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Icloud 10.6.8

  • In iOS 14 or later, tap Settings Mail Accounts Fetch New Data, then turn on Push. In iOS 13 or earlier, tap Settings Passwords & Accounts Fetch New Data, then turn on Push. Send an email to your account to see if Push is working. In Fetch New Data, tap your iCloud account and turn on Push. You can only use Push with one account at a time.
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Sep 21, 2018 Hello All, I am hoping someone out there can help resolve a problem I have regarding the use of iCloud Drive on my elderly Imac running OSX 10.6.8. I have been accessing my iCloud Drive via Finder quite happily for almost a year, but a few days ago the hard drive went pop and I had to have a new.

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I've also been able to use iCloud email in Entourage using settings suggested for Outlook 2011 at answers.microsoft.com. I tried to include a link in this reply, but it was apparently rejected as spam. I guess I'll find out if including 'microsoft.com' in the body of a reply has the same results.

No luck for me.
Outgoing mail doesn't work. It tells me the iCloud SMTP server is offline. In fact, it's never worked for me under 10.6 and I've tried every possible SMTP server setting variation. Only incoming mail works.

Have you tried changing the password once on your Apple ID? Early adopters of iCloud had passwords incompatible with the iCloud SMTP server. Changing the password once, then waiting about 10 minutes, and there is a chance the SMTP server will be functional for you.

What I have had to do when setting up iCloud accounts on older Mail.app or all other mail clients is to NOT use SSL, regular old port 25, with your iCloud email address as the username, and (obviously) your password as the password.
Try that and see if it works for you. Non-encrypted SMTP is not cool, but is probably something most people can live with.

Works for me with Mac OS X 10.6.8. Thank you!
Mark

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Still doesn't work for me (10.6.8). Neither incoming nor outgoing mail work. Oh well, I'm planning on upgrading my aging MacBook anyway with some Christmas money...

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864
They seem to work!

What for p04-smtp.mail.me.com if smtp.mail.me.com works just fine?

Is my current mac.com address equivalent to a me.com address, or do I need to delete the mac.com account?

Is OSX 10.6/7 needed for anything other than to install iCloud?
If I install it with the newer versions of OSX can I then use it with, say, 10.4.11?

Yes, iCloud has presented some problems.
My primary email, which is a .mac account isn't a problem at all.
The problem is with my long established business alias account, also a .mac account.
Clients are unable to send me mail on that account. It just bounces back.
To date, Apple are unable to figure out the problem.
In fact none of my email was working. It turned out that their engineers had established a new password to troubleshoot the issue on their end.
I hope they can fix this. I have thousands of dollars of advertising out there with my inaccessible business email on.
This is the biggest screw up I have ever encountered with Apple.
Once again to date, (it's been over two weeks) no resolve.

A friend, running 10.6.8 was stuck with his old me.com account after upgrading it to iCloud.
He wasn't able to RECEIVE messages due to the wrong (and grey = un-editable) server for incoming mail... he could SEND mail alright, and of course do both through the iCloud.com webpage.
Creating a new account with the same address is refused by the Mail app.
So we backed all mail up (the 'users/**hisname**/library/mail/' folder), and deleted the old me.com account. Then we set it up again (really only entering the Apple ID and the password). The new account had exactly the same settings as before, but it works again... go figure...
All the mailboxes he had created to store various messages came back as well !

Thank you for this tip! It works like a charm also for me!

Recommended system requirements

iCloud1 requires an Apple ID, an active Internet connection, and up to date software. If you meet the recommended system requirements below, you can take advantage of the latest iCloud features and get the best overall experience. To see the minimum requirements for each feature, you can review the minimum requirements at the bottom of this page.

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

  • iOS 14 or iPadOS 14
  • iWork for iOS (Pages 2.5 or later, Numbers 2.5 or later, Keynote 2.5 or later)2

Mac

  • macOS Big Sur
  • Safari 9.1 or later, Firefox 45 or later, Google Chrome 54 or later, or Opera
  • iWork for Mac (Pages 5.5 or later, Numbers 3.5 or later, Keynote 6.5 or later)2

Watch

PC

  • Microsoft Windows 10*
  • iTunes 12.7
  • Outlook 2016 or later
  • Firefox 45 or later, Google Chrome 54 or later (desktop mode only), Microsoft Edge, or Opera

* Windows 10 May 2019 Update or later is recommended for iCloud for Windows 10.

Apple TV

Minimum system requirements by feature

To use iCloud, you need at least iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPad, or iPad mini; or at least OS X Lion 10.7.5 on a Mac.

Backup and Restore

Backup and Restore is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  • iOS 5

Bookmarks

Bookmarks is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

  • iOS 11
  • macOS Sierra 10.12 and Safari 11
  • Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows 7 and Firefox 22, Google Chrome 28 in desktop mode only, or Opera

Calendar, Contacts, Mail

Calendar, Contacts, and Mail are available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

  • iOS 5
  • OS X Lion 10.7.5
  • Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows 7 and Outlook 2010 - Outlook 2016 3 or an up-to-date web browser

FaceTime

FaceTime is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and Mac.

