Is it possible to manually sync reminders with iCloud whenever you want?

Solution 1:

Yes, but only by revealing the Debug menu in Reminders. To do this:

1. Launch the Terminal app (usually found in the Applications > Utilities folder)

2. Enter the following command (or just copy and paste it):

   defaults write com.apple.reminders RemindersDebugMenu -boolean true
   

3. Press Return

4. Now launch your Reminders app (or, if it was already open, quit it and launch it again)

Now you can go to Debug > Refresh (or just press command + R) to refresh your Reminders with iCloud.

NOTES:

• If the above process doesn’t reveal the Debug menu, then quit the Reminders app and start again at Step 2.

• If you ever want to hide the Debug menu, then follow the same process but at Step 2 enter the following command instead:

  defaults delete com.apple.reminders RemindersDebugMenu