Logging in to iCloud

Hello,
I received an invite to join an iCloud calendar, so I downloaded iCloud to my PC. Now it tells me to log in using my Apple ID - I've only got one. When I do that, it tells me that my ID is valid, but it's not an iCloud account. What do I do now? Please explain it to me step by step, I'm new to Apple and not very tech savvy.
Thank you!

You are getting this message because you are trying to create an iCloud account on a PC. You can only create iCloud account on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) running iOS 5 or higher, or on a Mac running OS X Lion (10.7.5) or higher. You create an iCloud account by going to System Preferences>iCloud on a Mac, or Settings>iCloud on an iOS device and signing in with your Apple ID.
After creating your account on one of these devices you will then be able to sign into the account using this ID on your PC.

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Unable to log in to iCloud

Strange issue...
Recently I am unable to log in to iCloud from my computer at work. In addition, my calendar and contacts no longer sync with my iCloud. Instead, I am getting an error message stating that 'iCloud encountered and error while trying to connect to the server'.
I checked with IT and there is no blocking of the Apple servers going on.
If you are REALLY interested, here is the dialogue from the error message...
APPLICATION NAME
cloudos
ERROR
authDidNotConnect
ORIGIN
server
TYPE
error
APP STATECHART
SC.Statechart:sc772
initialized: true
name: cloudos-statechart
current-states: [
    active.authUI.fieldsEditable
state-transition:
    active: false
    suspended: false
handling-event: false
BUILD NUMBER
1M.63768
TIME
Wed Dec 05 2012 12:05:51 GMT-0700 (MST)        (1354734351557)
HOST
www.icloud.com
USER AGENT
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_8_2) AppleWebKit/536.26.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/6.0.2 Safari/536.26.17
ENVIRONMENT
PROD
RECENT LOG MESSAGES
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: DEBUG: CloudOS.main() already has localized strings, proceeding to run CloudOS.run() now.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: DEBUG: Loading localized strings and metrics
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN initialize statechart
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN gotoState: __ROOT_STATE__
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: starting from current state: ---
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states before: ---
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: __ROOT_STATE__
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: loading
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states after: loading
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END gotoState: __ROOT_STATE__
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN gotoState: validatingAuth
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: starting from current state: loading
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states before: loading
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: pivot state = __ROOT_STATE__
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: <-- exiting state: loading
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: validatingAuth
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: validatingAuth.gettingReply
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: DEBUG: COS: Sending validate POST request to https://setup.icloud.com/setup/ws/1/validate
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: DEBUG: --> Request 1:   POST to https://setup.icloud.com/setup/ws/1/validate?clientBuildNumber=1M.63768&clientId =5B431CA4-6CDE-4068-872C-0B159FACD905, headers: Content-Type=text/plain, body: (omitted)
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states after: validatingAuth.gettingReply
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END gotoState: validatingAuth
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END initialize statechart
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:32 GMT: DEBUG: Language check: null -> en-us. We WILL relocalize.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: <-- Response 1: 0 (576ms), headers:   body: (empty)
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: WARN: Could not decode JSON: JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: COS: invoking validateDidFail
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN sendEvent: 'authDidNotConnect'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: validatingAuth.gettingReply: will handle event 'authDidNotConnect'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN gotoState: active.authUI
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: starting from current state: validatingAuth.gettingReply
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states before: validatingAuth.gettingReply
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: pivot state = __ROOT_STATE__
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: <-- exiting state: validatingAuth.gettingReply
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: <-- exiting state: validatingAuth
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: active
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: active.authUI
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: active.authUI.downloadingAuthModule
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Attempting to load 'cloudos/auth_ui'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/auth_ui' is not loaded, loading now.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: 'cloudos/auth_ui' depends on 'cloudkit/photo', loading dependency…
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Attempting to load 'cloudkit/photo'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/photo' is not loaded, loading now.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'cloudkit/photo' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudkit/photo/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading CSS file in 'cloudos/auth_ui' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/stylesheet.css'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'cloudos/auth_ui' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states after: active.authUI.downloadingAuthModule
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END gotoState: active.authUI
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END sendEvent: 'authDidNotConnect'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Spent 23ms painting the background canvas, which, in addition to the radial gradient, required 12 drawImage calls for the tiles.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/photo' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Evaluating and invoking callbacks for 'cloudkit/photo'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/photo' has completed loading, invoking callbacks.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/auth_ui' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Evaluating and invoking callbacks for 'cloudos/auth_ui'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/auth_ui' has completed loading, invoking callbacks.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN gotoState: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: starting from current state: active.authUI.downloadingAuthModule
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states before: active.authUI.downloadingAuthModule
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: pivot state = active.authUI
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: <-- exiting state: active.authUI.downloadingAuthModule
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states after: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END gotoState: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Preloading https://www.icloud.com/system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/stylesheet- 1.png
