Hi Ronni Thanks for indicating a possible cause of multiplying Bookmarks. I used to do manual iTunes backups/syncs, then advanced to WiFi. When I activated iCloud on the devices I did not make any changes to the previous iTunes settings. I will follow your step by step syncing guide. Then a careful reading of the User Guides and Apple Support articles would seem to be in order.
A careful reading of future iOS ugrade steps would be in order too: I've inadvertently signed up for FaceTime on the iPad, which I don't envisage ever using. Cheers Alan On 01/11/2013, at 3:18 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >> > > -- 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>
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