HT204053 Signing up for iCloud

When I try to sign up to iCloud, I get the error message "The Apple ID is valid but is not an ICloud account." I've tried endlessly to find a solution. Can anyone offer one? Thanks ...

You have to use a Mac or an iPhone/iPad to sign up for iCloud. Once you have you will be able to sign in from your PC.

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  • HT204053 I am trying to sign up for icloud using windows 7. When I enter my apple id it says "this is a valid apple id but is not an icloud account". Where do I create an icloud account?

    I am trying to sign up for icloud using windows 7. When I enter my apple id it says "this is a valid apple id but is not an icloud account". Where do I create an icloud account?

    I already quoted the minimum requirements, look in the post before yours.
    You will have to upgrade your Mac to at least 10.7.5, upgrades are not free, you buy them from the App Store. Mountain Lion is the best but your Mac must be compatible.
    Here is a list of compatible machines.
    Also note that some older apps (Office 2004, Appleworks) will not run on Mountain Lion.

  • HT204053 Can i sign up for iCloud on my Windows PC?

    I have not signed up for iCloud yet and would like to but I am curently having trouble doing so. I do not have an iPod or anything right now because i sold mine a while back. I am planning on buying a new one and would like to get all the songs i previously bought onto my computer now. It is not showing me a Sign Up link anywhere for iCloud though. I would like to know if and how I can sign up for iCloud and get my purchased music on my PC.

    No, you need an OSX or IOS device to sign up to iCloud, but ......
    jmf_Titus wrote:
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    I am planning on buying a new one and would like to get all the songs i previously bought onto my computer now. It is not showing me a Sign Up link anywhere for iCloud though. I would like to know if and how I can sign up for iCloud and get my purchased music on my PC.
    ...... iCloud does not do that, you need iTunes Match, which does and works on a PC.

  • HT204053 An apple ID is for everything but could not sign icloud with it !!! So how do I sign in for icloud ?

    An apple ID is for everything but could not sign icloud with it !!! So how do I sign in for icloud ?

    Hello Leanna,
    Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing.  You can sign into iTunes with your Apple ID using these steps:
    Use your Apple ID with the iTunes Store
    Open the latest version of iTunes.
    Choose Store > Sign In.
    Enter your Apple ID and password and click Sign In.
    Click Review when asked to review your information.
    Enter your billing information.
    Click Continue after you enter your credit card and billing information. You can remove or edit your credit card information at any time. Learn more about updating your iTunes Store account information.
    Using an existing Apple ID with the iTunes Store, Mac App Store, and iBooks Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2589
    You will also need to authorize your computer to play purchases with this Apple ID:
    Open iTunes
    From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer. (In earlier versions of iTunes, access this option from the Advanced menu).
    When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Authorize.
    iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
    With the latest version of iTunes on Windows, the menu bars are hidden, so you may need to enable them to get to the Store menu.  You can follow these steps to enable the menu bars:
    To keep the iTunes menus active, change the setting by selecting the Menu icon in the upper-left, and then selecting Show Menu Bar. Alternatively, you can press Control-B.
    iTunes: Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5610
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Sheila M.

  • I signed up for iCloud and downloaded everything for it. According to my iTunes account, everything should be swell, but when I try to sign into the Cloud, it tells me my Apple ID is valid but it's not an iCloud account. What do I do??

    I signed up for iCloud and downloaded everything for it. According to my iTunes account, everything should be swell, but when I try to sign into the Cloud, it tells me my Apple ID is valid but it's not an iCloud account. What do I do??IC

    Hi DesCoop,
    You must initiallly activate iCloud from an IOS device or a Mac. You cannot inititally activated from a PC.
    Sorry.
    GB

  • I tried to sign in for icloud set up with my apple id, i received a message that your account limit has reached, how to get icloud access then?

    i tried to sign in for icloud set up for the first time with my apple ID, But unable to get through as i receive a message saying your account limit is reached, then how to proceed.

    I can't say why it should be doing this. If it persists then your only options are to set it up on another Mac or iOS device if you can (then you will be able to sign into it), or failing that to contact Support - though I don't know how helpful they are likely to be.
    To contact  iCloud Support: if you currently happen to have AppleCare, either because you recently bought Apple hardware or have paid to extend the inititial period, you can contact them here:
    http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contact/
    You will need the serial number of the covered hardware.
    If you are not covered by AppleCare, then - in common with other free email services - there is no free support and you may be asked to pay a fee.

  • Signing up for iCloud wiped out my contacts and my photos and does not show my documents,  what happened?

    Signing up for icloud wiped out my contacts, photos, and my apps.  It also does not show my pages docs for my imac.  What happened?

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  • SINCE SIGNING UP FOR ICLOUD MAIL I HAVE LOST ACCESS TO MY AOL ACCOUNTS. HOW DO I GET OFF ICLOUD MAIL? IT DOES NOT WORK.

    I SIGNED UP FOR ICLOUD MAIL LAST NIGHT. TODAY I CANNOT OPEN AOL MAIL ON EITHER MY IMAC 20" OR MY MACBOOK PRO. CLEARLY ICLOUD IS A LOSER. HOW DO I DELETE ICLOUD MAIL?

    iCloud should have no affect on any other mail accounts on your computer, especially 2 different computers. Are you sure AOL isn't down?
    But if you believe it is affecting your AOL accounts, open Accounts tab in System Preferences and select the iCloud account uncheck mail and any other features you are using with iCloud. If you are using no iCloud features, sign out of iCloud completely. It will remove any iCloud email account from Mail.