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Preloading explicitly-specified image system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/source/resources/images/rotating_ gradient.jpg
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Preloading explicitly-specified image system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/source/resources/images/canvas_ma sk.png
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Finished loading system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/source/resources/images/canvas_ma sk.png. images remaining before callback: 2
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Finished loading system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/source/resources/images/rotating_ gradient.jpg. images remaining before callback: 1
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: Finished loading https://www.icloud.com/system/cloudos/cloudos/auth_ui/en-us/1M.63768/stylesheet- 1.png. images remaining before callback: 0
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:33 GMT: DEBUG: All images are downloaded. Now running callback.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Prefetching module 'cloudos/alarms'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'cloudos/alarms' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudos/alarms/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Prefetching module 'cloudos/language'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'cloudos/language' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudos/language/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Prefetching module 'cloudkit/error_catcher'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading CSS file in 'cloudkit/error_catcher' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudkit/error_catcher/en-us/1M.63768/stylesheet.css'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'cloudkit/error_catcher' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudkit/error_catcher/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Prefetching module 'cloudos/account'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: 'cloudos/account' depends on 'coreweb/timezone_picker', loading dependency…
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Attempting to load 'coreweb/timezone_picker'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'coreweb/timezone_picker' is not loaded, loading now.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading CSS file in 'coreweb/timezone_picker' -> 'system/cloudos/coreweb/timezone_picker/en-us/1M.63768/stylesheet.css'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'coreweb/timezone_picker' -> 'system/cloudos/coreweb/timezone_picker/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading CSS file in 'cloudos/account' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudos/account/en-us/1M.63768/stylesheet.css'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Loading JavaScript file in 'cloudos/account' -> 'system/cloudos/cloudos/account/en-us/1M.63768/javascript-strings.js'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/alarms' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/alarms' was prefetched, not evaluating until needed.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/error_catcher' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/error_catcher' was prefetched, not evaluating until needed.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/language' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:36 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/language' was prefetched, not evaluating until needed.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/account' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/account' was prefetched, not evaluating until needed.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'coreweb/timezone_picker' finished loading.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Evaluating and invoking callbacks for 'coreweb/timezone_picker'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'coreweb/timezone_picker' has completed loading, invoking callbacks.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Now that coreweb/timezone_picker has loaded, all dependencies for a dependent cloudos/account are met.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Evaluating and invoking callbacks for 'cloudos/account'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:53:37 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudos/account' has completed loading, invoking callbacks.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:54:32 GMT: DEBUG: CloudOS window received focus event
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:19 GMT: DEBUG: CloudOS window received focus event
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN sendEvent: 'userDidSubmit'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: active.authUI.fieldsEditable: will handle event 'userDidSubmit'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: DEBUG: CloudKit: Sending login POST request to https://setup.icloud.com/setup/ws/1/login
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: DEBUG: --> Request 2:   POST to https://setup.icloud.com/setup/ws/1/login?clientBuildNumber=1M.63768&clientId=5B 431CA4-6CDE-4068-872C-0B159FACD905, headers: Content-Type=text/plain, body: (omitted)
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN gotoState: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: starting from current state: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states before: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: pivot state = active.authUI
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: <-- exiting state: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states after: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END gotoState: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END sendEvent: 'userDidSubmit'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: DEBUG: <-- Response 2: 0 (247ms), headers:   body: (empty)
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: WARN: Could not decode JSON: JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: DEBUG: COS: invoking loginDidFail
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: WARN: Auth: No auth bag or recognized status code
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN sendEvent: 'authDidNotConnect'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted: will handle event 'authDidNotConnect'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:25 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END sendEvent: 'authDidNotConnect'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:42 GMT: DEBUG: CloudOS window received focus event
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:49 GMT: DEBUG: CloudOS window received focus event
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: BEGIN gotoState: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: starting from current state: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states before: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: pivot state = active.authUI
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: <-- exiting state: active.authUI.attemptIsSubmitted
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: --> entering state: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: current states after: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: INFO: SC.Statechart<cloudos-statechart, sc772>: END gotoState: active.authUI.fieldsEditable
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: DEBUG: CloudKit: ErrorCatcher dialog invoked.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Attempting to load 'cloudkit/error_catcher'
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/error_catcher' already loaded.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Evaluating JavaScript for module 'cloudkit/error_catcher'.
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:51 GMT: DEBUG: SC.Module: Module 'cloudkit/error_catcher' has completed loading, invoking callbacks.

