Cloud Sync

Cloud Sync moves the personal collection through private iCloud. It does not sync the Pokémon catalog, scan originals, or pricing history.

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What this screen does

Cloud Sync moves the personal collection through private iCloud. It does not sync the Pokémon catalog, scan originals, or pricing history.

Mac

Cloud Sync showing Synced, Sync Personal Images off, and Delete Cloud Collection Data.
Cloud Sync. Select a number to read that area.

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iPhone

Cloud Sync on iPhone uses the same private iCloud collection as Mac.

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iPhone

Personal image sync and cellular image transfer are separate choices.

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Additional platform screenshots will be added as this guide is expanded.

Screen areas

  1. Sync switch. Sync My Collection turns iCloud collection sync on or off. Last Sync, Collection Sync, and Changes waiting to sync sit under the switch. Sync Now is in the header and runs only while sync is on.
  2. Options. Sync Personal Images and Sync on Cellular. Both are off unless you turn them on. Photos are separate from collection metadata. Cellular image transfer requires the cellular switch. Metadata still syncs when images are held back.
  3. Cloud data. Delete Cloud Collection Data removes the personal collection data stored in iCloud. This device is not erased. Reset Sync State clears tokens and rebuilds from this device without deleting the local collection.

How to use

  1. Sign in to the iCloud account you want the collection to share. The screen says sign-in is required when the account is missing.
  2. Turn on Sync My Collection. The first sync uploads this device and downloads cards that are already in iCloud.
  3. Leave Sync Personal Images off to keep photos on this device. Use iPhone Catalog collection sync when collection photos should move over the local network.

Controls

Sync My Collectiontoggle

Turns iCloud collection sync on or off.

On in the current capture, with status Synced and no changes waiting. Turning it off stops transfers and leaves the local collection in place.

Sync Nowbutton

Starts a sync while Sync My Collection is on.

Does nothing useful while the switch is off. The page says to sign in to iCloud when the account is missing. Offline status keeps the local collection and retries later.

Delete Cloud Collection Databutton

Deletes the personal collection data stored in iCloud.

Presented in a separate Cloud Data section. Confirmation was not captured.

Not fully verified in the capture.

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