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icloud drive cannot start. An error occurred during authentication. Please try again.

In the last few days I ran into this problem. I can't connect to my icloud account in my windows icloud app. Every time I try to connect, I get an authentication message for the iPhone, I enter the code and after waiting for a long 5 minutes of sighing in written on the screen, suddenly this message pops up: "An error occurred during authentication. Please try again."

The app worked great for a year and suddenly two days ago this problem started.

** I can access icloud from the web browser so the problem is only in the app itself. **

I tried restarting the computer, uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, I tried to Clear the Microsoft Store cache, and Repair/Reset iCloud.

Nothing solves the problem.

Windows, Windows 11 (22631)

Posted on Nov 15, 2024 10:39 AM

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icloud drive cannot start. An error occurred during authentication. Please try again.

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