You might try the following.
1. Sign out of your account
(If you are unable to do this because System Preferences has frozen, Force Quit System Preferences and try again)
2. When prompted, opt to delete, contacts, calendars etc from your Mac.
(You are only deleting this data from your Mac, not from iCloud, the data will be reinstated when you log back in. If you need to check that the data is in iCloud before deleting it go to iCloud.com and check each section for data)
3. Having logged out, check that the iCloud accounts along with their data have disappeared from the Mail, Address Book and iCal Applications.
(If necessary, delete the iCloud accounts from each of these application separately from each Applications Preferences)
4. At this point it may be worth trying to log into iCloud from the System Preferences iCloud settings again, if this works, all well and good, if it doesn't continue to step 5.
5. Open your User Library folder in the Finder. (When in the Finder, go to the Go menu, hold down the option key (alt) and choose Library when it appears in the Go menu)
6. Navigate to Library > Application Support > iCloud and drag the iCloud folder to your desktop. (This action only copies the folder and will provide you with a back up)
7. Select the iCloud folder again in Library > Application Support and drag it to the trash, enter your administrators password when prompted.
8. Restart your computer.
9. You should now be able to enter your ID and Password in system Preferences > iCloud and log into your account. Check the services you wish to use and once you are satisfied it's working as it should, trash the iCloud folder you copied to your desktop earlier.

When I try to log on to icloud it says "Apple ID is valid but not an icloud account? Changed my Apple password a few times reset my system still no luck Please help!t

When I try to log on to icloud it says "Apple ID is valid but not an icloud account? Changed my Apple password a few times reset my system still no luck Please help!t

Welcome to the Apple community.
These types of messages often indicate a problem with the devices serial number, have you had your phone repaired at any stage or did you buy it second-hand.

What to do when trying to log into my iCloud and it says "this apple iD is valid, but it's not an iCloud account"?

What to do when trying to log into my iCloud and it says "this apple iD is valid, but it's not an iCloud account"?

If you have not already created an iCloud account elsewhere you cannot do so on PC, and that is the error message you will get. You can create an iCloud account on a Mac or an iOS device and then you should be able to sign into it in the iCloud Control Panel in Windows.

HT1338 i currently have a macbook 2.1 and want to update. what can it support? I can't even download IPhoto! I can't open anything in my ICloud account either! its not on my current browser nor am i able when logging onto my ICloud account.

i currently have a macbook 2.1xersion 10.6.8 and want to update. what can it support? Everything i try, it won't support! I can't even download IPhoto! I can't open anything in my ICloud account either! its not on my current browser nor am i able when logging onto my ICloud account. Can anyone give me some advice besides buying a newer laptop?

