That will simplify opening files from within that app. Choose AppName - iCloud from the Where pop-up menu to save the file in the associated app’s iCloud Drive folder (Keynote, for example) ⑥. Save a File to iCloud DriveĬhoose File > Save (Command-S) or click the downward arrow next to the file’s name in the title bar.
⑤ If you need more room for files, upgrade your Cloud storage plan.
Choose a plan, click Next, and then enter your Apple ID password to purchase it ⑤. If you want to buy more space instead, click Buy More Storage to see Apple’s current rates. ④ To find out who is hogging space on iCloud, go to System Preferences > iCloud and click the Manage Button.
iCloud tells you how to delete files, if you choose. Click the Manage button and then select an app in the list to see how much space its files are taking up ④. If you need more space, go to System Preferences > iCloud. It also covers your iOS iCloud Backup files, iCloud Photo Library, app data, and any iCloud Mail messages.
You get 5 GB of storage for free when you sign up for iCloud, but that space isn’t used for iCloud Drive alone. Documents that you’ve already stored in iCloud are automatically moved to iCloud Drive when you upgrade.
On your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, tap Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Upgrade to iCloud Drive. ③ Uncheck an app here to stop it from storing documents and data in iCloud. Uncheck the box next to one to prevent it from doing so ③. Warning! Don’t upgrade to iCloud Drive if you need to sync via iCloud with any Mac that can’t be upgraded to Yosemite or later, or any iOS device that can’t be upgraded to iOS 8 or later.Ĭlick the Options button here to see which apps store files and data in iCloud. ② To activate iCloud Drive on your Mac, go to System Preferences > iCloud and check the iCloud Drive box. If you haven’t already, select the iCloud Drive box ②.
If you’re not sure whether you are running iCloud Drive-or you know you’re not, go to System Preferences > iCloud and, if you aren’t already signed in to iCloud, sign in with your Apple ID. If you’re the lucky owner of a new Mac running El Capitan or iOS device running iOS 9, iCloud Drive is turned on automatically. (iCloud might ask you to rename or compress the file.) Turn On iCloud Drive Go to, sign in, click iCloud Drive, and then use the Web interface to upload or download files. If you happen to find yourself on a computer that hasn’t been upgraded since Mavericks-or that is running Windows-all is not lost. Alternatively, use the Web-based iWork for iCloud (in beta, but publicly available, at press time). If you use iWork apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote), upgrade them to the latest versions. A device that doesn’t meet any of the above requirements could still access iCloud Drive through if it is running at least Safari 8, Firefox 22, or Google Chrome 28.A PC with Windows 7 or 8 is required for iCloud for Windows.Mac with 10.10 Yosemite or 10.11 El Capitan.iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Apple’s iOS 8 or 9.To use iCloud Drive, a device must have an active Internet connection and meet minimum requirements: That means you can work on a document on your iPad and then open it later on your Mac and see the changes you made there, too.
Use iCloud Drive to store documents, presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, you name it, on Apple’s servers.Įverything you save here is immediately synced and available on other compatible Apple devices you’ve set up. ① Click iCloud Drive in a Finder window sidebar and then drag files in or out as you please.
Drag files to and from the iCloud Drive folder in your Mac’s Finder ①, and iCloud Drive syncs them across your devices so they’re always up to date. So how do you move your files between devices? Much like Dropbox and Google Drive, Apple’s iCloud Drive stores your files in the cloud, making it easy to access documents on any of your Apple devices (or a Windows PC)-so long as the device has a fast enough Internet connection. When you’re on the move-from home to office, classroom to dorm room-it’s not always possible to work on the same device.