Confused about iCloud, iCloud Drive and save?

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• Question about iCloud drive and a Mac in the Mavericks

  Hello..

  I have an iMac oldest still running v10.9 Mavericks who is stable, so I really don't want to spend it to El Capitan so I need clarity on something.

  If I edit a document on the Mavericks, it does not update on devices with iCloud drive

  Is this correct?

  Thanks in advance!

  Carolyn Samit wrote:

  Hello..

  I have an iMac oldest still running v10.9 Mavericks who is stable, so I really don't want to spend it to El Capitan so I need clarity on something.

  If I edit a document on the Mavericks, it does not update on devices with iCloud drive.

  Is this correct?

  Thanks in advance!

  Yes, according to iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support:

  You cannot use iCloud Drive on your devices until you update your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to the latest version of iOSand your Mac to the latest version of Mac OS X. If you already upgraded and you need to use a device that does not support iCloud by car, you can still work on your documents locally, but they will not be aware of the documents on your devices up to date, or on iCloud.com.

  In addition, the system requirements for iCloud - Apple Support should be useful.

  

• iCloud Drive and confusion of local storage

  I'm quite confused on iCloud drive works. I had assumed that it could be used like any other option storage file, for example a connected locally external hard drive. But apparently not exactly. Here is my request:

  I have a huge (hundreds of gigabytes) Aperture library. Since it is much larger than the storage available on the SSD in my Macbook Pro, I have it on a classic 1.5 TB external harddrive. But I want to save the library to a cloud off-site storage site so that if my house burns down, accidents of HD or someone steals, I have not lost anything. But as I copy files from my drive hard external to iCloud my internal SSD drive fills up completely and the backup finishes. It's a mystery to my as to why iCloud drive isn't teated by OS X like any other volume "attached" to which I can copy or download local files.

  My first question, then, is it really how it is supposed to work? If so, my second question is: can someone explain the logic behind this behavior? My last question is: is there some way that I can install iCloud drive on both , my external hard drive and my drive internal, but both have the same account iCloud?

  Thanks in advance for all advice and counsel.

  iCloud is a synchronization system, not an external storage system. If you delete them from the computer/device they will be deleted to iCloud. The files are stored locally on your hard drive that you have discovered.

  I can't explain the logic, but this is how it works.

  Send feedback to Apple. They will not respond, but at least know that there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it can become the problem solved as soon as possible.

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• Accidentally, I loaded my documents on my drive to icloud.  How can I remove icloud drive and store documents file only on my imac desktop computer

  accidentally, I loaded my documents folder on my desktop imac icloud drive.    What should I do to restore the files to reside on my desktop only?

  Simply drag and drop them in the player iCloud desktop folder.

  You can also learn more about iCloud drive:

  iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support

• How can I copy the folder my documents in my iCloud drive and then I sync the two after that?

  How can I copy the folder my documents in my iCloud drive and then I sync the two after that?

  You can simply drag in iCloud reader, but I pass and move documents in their files app instead. It will probably take a while to download all documents.

  It is not a way to sync without some third party software that synchronizes folders, or learn how to use rsync in the Terminal.

  Instead of synchronization, simply use the iCloud drive in the 'Documents' folder after you move the files.

• ICloud drive and ICLOUD library missing photos

  Only a few of my photos appear in iCloud photo library and none in my ICloud Drive app on my 6s. Where are my other 500 + saved pictures?

  Try the settings/iCloud and remove the synchronization. Wait a few minutes and then resynchronize.

• Totally confused about error message when you save the model.

  I am a total novice - teach myself that I'm going through all the tutorials.  I built my index page off the Dreamweaver to build your first Web site tutorial.  I posted a question about a model from this page, and he responded by sending me a link to "The Missing Manual". I followed the instructions to make the template and editable regions and I get the error the talks from trying to save an editable region within block-level elements, but I do not understand how to fix it.

  Areas I'm trying to make editable are my navigation bar on the left that has been created in a table as the tutorial said using the block function in CSS styles.  As I used it, not make the editable region? My navigation is locked or I'll be able to change the navigation from one page to the other buttons?  I have read so many things I've confused myself.

  The excerpt that gives a good description of how repair if you have not used the field block to the style of the page, but I'm confused about what to do as I did?

  Help!

  Kellysingleton wrote:

  I am a total novice - teach myself that I'm going through all the tutorials.  I built my index page off the Dreamweaver to build your first Web site tutorial.  I posted a question about a model from this page, and he responded by sending me a link to "The Missing Manual". I followed the instructions to make the template and editable regions and I get the error the talks from trying to save an editable region within block-level elements, but I do not understand how to fix it.

  Areas I'm trying to make editable are my navigation bar on the left that has been created in a table as the tutorial said using the block function in CSS styles.  As I used it, not make the editable region? My navigation is locked or I'll be able to change the navigation from one page to the other buttons?  I have read so many things I've confused myself.