Lion 10.7.5 is as far as you can go. You must have at least 2 GBs of installed RAM.
Upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion or Mountain Lion
You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99.
If you sign into the App Store and try to purchase Mountain Lion but the App Store says your computer is not compatible then you may still be able to upgrade to Lion per the following information.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. Or you can order directly on the online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
     Lion System Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
           or Xeon processor
       2. 2GB of memory
       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
       4. 7GB of available space
       5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

I was looking at the "Find my iPhone" app and I have a doubt regarding how it works for the macbook. In order to detect the location, the macbook should remain signed into iCloud. What if the thief logs out of iCloud. Would we able to locate the macbook?

I was looking at the "Find my iPhone" app and I have a doubt regarding how it works for the macbook. In order to detect the location, the macbook should remain signed into iCloud. What if the person who has stolen my macbook logs out of iCloud.
It should work fine for iPhone/iPad because we can enable "Restrictions" to prevent the user from signing out of iCloud. Do we have simialr settings for the macbook?
Thanks,

If it's not on the device list, it indicates that someone has gone to Find My iPhone on icloud.com and manually deleted it from the device list (as explained here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mmfc0eeddd), and it has not gone back online since (which would cause it to reappear on the device list; Find My iPhone has been turned of in settings on the device; the iClolud account has been deleted from the device; or the entire devices has been erased and restored.
Unfortunately, there's no other way to track the phone other than through Find My iPhone. You could call your carrier and see if they would blackliste it so at least the theif couldn't use it.

How do I log out of icloud on my iphone when my password or email recovery address doesn't work?

I switched my email address to a more current gmail one (which works as my apple id) from an old hotmail one. It switched my apple id over, but it didn't switch my icloud email over. Now the hotmail account is gone, the old password doesn't work, and I can't log in to icloud with my current gmail one. I can't delete it becuase the password doesn't work. I can't even wipe my phone out and start with whole new accounts because I can't turn off 'find my iphone'!

What it says is that Photostream photos will be deleted on your phone & any documents stored on the phone will be deleted...that's the way it works. If you want these photos, you need to save them first. For contacts, calendars, etc., you'll be asked if you want to keep on the phone or not.

I need to change my iCloud email address. I changed it for my Apple id but I can't log out of iCloud to change it there. Find my iPad is activated so I can't delete my iCloud account. I don't have the email address the iCloud login has anymore.

I need to change my iCloud email address. I changed it for my Apple id but I can't log out of iCloud to change it there. Find my iPad is activated so I can't delete my iCloud account. I don't have the email address the iCloud login has anymore so I can't have the password sent there. To sum it up, iCloud has an old email for the account log-in. I don't remember the password for the old email. I have Find My iPad activated so the iCloud account cannot be deleted. And I am already logged out of iTunes & App Store.

If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple IDand that ID is a previous version of your current ID, not an entirely different one.
This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
However it can also arise when the user has changed their Apple ID details with Apple and not made the same changes to their iCloud account/Find My Phone on their device before upgrading to iOS 7, or if you restore from a previous back up made before you changed your details and some other circumstances.
The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID using your current password, you don’t need access to this address if it’s previously been used with your Apple ID, once you have saved these details enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone" and delete the account from your device. It may take a short while to remove the account.
You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, save it once again and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.
This article provides more information about Activation Lock.

HT204053 I cannot log into the iCloud website from my PC laptop. No issues linking to email on iPhone or on my MacBook. Please help?

I have an original @mac.com email address and also use my address at [email protected]
I have no issues logging into iCloud account from my MacBook or accessing my account from my iPhone.
But anytime I try to log into the iCloud website from my work PC laptop, it tells me my Apple ID or password are incorrect. I try logging in with both address endings, @mac and @me and nothing.
Any ideas? Thanks!

In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your iOS device, you need to delete the account from your iOS device first, then add it back using your updated details. (Settings > iCloud, scroll down and hit "Delete Account")

I'm trying to verify my apple id but when i log into icloud to get the email it says 'the apple id has not been verifed.' So how do i verify my account if it wont let me log into to icloud mail?

