Icloud is syncing, but no contacts appaer

made the initial setup for my new Retina imac yesterday. Unfortunately, I have a "funny" problem with icloud syncing. Calendar is fine , safari, too. Icloud drive and photos are working. But, contacts are not showing, despite contacs are active on every other Apple device i own . I deactivated and activated icloud for a few times, no result. Any suggestions??
Thank you in advance

Hi dalry41,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The articles below may be able to help you with this. Photo Stream does not count against your iCloud storage.
Managing your iCloud storage
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847
iCloud: iCloud storage management overview
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12790
If your iCloud storage runs low, there are several ways you can increase your available space. You can reduce the size of your iOS device backups or remove entire backups from iCloud, reduce your Camera Roll backup, choose which documents to store in iCloud, and remove email messages.
Movies and trailers in iMovie Theater may use larger amounts of iCloud storage than other documents. To learn more about managing movies and trailers stored in iCloud, see the iMovie Help topic about iMovie Theater on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
iCloud: My Photo Stream FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4486
Does My Photo Stream use my iCloud storage?
No. Photos uploaded to My Photo Stream do not count against your iCloud storage.
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

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