  The excerpt that gives a good description of how repair if you have not used the field block to the style of the page, but I'm confused about what to do as I did?

  Help!

  First off you need to create a model of 'master' NOT an index page. The index page is created from the "master" template

  Explained simply: build a page as you like in Dreamweaver, and save it as a template for the folder root of your site. File > save as template

  Then you can create pages of your site from the "master" template File > new > template > choose Site folder > select model > create

  You now have a new page, based on the model of 'master '. Save it with the name index.html in the folder of your site.

  Your 'master' model has no editable now region then open it in Dreamweaver. Insert your cursor in the table cell where is your left navigation and then select themark along the bottom of the Dreamweaver window. Choose now your navigation overall is in the table cell to make you an ' editable '.

  Go > insert > template objects > editable region. Name LeftNavigation, and then click ok. You will see that your navigation has now been wrapped in an editable region. Save the model of 'master' and the changes will be reflected in the index.html page, which was created from the "master" template

• Confused about icloud, why is he active? Do not understand why it is active on my iphone and another system

  I have a laptop Dell Inspiron where my original iTunes began.  Since then, I have bought ipad and ipad mini and my wife and I have the iPhone 6 s.  In addition, my itunes account is linked to 2 other offices where I listen to the music.

  I recently bought my iPhone.  All our music is under her iTunes account.  Since the activation of my phone I noticed my desktop (Dell XPS), two ipads and my phone all show the cloud the need to listen to music.  I don't know how it happened, and I don't like.  This icloud does not work for me.  If it was a repository/backup for my music and my music was on my media as before I am happy but now when in my car, I am instructed by my AT & T account when I want to listen to music from my phone or ipad where as before the music was on my phone or ipad and I just listened.  How to get back to this way of using my iTunes on my system and peripherals?

  Stop the sync music via iCloud. Copy the iTunes library on your computer and the device via iTunes sync music.

• my full said icloud drive and I have 3.1 gigs of documents but is empty?

  Since the upgrade to Mac OS Sierra and activation in icloud desktop, I get complete messages. I turned off evrything and removed anything that shows in my storage icloud, but I always get reminders saying that my icloud storage abounds every few minutes. Any suggestions or is this a bug

  Show me the dialog box indicating this please.

• Confused about the connectors SATA and mSATA on x230t

  I recently ordered a X230T and I am looking to buy SSDS mSATA and SATA slots.  I've seen conflicting information on the SATA slots and mSATA.  Can we say definitively if slots are SATA II or SATA III

  Thank you

  "evening.

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• Confusion about Virtual Cluster ESX and VM do not see network.

  I have a box of 5 ESX.

  In the box, I created a Cluster of 2 virtual ESX 5 hosts.

  I added an XP VM.

  I can ping via both of the virtual interface ESX host network Test 5.

  I ping the virtual ESX 5 hosts on the network

  I can't do the ping on the LAN XP and I cannot ping the XP VM from the local network.

  I know I'm not a good thing.

  Pleas help.

  Thanks in advance.

  Welcome to the community

  See this link - nested VMs

  You must enable "Promiscuous" mode on the vSwitch (or at least the portgroup) the virtual ESX connected to

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• iCloud Desktop Drive and Documents folders

  Just updated to Sierra and thought, it would be a nice feature to be able to back up desktop and Documents folders to iCloud. However, this isn't really what he does... Instead it moves to your desktop and Documents folders to iCloud Drive. Using your desktop and Documents folders disappear favorites. Likely, it erases the hard disk space, but this isn't what I wanted. I wanted to work on my files on my hard drive and for these to be synchronized / mirror in iCloud. As I don't do real work on the files in these folders on any other device than my MacBook Pro, having these files available by other devices was not important to me.

  Now my questions are:

  (1) Will Time still Machine back up these two folders which are now in the cloud?

  (2) if I want to recover these files on my hard drive (my computer > users > user My > Documents/Desktop), what is the best way to proceed?

  (3) is there a clever way to use iCloud in the way I intended?

  Hello tormod v.,

  Thank you for your question about iCloud Drive and Sierra here in Apple Support communities. I understand how iCloud is important, and how the features can sometimes confusing, especially when things like the new macOS Sierra and iCloud combing Drive.

  The first thing we want to make sure is that all your data is safe. You can perform a backup using Time Machine and an external hard drive. Some people recommend an external hard drive twice the size of your internal hard drive, because finally he fills with the backups, but as long as you have a car large enough to store all the data currently on your Mac that will suffice. Use this article to help make a backup of your Mac: use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac. To answer your first question, now that these files and folders are in iCloud drive, those who will be saved differently and separate Time machine. To do this, please open this help article: Archive or make copies of your data to iCloud under the first section, titled 'the Documents and files of the iCloud drive '. You will need to download them to the computer again and then make a Time Machine backup, display instructions.

