synching Mac info to Phone

Hello Eric Fromm,

If you are attempting to make adjustments to your iCloud Settings under macOS Ventura, you'll want to click on the Apple logo in the upper left corner and then click on System Settings. From there you should be able to click on your name in the left sidebar and then click on iCloud to see the available options and toggles.

If you're being prompted to adjust those settings on your iPhone running iOS 16, you'll want to tap on your name at the top of Settings. Then tap on iCloud.

The steps here may be beneficial as well, since it's specific to the behavior you're experiencing and contains steps for both your iPhone and Mac: If your iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders won’t sync - Apple Support

Just let us know if you aren't able to locate those options, or if your contacts and calendars still aren't syncing after adjusting your settings. We'll keep moving forward from there.

Cheers!

Thanks for getting back to us about this, Eric Fromm.

We appreciate you completing all of the steps in our previous reply. Since the issue persists, we'd recommend creating a new admin test user to see if the same behavior occurs. You can complete those steps using this article: Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support

We'll also include those steps here for easy access:

"Add a user

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
2. Click the lock icon  to unlock it.
3. Enter an administrator name and password.
4. Click the Add button  below the list of users.
5. Click the New Account pop-up menu, then choose a type of user.

• Administrator: An administrator can add and manage other users, install apps, and change settings. The new user you create when you first set up your Mac is an administrator. Your Mac can have multiple administrators. You can create new ones, and convert standard users to administrators. Don’t set up automatic login for an administrator. If you do, someone could simply restart your Mac and gain access with administrator privileges. To keep your Mac secure, don’t share administrator names and passwords.
• Standard: Standard users are set up by an administrator. Standard users can install apps and change their own settings, but can’t add other users or change other users’ settings.
• Sharing Only: Sharing-only users can access shared files remotely, but can’t log in to or change settings on the computer. To give the user permission to access your shared files or screen, you may need to change settings in the File Sharing, Screen Sharing, or Remote Management pane of Sharing preferences. See Set up file sharing and Share the screen of another Mac.

1. For more information about the options for each type of user, click the Help button in the lower-left corner of the dialog.
2. Enter a full name for the new user. An account name is generated automatically. To use a different account name, enter it now—you can’t change it later.
3. Enter a password for the user, then enter it again to verify. Enter a password hint to help the user remember their password.
4. Click Create User.
5. Depending on the type of user you create, you can also do any of the following:

• For an administrator, select “Allow user to administer this computer.”
• Use Sharing preferences to specify whether the user can share your files and share your screen."

Once complete, let's go ahead and log in to iCloud and determine if those options are still missing. This can help us determine if it's isolated to your user profile, and then we can take a deeper look to see if a login item, Setting, or more could be affecting this process.

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities and have a wonderful day.

Eric Fromm,

We appreciate you trying that step. Next, we recommend that you reach out to Apple Support directly to take a further look. Please reach out here:

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Thank you.

Greetings Eric Fromm,

We truly understand and want to ensure your Mac is working as it should. As for additional troubleshooting steps, you'll certainly want to reach out to Apple. They'll be able to take a closer look in to the issues you're facing. As for deleting the test admin user account, you can log in to your admin user account, once logged in click the Apple logo towards the top-left, followed by System Settings > Users & Groups. If the lock is closed, click the log icon towards the bottom-left of the window and enter your admin user account information. Once unlocked, click on the test admin user account in the left column, followed by the minus sign to delete the account. This will remove the test admin user account while keeping your original user account on the Mac.

Take care!