Sync does not start (ERROR: Valid cookie file has not appeared within 30 minutes. Restarting container...) about docker-icloudpd HOT 6 CLOSED

When initialising a brand new container, you'll be prompted to confirm a multi factor authentication code twice. The first time, is when the authentication app connects to Apple servers to validate your password and save it to the system keyring. It will create a cookie at this point, but this cookie will not be valid for iCloud downloads.

You will then be prompted to confirm your multi factor authentication code a second time. This second time updates the cookie so that it allows you to also connect to the Photos service. At this point it will continue and download the photos.

If you fail to enter the correct multi factor authentication code on the second request, it will lead to the same situation as you describe.

Just delete the cookie and reinitialise the container. It will already have your password saved to the keychain, so should only ask for the multi factor authentication code once the second time around.

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I tried the steps you highlighted and I'm getting this error now:

2024-07-08 10:11:44 ERROR Cookie is not multifactor authentication capable, authentication type may have changed
2024-07-08 10:11:44 ERROR Invalid cookie file has been removed. Restarting container in 5 minutes

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I've noticed it does this occasionally when creating cookies recently. I've not looked into yet though as it works fine after the restart. Apple have probably changed the format of the cookie so my script doesn't recognise it as a valid cookie.

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I've checked this in a brand new test container and it worked fine. Not sure where the problem lies and can't reproduce it.

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I figured it out. I had "Advanced Data Protection" turned on for my iCloud. Once I turned it off and re-initialized the iCloud connection, it started to work.

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Thanks for the update

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