On 1 Nov 2013, at 12:25 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a simple neat way of retreating from iCloud active on several > devices? > > Safari 6.1 on my late 2012 iMac (OSX Mountain Lion) now displays unwanted > bookmarks in the Favorites Bar and the customised Toolbar has changed. (Mail > signatures have also reverted to old versions, but possibly an unrelated > issue.) These symptoms have been noticed since I activated iCloud and > other standard software updates in the last week. > > I had a stable system with two iMacs, an iPad, iPhone and AppleTV. When I > updated to iOS 7.0.3 on my iPhone5 and iPad2, I thought it was time to jump > into this iCloud thinggy and use some of the facilities. I also activated > one iMac for Photo Stream syncing. > > I have no idea of what is happening in the Cloud, or if iCloud syncing has > anything to do with the OSX Safari oddities.
You might have setup iCloud sync and also iTunes sync for Safari Bookmarks. In the earliest days of the iPhone and iPod touch, the only way to keep calendars, contacts, bookmarks, and notes in sync with your Mac or PC was to do wired syncs via iTunes. MobileMe later made wireless push synchronisation possible, and iCloud maintains that feature. Even so, syncing these types of data via iTunes is still possible with a wired sync or a new-in- iOS-5 wireless sync. And that’s a problem, because if you sync an iOS device both with iTunes and with iCloud, you’ll almost inevitably encounter sync loops that lead to endless duplication of data—especially calendar and contact items. So, it’s not enough simply to turn iCloud syncing on; you must also turn iTunes syncing off for these types of data, if it isn’t off already! To do this, follow these steps: 1. Connect your iOS device to your computer. 2. Open iTunes. 3. Select your device in the sidebar on the left. 4. In the main part of the iTunes window, click Info. 5. If any of the following items are checked, uncheck them: Sync Address Book Contacts, Sync iCal Calendars, Sync Safari Bookmarks, and Sync Notes. 6. Click Apply. The selected data types stop syncing via iTunes and instead sync via iCloud only. > But I would like to return to a simple and stable state of physical control. > And then - perhaps - gradually reactivate the iCloud services. To > paraphrase a respected WAMUG member - "fix all problems before installing > Mavericks (and make a backup)". > > Kind regards > Alan >
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