phone, I have all of the "auto-download and share" features introduced on the market, because I prefer to keep some control on what photos are shared and also because I do not understand these features.  For example, what is the difference between 'My Photo Stream' and 'iCloud photo library?  And how these relate to how works "iCloud Photo Sharing"?

  Rob$ he wrote:

  What is the difference between 'My Photo Stream' and 'iCloud photo library?  And how these relate to how works "iCloud Photo Sharing"?

  Difference between iCloud photo library and stream photos- http://www.imore.com/icloud-photo-library-and-photo-stream-whats-difference.

  iCloud, photo - sharing Photo Sharing FAQ - Apple Support iCloud

  Find out more!

• iCloud backup confusion

  What does say when the iCloud backup instructions said to "lock" the screen?

  that is: plug your phone / connect to the WiFi / lock screen

  Is this all just press the button on top (5 / 5s) or side (6 / 6s) until the screen goes black OR completely disable the phone?

  Thanks in advance

  jagklr wrote:

  What does say when the iCloud backup instructions said to "lock" the screen?

  Is this all just press the button on top (5 / 5s) or side (6 / 6s) until the screen goes black

  Thanks in advance

  Press the button as you mentioned here. This is the good method.

• Confused about icloud, why is he active? Do not understand why it is active on my iphone and another system

  I have a laptop Dell Inspiron where my original iTunes began.  Since then, I have bought ipad and ipad mini and my wife and I have the iPhone 6 s.  In addition, my itunes account is linked to 2 other offices where I listen to the music.

  I recently bought my iPhone.  All our music is under her iTunes account.  Since the activation of my phone I noticed my desktop (Dell XPS), two ipads and my phone all show the cloud the need to listen to music.  I don't know how it happened, and I don't like.  This icloud does not work for me.  If it was a repository/backup for my music and my music was on my media as before I am happy but now when in my car, I am instructed by my AT & T account when I want to listen to music from my phone or ipad where as before the music was on my phone or ipad and I just listened.  How to get back to this way of using my iTunes on my system and peripherals?

  Stop the sync music via iCloud. Copy the iTunes library on your computer and the device via iTunes sync music.

• iCloud, game and music confusion Apple iTunes music library

  OK, first of all, I was a Match iTunes and subscribe Apple music, but before not to renew iTunes game, I asked and he said that if I keep my subscription to Apple's music, I would not lose my iCloud library.

  But its been a month now since the end of my subscription to Match iTunes, I keep my subscription to Apple's music and today, I have found that the majority of the track in my library of music iCloud is grayed out. So I'm screwed? I think that the information and the difference between the two services is not well explained, and now I think I'm losing all my songs matching (and many of them is not the access point) if I knew that I would lose all my music matching, I would never opt-out Match, but I read several article about it and they all said that I keep my current AP I will not use my corresponding music and everything what I lose is free of DRM.

  So, is anybody here had this problem before and there at - it a way to get my songs back?

  Hello

  Have you downloaded your music before you unsubscribe iTunes game? If the music is not on your hard drive, you will see your music in gray. You have a back up?

  Also read the ITunes game usage tips

  Jim

• iCloud storage Plan Confusion

  I recently received an email:

  It is a reminder that on 29/03/2016 you will be charged $10.99 for your 20 GB storage plan

  What?

  I currently have a 50 GB for $0.99 per month plan.  I can go down to 5 GB for free, or switch to 200 GB for $2.99 per month.  There is no such thing as a plan of 20 GB.

  Anyone can shed some light?

  Thank you

  Low contact left link.

  iCloud

• Confused about iCloud, iCloud Drive and save?

  Hello everyone. In a bit of a difficult situation here, while in a fight with a friend of mine, they have permanently deleted all the photos of us. We want these memories back and it turns out that she has pictures enabled in iCloud and also the iCloud drive. She got an iPhone 6s. I don't know what this means or how to work with it, but could you please tell me how can she retrieve photos with the icloud? A maybe need a ripping software? Something will help you! Thank you.

  iCloud is not a backup,

  But it can browse iCloud.com and connect on the photos to see if they are there. If they are not looking for and in the recently deleted folder. Other than that you have no real backup.

• iCloud library Confusion

  Hi all

  I'm probably asking a stupid question here, but I just can't get my head around this?

  1. on my PC, I add a track to my iTunes Apple Music.

  2. in the following seconds, he adds the track to my iPhone via Wi-Fi/cloud; the phone is not connected.

  3. on my PC, I then download the recently added track. It downloads OK.

  If I sync my phone with my music, is it supposed to download the song on my phone or am I also wanted to re-download the song on my phone?

  I expect would be iTunes PC sync and charge on my phone?

  This makes sense?

  See you soon

  Jack

  You should not synchronize the song on your phone to synchronize iTunes and download on your iPhone.

  Get your music collection on all your devices - Apple Support