  • iOS 6
  • OS X Mavericks 10.9

Family Setup for Apple Watch

Family Setup is available on iPhone and Apple Watch with two-factor authentication.

  • iOS 14
  • watchOS 7

Family Sharing

Family Sharing is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV.

  • iOS 8
  • OS X Yosemite and iTunes 12
  • iCloud for Windows 4.1 and iTunes 12
  • tvOS 7.0

Files app

The Files app is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  • iOS 11
  • iPadOS 14 (upgraded features)

Find Friends

Find Friends is available on Apple Watch.

  • watchOS 3 - watchOS 5

Find My

Find My is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and Mac.

  • iOS 13 or iPadOS
  • macOS Catalina

Find my [device]

Find my [device] is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

  • iOS 5
  • iOS 6 (for Lost Mode)
  • iOS 7 (for Activation Lock)
  • OS X Lion 10.7.5

Find my iPhone and Find my Friends apps

Find my iPhone and Find my Friends are available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and web browsers.

  • iOS 8 - iOS 12
  • On macOS: Safari 7, Firefox 27, Google Chrome 35, Opera
  • On Windows: Firefox 27, Google Chrome 35, Edge 79, Opera

Icloud 10.6.8 Install

Find People

Find People is available on Apple Watch.

  • watchOS 6
Icloud

iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

  • iOS 8
  • OS X Yosemite
  • Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows 4.1

iCloud Drive folder sharing

iCloud Drive folder sharing is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

  • iOS 13.4 or iPadOS 13.4
  • OS X Catalina 10.15.4

iCloud Photos

iCloud Photos is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

  • iOS 8.3
  • OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

iCloud Tabs

iCloud Tabs is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

  • iOS 11
  • macOS Sierra 10.12 and Safari 11

iMessage

iMessage is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

  • iOS 6
  • OS X Mavericks 10.9

iTunes Match

iTunes Match is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV.

  • iOS 5.0.1
  • On macOS: iTunes 10.5.1
  • On Windows: iTunes 10.5.1
  • tvOS 4.4

iWork for iCloud

iWork for iCloud is available in web browsers on macOS and Windows. Learn which operating systems and browsers support Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iCloud.

Keychain

Keychain5 is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac with two-factor authentication.

  • iOS 8.4.1
  • OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

Mail Drop (send attachments)

Mail Drop is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

  • iOS 9.2
  • OS X Yosemite (for Mail app)
  • iCloud.com/mail from an up-to-date web browser (Safari 7.2 to upload packages, such as iWork files)
  • An email account that supports IMAP
  • Windows 7

Messages in iCloud

Messages in iCloud is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac with two-factor authentication and Keychain enabled.

  • iOS 11.4
  • macOS High Sierra 10.13.5

My Photo Stream

My Photo Stream6 is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV.

  • iOS 5.1
  • OS X Lion 10.7.5 with Photos 1.0 or iPhoto '11 9.2.2 or Aperture 3.2.3
  • Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows
  • tvOS 5.0

Notes (upgraded features)

Notes is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 9
  • OS X El Capitan 10.11

Reading List

Reading List is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 11
  • macOS Sierra 10.12
  • Safari 11

Reminders (upgraded features)

Reminders is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

Icloud 10.6.8 App

  • iOS 13 or iPadOS
  • macOS Catalina

Screen Time

Screen Time is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 12
  • macOS Catalina with iPhoto '11 9.5 or Aperture 3.5, or Photos 1.0
  • Windows 7 with iCloud for Windows
  • tvOS 5.3

Shared Albums

Shared Albums is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, PC, and Apple TV.

  • iOS 7
  • OS X Mavericks 10.9

Shared Notes

Shared Notes is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 9
  • OS X El Capitan

Shared Notes Folders

Shared Notes Folders is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 13 or iPadOS
  • macOS Catalina

Sharing Suggestions

Sharing Suggestions is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  • iOS 12

Siri Shortcuts

Siri Shortcuts is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  • iOS 12

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

  • iOS 9
  • OS X El Capitan
  • iCloud for Windows 5

Two-step verification

Two-step verification7 is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 7
  • OS X Mavericks 10.9

Voice Memos

Voice Memos is available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and Mac.

  • iOS 12
  • macOS Mojave

If you use a Managed Apple ID, iCloud for Windows isn’t supported.

Some Android devices can use iCloud.com, but the site works best when using supported browsers on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Windows.

Some features aren't available in all countries and regions. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices.

  1. Learn how iCloud operates in China mainland.
  2. You can get iWork for iOS and iWork for Mac from the App Store if they didn't come with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
  3. Outlook 2010 Personal Edition isn't supported.
  4. To share iCloud storage with your family, you need iOS 11 or later, or macOS High Sierra or later. You can participate in a shared iCloud storage plan using iOS 8 or later, or OS X Yosemite or later.
  5. If you have two-factor authentication and you use iCloud Keychain, you need iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan or later.
  6. In some cases, My Photo Stream isn't available for new accounts. Learn how to use iCloud Photos to store your photos and videos in iCloud.
  7. If you don’t meet the minimum system requirements, your data is still protected by two-step verification.