back to my mac keeps asking for password

It turns out that there are quite a few other people with a similar problem and it seems that iCloud sometimes gets in a bit of a muddle with your account. Some sort of malware was a remote possibility of course, but after thoroughly checking the system with ClamXav, the Mac, unsurprisingly, was found to be clean. I dismissed them all and despite the messages, I had no problems using the apps or iCloud. The next time it occurred, I got an iCloud sign in pop-up message on the screen for every single app on the Mac that uses iCloud, such as Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, FaceTime, Calendar and so on. Related: No iCloud storage left? Here's where it has all gone. Like many others, everything looks fine when you check and iCloud appears to be working OK.

I was logged in to the service OK and so it was a puzzle why I should be asked to sign in again. I went to the Apple menu, System Preferences, and opened iCloud and everything looked fine. It could be malware, but wait a minute, this is a Mac and Macs don’t get malware right? Actually they do, but it is a great deal rarer than with Windows PCs, so malware was unlikely. When it first happened to me, I dismissed the login prompt because it had never occurred before, so why should it suddenly appear now? Besides, I’m always very suspicious of pop-ups asking for login details for sites and services. However, it is good to know what to do in case this bug rears its ugly head again. It used to be more common than it is today, so it may only affect users of older Macs, macOS, iPhones and iOS. People with Macs, iPads and iPhones have all suffered from this.

Here's what to do.Įverything can be running smoothly on your Apple Mac, iPhone or iPad, but one day you are asked to enter your iCloud password to log in. Suddenly you are asked to enter your iCloud password to log in. Some people have experienced a bug in macOS and iOS related to iCloud.

Back to my mac keeps asking for password