# iCloud sync manual trigger
**URL:** https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794
**Category:** New Clear
**Tags:** feature-request
**Created:** [March 7, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794 "2026-03-07T23:41:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@jorohaco](https://club.useclear.com/u/jorohaco)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/1 "2026-03-07T23:41:50Z")
I’ve noticed that, between my iPad and iPhone instances of Clear, syncing doesn’t seem to happen automatically, and only until I make a change would they sync any missing task activity. So an explicit manual refresh function would be great. Though I wonder, if simply backing out to the home list could trigger a refresh, and reveal a small syncing check ✓ confirmation somehow. I figure that any self-troubleshooting over syncing would begin from the home list, and this eliminates a need for a discrete refresh button if/when we need it.
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### Author:  [@Juxto](https://club.useclear.com/u/Juxto)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/2 "2026-03-12T21:52:53Z")
Seems like a really great idea. Any change in the past few days?
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### Author:  [@jorohaco](https://club.useclear.com/u/jorohaco)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/3 "2026-03-13T03:15:31Z")
Well… I lost a bunch of new tasks that I made on my commute, after attempting to sync between my iPhone and iPad. My iPad instance (with older data) immediately overwrote all the new task activity on my iPhone, when I opened it up. ☹
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### Author:  [@Juxto](https://club.useclear.com/u/Juxto)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/4 "2026-03-13T04:00:14Z")
Uh-oh, that’s bleak. I hope you’ll let the devs know and get a fix if it’s possible. I’ve been waiting myself because of just that possible situation. My iPad instance is very old, and I would hate, really hate to lose my many new lists and items on my phone. I will figure out how to do a back up, but… I kind of need a guarantee that that will work.
Please let us know what the outcome is when you get a chance.
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### Author:  [@harryrick](https://club.useclear.com/u/harryrick)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/5 "2026-03-13T15:38:16Z")
Hey, just echoing this request – I had a similar issue of losing a bunch of list items during some kind of desync. If not a manual sync trigger, then some kind of status telling if the sync is happening, has happened, or has failed to happen, woud be helpful
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### Author:  [@ben](https://club.useclear.com/u/ben)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/6 "2026-03-13T19:21:49Z")
Hi @jorohaco, we’ll definitely take a look here - to start, I’ve forum DM’d you a link to restore data from your available backups that should reinstate any lost data from your iPhone! Will also gather some other basic trouble-shooting info from you if you don’t mind.
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### Author:  [@ben](https://club.useclear.com/u/ben)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/7 "2026-03-13T19:33:30Z")
Currently you can find a status indicator in the Cloud menu that denotes whether sync is connected or not, but unfortunately not yet on individual items/lists and their status. I will note this down for the team for discussion!
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### Author:  [@jorohaco](https://club.useclear.com/u/jorohaco)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/8 "2026-03-14T00:06:20Z")
Thanks. Will follow up. Nothing catastrophic—was just a handful of things. But it now gives me pause.
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### Author:  [@jorohaco](https://club.useclear.com/u/jorohaco)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/9 "2026-03-14T00:08:43Z")
@ben this is embarrassing but where are the DMs in this forum platform?
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### Author:  [@ben](https://club.useclear.com/u/ben)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/icloud-sync-manual-trigger/3794/10 "2026-03-16T21:31:44Z")
If you head to your profile in the top right of the forum, you’ll see a small mail icon. This is your inbox and should contain the DM I sent over!