I have an M1 MacBook Air that doesn't stay in sync with files stored in iCloud that have been created or edited on other machines.
Any suggestions?
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@sevenTool I would suggest that you simply split up your text and remove the "answer part" from it - and then post it as an answer to your question. It is completely OK to answer your own question. That way it is correctly split up in question/answers, and people can upvote your answer. – jksoegaard Oct 19 '22 at 17:45
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Also, this might be a duplicate of https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/313716/icloud-drive-wont-sync-on-mac – nohillside Oct 19 '22 at 17:50
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Thanks. It's related, but IMO a better work around. – sevenTool Oct 19 '22 at 18:10
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@sevenTool Both methods accomplish the same thing at the end. – nohillside Oct 19 '22 at 18:21
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The real question (for Apple) is why these machinations? It's a problem that has been happening for years in what seems to be isolated cases. Personally never had the issue until this new machine was delivered. – sevenTool Oct 19 '22 at 18:24
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To force iCloud to sync, open Activity Monitor and "kill the bird". That is, stop the bird process aka the BIRD daemon. It restarts on its own and the sync occurs.
A pain, yes, but easier than logging out of the user account and logging back in.
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Thanks it worked but why do we have to keep killing that bird all the time? – Pierre-Verthume Larivière Jul 13 '23 at 13:29