iCloud preferences error

I've been struggling with a particular Contact that is on my iphone and ipad, but refuses to sync to my Mac and iCloud.com

Search through similar questions online I found tips that I should check my iCloud preferences, but when I go into Preferences system and iCloud I get "error in preferences, there was a mistake in iCloud preferences." I logged off, rebooted, signed on iCloud or but still get the same problem (and the contact does not always sync). I tried to check messages, log on to the Console, but does not know what to look for, or what the messages to include in this post to identify the problem.

I am El Capitan v 10.11.4 running on my MacBook Air to 2013

Any help to fix this would be appreciated.

Interesting, I have the same problem with similar settings, El Capitan 10.11.4 on a MacBook Air mid 2012 and an Iphone 4. I get this message "Error in preferences, there was a mistake in the iCloud preferences" and when I look at the devices in system preferences > cloud > devices, only my ipad comes. I spent hours on this point, does not.  Looks like I have at least a sync, but my phone is not displayed.  I'm new, last night at El Capitan and new in iCloud.  but since I see similarities in equipment and software, maybe it's a little problem with these models and El Capitan. The CHPguy, your mac initially with the Lion as the operating system?  Mac fans with advice? Thank you!!!

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