  • Since I signed up for icloud, I can't get into my iweb application. I get the following message   Can't open file "/Volumes/pnoon1/Band Stufff/Domain.sites2."

    Since I signed up for icloud, I can't get into my iweb application. I get the following message 
    Can’t open file “/Volumes/pnoon1/Band Stufff/Domain.sites2.”
    Any one have any clues ????

    Hi!
    I encountered a problem a few weeks ago which is a bit like yours. In my case my Apple ID stopped working after I upgraded to Mountain Lion. I finally found out it was because of the fact that my Apple ID has in fact been an alias within my much older MobileMe/iCloud account. And they weren't able to merge or reset the account at first. It took me a lot of mails and a few calls to get them to resetting the account and changing my Apple ID (for the Apple Store, iTunes, etc.) to a different, non-iCloud related email adress.
    Anyway, maybe you can call the Apple Support and kindly ask them to reset the password for this ominous @me.com account so you can finally start using it.
    Did you try logging into iCloud using your adress with the appendix @me.com because not everybody has got the @icloud.com ending yet. Technically it's no problem to create a new iCloud account. I can understand though that you'd like to get "your name" back .

  • Signed up for iCloud, but now no contacts on my iPhone (3G)

    My aging iPhone 3G has really gone bonkers since I signed up for iCloud.
    The main problem is that my Address Book doesn't sync - in fact it's been completely deleted from the iPhone, though it's fully intact on the iMac.
    After noting its erasure, I restored the iPhone to its factory settings, but to no avail. 
    It doesn't make any difference whether I click the Contacts checkbox under Advanced or not - still no details.
    Another bizarre observation - which may provide a clue - is that when opening iPhoto with the iPhone plugged in, it shows both the old (pre-restore) name and the new (post-restore) name, as if two iPhones were connected.  This does not happen in iTunes, which only shows the new name.
    Given my hopeless memory for phone numbers now (due in no small part to total lack of use), this iPhone has now been rendered useless for its primary function as a phone, except to call home - the only number I can remember!  (What a chump I feel!)
    Anyone have the same/similar problems, and have you managed to resolve them?  Any sane help appreciated.
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    In the absence of any replies, I'd forgotten that I'd posted here, but I did manage to sort out the problem eventually.
    I forget all the steps involved, and possibly some which may be pertinent, but in essence somewhere in the iCloud signup procedure I'd clicked something that told Address Book to upload to the Cloud, and otherwise remain invisible on the Mac.  Tinkering with the Address Book preference settings eventually restored the Contacts list to my iPhone.

  • Why did my apps disappear when I signed up for iCloud?

    I signed up for iCloud for my iPhone and when I finished setting it up, the look of the buttons on my phone changed and the apps for things like Twitter and Facebook were gone. Are they still on my phone? How do I find them? Do I have to re-download? Help!

    I just figured it out. My 2 pages of apps turned into 3, even though page 2 only has 1 app on it. My missing apps are on page 3. Why? Don't care.

  • HT5622 Can't sign up for iCloud because ID is tied to old email

    The Apple ID I've been using for the last six years is tied to an old email that I can't remember the password for anymore. This means that I've never been able to sign up for iCloud because I have no way of clicking the verification email. I've never cared until Yosemite came out and has all these awesome features that need iCloud to work. This is the ID i've go my iPhone using. Is there like a procedure to get and ID switched to a new email?

    You can change the primary email account associated with your Apple ID to a new email account which you have access to as explained here: Change your Apple ID.  Once you've done that, you can create your iCloud account by going to System Preferences>iCloud, signing in with the ID, then checking the items you want to sync with iCloud.  Once you have created the account on your Mac, go to Settings>iCloud on your iOS devices, sign in with the same ID, then turn on the items that you want to sync with iCloud.  There are more details on setting up iCloud here: https://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/ios.html.
    If you are sign into the old ID for other services, you'll need to sign out, then sign back in with the updated ID.  For example, if you are signed into the old ID for iMessage on your phone, you would go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive, tap the ID, sign out, then sign back in with the updated ID.

  • Now signed up for Icloud - bought song through Itunes but cant find folder for this on Imac!!!

    Now signed up for Icloud - bought song through Itunes but cant find folder on Imac pc - is this correct - this is my first ever apple pc and not sure about folders etc - very different from Windows 7 which I was using

    In the absence of any replies, I'd forgotten that I'd posted here, but I did manage to sort out the problem eventually.
    I forget all the steps involved, and possibly some which may be pertinent, but in essence somewhere in the iCloud signup procedure I'd clicked something that told Address Book to upload to the Cloud, and otherwise remain invisible on the Mac.  Tinkering with the Address Book preference settings eventually restored the Contacts list to my iPhone.

  • ICloud tells me I need to sign up for iCloud, but where can I do that?

    iCloud tells me I need to sign up for iCloud, but where can I do that? It is installed on my PC, and I have an Apple ID. The iCloud setup page does not explain simply how to sign up for iCloud. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

    Taken from the main screen of the iCloud.com website:
    "To use iCloud, first set it up with your Apple ID on a device with iOS 5 or a Mac with OS X Lion."

  • Can i get my old mobile me email name if i sign up for iCloud now

    can i get me old mobile me email name if i sign up for iCloud now

    Try signing in in System Preferences (or Settings)>iCloud with your MobileMe address. It's possible that you may be able to open an iCloud account using it, though as it's now several years since MobileMe closed this situation doesn't arise often and I don't know whether you will now be able to do this. When you enable Mail you should get both your @me.com address and also an @icloud.com address with the same prefix.

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