You just have to know how to set it up and access it. It allows you to access all your documents, on- or off-line, and recover deleted files. Plus it works across various devices, including:. Because iCloud Drive comes as a part of iCloud, anything stored in iCloud Drive is subject to your iCloud storage capacity.
It's free up to 5GB, though you can buy more iCloud storage space if needed. Individual file sizes in iCloud Drive are also capped at 50GB. You'll need to turn on iCloud Drive on all your devices for your information to sync across them. Below the Apps Using iCloud section, scroll down and toggle the iCloud Drive button to the right, turning it green, if it isn't already.
Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of the screen and select System Preferences. Choose Apple ID. If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, you'll skip this step. Tap the three dots in the top-right corner to open a drop-down menu.
Select Edit. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. You will find below the steps to Upload Files to iCloud Drive. Once files are uploaded to iCloud Drive, they can be accessed across multiple devices from anywhere in the world and easily shared with others.
In order to make the best use of iCloud Drive, you need to think of upgrading to a Paid iCloud Account. If you change your mind, you can downgrade to a lower option or even go back to the Free 5 GB option at any time. The structure of iCloud Drive is pretty bare bones and really simple to understand. You are basically looking at 4 main icons that do their job perfectly well. As you can see in the image above, the Folder shaped icon 1 allows you to create folders.
The two Cloud shaped icons 2 and 3 allow you to Upload and Download Files while the Trash bin icon 4 helps you delete files and folders. Visit iCloud. If you want to use the file or make edits, just click and download it to your iPad or computer. When you're done making edits, upload the file to iCloud Drive to see the latest version everywhere.
The files that you keep in iCloud Drive use your iCloud storage. And as long as you have enough space in iCloud, you can store as many files as you like.
If you need more space, you can delete files to free up space in iCloud. When you use iCloud Drive and delete a file on one device, it deletes on every device that you're signed in to with the same Apple ID. You can find deleted files in the Recently Deleted folder in the Files app or on iCloud.
After that, they're removed. Learn more about how to manage your iCloud storage. You can move files from iCloud Drive to your Mac as you need them, or select all of your files and drag them to the place you want to keep them. If you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud, a new Desktop and Documents folder is created in your home folder.
You also have the option to keep a local copy of your files that are in iCloud Drive. If you keep a local copy of your files in iCloud Drive, they're copied to a folder called iCloud Drive Archive in your home folder. You can move any files that were in your iCloud Desktop and Documents to your new local Desktop and Documents. Click Apple ID, then click iCloud. Make sure that iCloud Drive is turned on. Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.
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