{"id":53361,"date":"2024-02-16T09:50:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/?p=53361"},"modified":"2024-02-16T09:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:50:06","slug":"two-way-sync-contacts-between-icloud-public-folders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/support\/two-way-sync-contacts-between-icloud-public-folders\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Two-way sync Contacts Between iCloud and Public Folders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This comprehensive article will outline how to\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/two-way-contact-sync\/\">two-way sync contacts<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> between iCloud and Public Folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Syncing contacts between iCloud and public folders is a vital task for maintaining consistent and current contact information throughout different mediums. Contacts sync between platforms allows users to relect changes made to their contact list on one platform to the other platform instantly, eliminating the need for manual updates. As people and organizations store and manage contacts in multiple platforms, syncing these contacts between iCloud and public folders allows for increased productivity and convenience in one\u2019s daily tasks.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thanks to this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/blog\/what-is-two-way-sync\/\">Two-way sync<\/a><\/strong> feature, you can:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-way sync iCloud contacts with Public Folders.<\/li>\n<li>Update contacts simultaneously across the two platforms<\/li>\n<li>Without producing duplicates, CiraHub effortlessly syncs and moves data from iCloud to Public Folders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0This article will show you how to enable a two-way contact sync between iCloud and Public Folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Set_Up_a_Two-Way_Contact_Sync_Between_iCloud_and_Public_Folders\"><\/span><strong>Set Up a Two-Way Contact Sync Between iCloud and <span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Folders<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Spoke_for_iCloud\"><\/span><strong>Create a Spoke for iCloud<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267633939 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267633939 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102445665 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102445665 BCX0\">To two-way sync iCloud <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267633939 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267633939 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102445665 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102445665 BCX0\">contacts with <span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Folders<\/span>, you&#8217;ll first need to log in<\/span><\/span> to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW267633939 BCX0\">CiraHub<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267633939 BCX0\">. You will be taken to the onboarding wizard. (See figure below.) Next, select the object you want to sync. In this example the contacts object has been selected.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW267633939 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW267633939 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38939\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-you-wish-to-wync.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar and Contact Selection\" width=\"596\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-you-wish-to-wync.jpg 596w, https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-you-wish-to-wync-480x196.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 596px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37288626 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37288626 BCX0\">2. Next start the Hub and Spoke setup. Click on \u201c<b>iCloud <\/b>\u201d as your source type for your contact spoke. (The Hub contains all synced Contacts from each spoke; a spoke can be a Public Folder, a user mailbox, the GAL or a CRM.)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW37288626 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53298\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/select-icloud-as-your-source-type.jpg\" alt=\"select icloud as your source type\" width=\"866\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/select-icloud-as-your-source-type.jpg 866w, https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/select-icloud-as-your-source-type-480x354.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 866px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Enter your Apple ID and Password for your iCloud account.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53306\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sign-in-to-your-icloud-in-cirahub.jpg\" alt=\"sign in to your icloud in cirahub\" width=\"863\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sign-in-to-your-icloud-in-cirahub.jpg 863w, https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sign-in-to-your-icloud-in-cirahub-480x353.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 863px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Type in a Spoke name and click next.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53366\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/screenshot_2024-02-07_at_4.52.27_pm-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"874\" height=\"645\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Type in a Hub name and click Create.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53370\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/screenshot_2024-02-07_at_4.52.52_pm-1024x755.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"662\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">6. Select the option to add an Additional Spoke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nnl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_Public_Folder_Spoke\"><\/span><strong>Create Public Folder Spoke<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW268226606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW268226606 BCX0\">7. Select Microsoft 365 In my tenant and select Public Folder as the source type of your contact Spoke<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW268226606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW268226606 BCX0\">. These are the steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/two-way-sync-office-365-public-folder-contacts\/\">two-way sync Microsoft 365 public folders contacts<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW268226606 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40515\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-packer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-packer.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-packer-480x331.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 576px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW34865858 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34865858 BCX0\">8. Select which Public Folder to Sync.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-packer.jpg\" alt=\"Select which Public Folder to Sync.\" width=\"732\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75392934 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75392934 BCX0\">9. Type in a Spoke Name and Click Create. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW75392934 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/type-in-spoke-names.jpg\" alt=\"Type in Spoke Name\" width=\"795\" height=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258057134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258057134 BCX0\">10. Next, right click your spoke, and select \u201cSync Options\u201d. From there you will be taken to a new window, click the box which says, \u201cAllow Hub to create and sync items in this spoke.\u201d This will enable 2-way synchronization between the Hub and your <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW258057134 BCX0\">spoke<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258057134 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW258057134 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/screenshoteasy-2022-02-22T163559.407.png\" alt=\"Next, right click your spoke, and select \u201cSync Options\u201d.\u00a0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">11. Click on \u201cAllow Hub\u201d to create and sync items in this spoke. This will enable <a href=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/blog\/what-is-two-way-sync\/\">two-way synchronization<\/a> from the endpoint to the Hub database and back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53374\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/screenshot_2024-02-07_at_8.33.33_pm-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">12. Click on \u201cSync now\u201d to two-way sync your iCloud and Public Folder Contacts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/screenshoteasy-2022-02-22T163901.398.png\" alt=\"Click on \u201cSync now\u201d in order to enable 2-way synchronization\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The steps above have described how to two-way sync iCloud and Public Folder Contacts with CiraHub. <span data-contrast=\"none\">CiraHub&#8217;s software<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> makes it easy for anyone to quickly set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/two-way-crm-sync\/\">multi-way CRM sync<\/a> and more (i.e contact and calendar sync) for their company.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/get-started\/\">Start your CiraHub trial<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This comprehensive article will outline how to\u00a0two-way sync contacts between iCloud and Public Folders. 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