I'm trying to verify my apple id but when i log into icloud to get the email it says 'the apple id has not been verifed.' So how do i verify my account if it wont let me log into to icloud mail? stressing me out please help me

You have to respond to the verification email that Apple should have sent to you by clicking the Verify Now link. Make sure you check the email address you used to set up your iCloud account. This would not normally be an @icloud.com email address. Also make sure you check the spam/junk folder as well as the inbox. If it isn't there, go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage your Apple ID, sign in, click on Name, ID and Email addresses on the left, then to the right click Resend under your Primary Email Address to resend the verification email.

How can I lock out my iCloud? Because of forget my old password and I have do a new Apple ID but when wan to log out my iCloud it call me to logout find my iphone but already forget the password . Have any solution ?

How can I lock out my iCloud?
Because of forget my old password I have create a new Apple ID
But when I wan to log out my iCloud,it call me to logout Find My iPhone.
I had already forget the password that why I create a new Apple ID.
Have any solution for problem like this ?

Apps and Music are not from iCloud. Are from iTunes and App Store.
You can change this from: Settings>iTunes and App Stores>Sign out and sign in with new ID, but you will have to pay again to download apps that you already have in your old account. Or leave it as it is to share purchases with your son.

HT4865 I just bought this ipad and cannot log out from icloud because i dont have the password.how can i log out from icloud?need help

I just bought this ipad and cannot log out from icloud because i dont have the password.how can i log out from icloud?need help

You need to return it to the seller and get your money back. You cannot reset or use the device with another AppleID installed unless you know the password for that ID.
If the device has been jailbroken, no one on here can give you any further help...the Terms of Use prohibit us from doing so.

My Icloud has my music library- cant seem to access that library from my second computer- logged in to iclouds.. how do i access my cloud in Itunes from anotehr computer?

cant seem to access that library from my second computer- logged in to iclouds.. how do i access my cloud in Itunes from anotehr computer?
I also cn plug my device- iphone- into my computer.. but cant hear play back? What in the world am i doing wrong here?

Ive done that.. a laptop at home and one at work.. one I can get it on- the other it shows the libary now that ive matched it- but its all grayed out and i cant access it

Changed my AppleID and password - now can't log-in to iCloud with my deleted account. It does not accept my passwords - old or new. I cannot delete my old iCloud on phone

iPhone 5S on iOS7 -
I changed my AppleID and password online.
My iPhone keeps prompting me to log-in to iCloud with my deleted account. It does not accept my passwords - old or new. I cannot delete my old iCloud account because it requires that I enter

Hi suefrombenton,
Please see this previous discussion on how to change an Apple ID on an iOS device -
How do I change my Apple ID on my iPad? | Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4431720
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Feb 13, 2013 17,10AM I can't sync my I downloaded the icloud software and it says my ID is a valid Apple ID, but not an icloud ID - this is right after I've set it up as one(When i try to log in on Icloud). Help!

Feb 13, 2013 17,10AM I can't sync my downloaded icloud software and it says my ID is a valid Apple ID, but not an icloud ID - this is right after I've set it up as one(When i try to log in on Icloud). Help

Are you trying to login to an account you already made (on an iPhone or similar) or create a new iCloud account?

My ex husband bought our 2 girls new Iphones some months ago. They just noticed he had them logged into his icloud and they have never used this facility. Can anyone confirm that he has access to their photos, imessages, SMS, facebook and email etc?

The children had new IPhones 5s bought for them by my ex-husband. He set them up and logged them into his Icloud account which they were unaware of. Some months later they have messages saying their Icloud storage is full which alerted them to the fact it was his Icloud account on their phones. There was also some transference of personal photos from other devices to their phones from his phone? We know he was able to see things on their phone but did not know how. Can he backup all their info without their knowledge? Did he have access to their email; imessage, SMS, facebook, photos etc
Please explain how we can ensure his icloud account details are removed from their phones so he can not access their phones. In addition is there anyway he could have put spyware on their phones and if so can we run a test of some sort?
Any help greatly appreciated.

You should do the following on each of your children's devices:
Log out of iCloud.
Log out of the iTunes Store and App Store.
Create a new Apple ID.
Log in to iCloud using the new Apple ID.
It isn't possible to install malicious software on an iOS device unless the device is jailbroken or you have the resources of a government intelligence agency.

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