From 0214a59a8c6741f77ca5b4d56db37a40779e9766 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vintagefuture <39503528+vintagefuture@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:43:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] icloud: Added note about app specific password not working --- docs/content/iclouddrive.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/iclouddrive.md b/docs/content/iclouddrive.md index e4982cc4b..a580aa69d 100644 --- a/docs/content/iclouddrive.md +++ b/docs/content/iclouddrive.md @@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ versionIntroduced: "v1.69" ## Configuration -The initial setup for an iCloud Drive backend involves getting a trust token/session. -`rclone config` walks you through it. The trust token is valid for 30 days. After which you will have to reauthenticate with rclone reconnect or rclone config. +The initial setup for an iCloud Drive backend involves getting a trust token/session. This can be done by simply using the regular iCloud password, and accepting the code prompt on another iCloud connected device. + +`IMPORTANT: At the moment an app specific password won't be accepted. Only use your regular password and 2FA.` + +`rclone config` walks you through the token creation. The trust token is valid for 30 days. After which you will have to reauthenticate with rclone reconnect or rclone config. Here is an example of how to make a remote called `iclouddrive`. First run: