I can’t figure out how else there could be all of these type of sync issues with iCloud. Maybe they should ask Dropbox or Evernote for some advice? It seems to me that rather than a spokes and wheel type of mechanism, where all devices (spokes) sync back to the central server (wheel) that apparently Apple utilizes two wheels and spokes (iOS and OS X) connected by an axle (iCloud). It is apparent that Apple has still not fixed their sync mechanism and I’m starting to think they are incapable of fixing it, after so long.

The duplicates do show up on iCloud Notes. Currently, running iOS 8 and Mavericks, I’m having duplicates in iOS, but not on OS X. Plus, it will work long enough to cause me to think the problem is over and then it reoccurs. Yes, I realize that I’m being an idiot here for continuing to use the Apple Notes App. I have done complete OS X and iOS clean restorations countless times, resets every possible way too numerous times to count and I’m still having problems. At times, it has seemed to occur when I amended a note while on cellular, but lately it has occurred while on the same WiFi network using an Apple AirPort Extreme. There is absolutely no pattern to what causes this.

I get it fixed by laboriously eliminating the duplicates by hand, after carefully comparing them word by word, as the newest one isn’t always the one with every change. It has been occurring for me since the first days of Notes in MobileMe, then me.com and now iCloud. That is, once I add to an existing note, I end up with two notes the old one and the amended one. I have always had trouble with Notes syncing and occasionally had a note to disappear completely, but most often the problem has been with Apple’s sync method causing duplicate notes.

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