Fix This mac can’t connect to iCloud…

Here is a really annoying problem with iCloud, when you get a dialog box all the time that says “This mac can’t connect to iCloud because of a problem with” ….
Then you open the settings and re-type your passoword and the secound after the box pop-up again and again!

This happened for me after updating to OS X 10.11 El Capitan and changing my password on my iCloud account.

After a few tries of things i found on the internet i stubmle upon the right solution that was really ease to fix.

How to fix the “mac can’t connect to iCloud”

 

1. Open finder and select “Go” in the top menu, then select “Go to folder” or use the keyboard shortcut “Shift + Command + G” (when in finder window)

Copy and past the line below to access the folder.
/Users/YOUR-HOME/Library/Application Support/iCloud/Accounts

Hint: To find “YOUR-HOME” folder name, Open finder and select “Go” then “Home” or use the keyboard shortcut “Shift + Command + H” (when in finder window), then check the title of your Finder window, you see a little house then follows the name of your home folder

2. Delete all the files you find in that folder and empty the trash.

3. Restart your Mac and your problems will be solved.

In some cases the dialog will come up after the restart, no worries just input the password once more and the problem will be solved.

If if if this dosen’t work, sign out of your icloud account and “delete” everything, and to the steps once more.

Don’t worry the data is stored in icloud and will be restored when you login again.

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