  To get these files on your desktop, go ahead and disable the function of the iCloud drive option in system preferences. Then, after the warning, go ahead and drag and drop your iCloud Drive, return to your computers local documents files and/or folders of office. Move this disk to iCloud files and put them on your computer.

  You last question has been answered by yourself and the article I post above to make an archive or copies of your data to iCloud. iCloud and iCloud drive aren't backups. Yes, you can make backups of iOS and save them in iCloud, but to perform a live backup of all your files and folders, they must be located on the internal hard drive or external hard drive connected to your Mac, and that external hard drive is not excluded from backups in the preferences of Time Machine.

  Thanks again and have a great rest of your day.

• Why finder hide Documents and office files in the home directory of the user by activating iCloud drive? What about the behavior of Time Machine backup or third-party applications?

  I'm under MacOS Sierra. I am connected to my iCloud account. I activated the option Desktop and Documents, but I did NOT activate the option optimize Mac storage, because I wanted to make sure that all my files would be available locally, just in case, I would need to work without an internet connection.

  -J' noticed there now a menu iCloud in my sidebar in the Finder, with links to Documents and desktop.

  -J' also noticed that Documents is no longer presented in my favorites in my side bar of the Finder.

  -This last suggests that files saved in 'Documents' are not saved more on my HD... but only in iCloud, which isn't what I want.

  -Then, sailing in the Finder Macintosh HD/users / 'My account' /, I noticed that my Documents and desktop folders are more visible, as if these files are not saved in my home folder most. Which raises the question: where are My Documents and files on my HD, so they are still?

  -Using a shell session in the terminal and again navigate to/Users / 'My account' /, I noticed that my Documents and desktop folders are still there. Which suggest that records and records of office reside actually still in my home folder under users, but Finder actually hide it and present them as being stored in iCloud only disc. It's very confusing.

  This raises several questions:

  -In the first place, why Apple hide Documents and office files in the directory? Why not view these folders in iCloud and directory?

  -Whence the iCloud folder or drive, reside actually on my hard drive?

  -What time Machine. Is it still back up my document files and folders?

  -What games third-party app mirroring backup of My Documents files and folders? They still work properly? (I use Livedrive backup and Sugarsync for files mirrored across several macs).

  -How can I understand that Apple is doing with my folders and files? Some users might be happy with the iCloud drive concept, without worrying about how it works, but I don't take chances, and I want to keep a good understanding about the functioning of my system.

  Could someone explain what is exactly happening?

  With office and selected Documents, access to these files are now in the iCloud Drive, not in your home folder.

  My guess would be that they do not appear in your file because it would be confusing for many people to make them in two places.

  If you want in the Favorites, open iCloud Drive and drag them in the sidebar here.

  All about iCloud drive has been saved on your Mac. With the exception of the office and the Documents, they are in ~/Library/Mobile Documents. However, if you choose optimized storage, older documents are removed from your Mac. I don't know what is "old".

  ~/Documents and ~/desktop have new metadata indicating probably Finder does not display them in a Finder window, only in iCloud drive. They are not hidden in one of the normal methods of unix.

  I have not tested Time Machine or any other backup program. The folder still exist in your directory home, and they still have all the files, I don't think that changes anything.

• What is iCloud drive? And how to use it?

  Can how I use iCloud drive?

  See http://www.apple.com/icloud/icloud-drive/ and iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support

• Turn off sync to iCloud drive to specific folders?

  I have some files I've downloaded to iCloud Drive, which I rarely opened.

  I know than iCloud Drive intelligently synchronizing files that I rarely opened, but is it possible for me to:

  1. mark a specific folder in iCloud drive to not synchronize my devices? I think that this as a feature of "cold storage"?

  2 interrupt synchronization to iCloud drive everything as I interrupt iCloud Photos on Mac?

  Since I'm in an environment where the internet speed is very limited and I often uses mobile wifi (MiFi) whereby data is very expensive, so I need to manage the synchronization manually by myself. I also want to save precious space on my MacBook Pro SSD, this is why I need this feature of "cold storage" in the cloud.

  Note: This tip below might work for the interruption of synchronization, but y at - it another way to interrupt synchronization?

  How suspend you iCloud drive sync?  It is using all of my mobile data!

  My environment: 13 "2015 retina MacBook Pro installed in El Capitan, iPhone running iOS 9.3.5 6.

  Thank you.

  Right now, iCloud drive will be synchronized snapshots of documents and data from your Mac.

  macOS Sierra will bring changes to this.  See the preview.   Preview - Apple macOS

  You will be able to use "Optimize storage" for iCloud Drive and include your desktop and Documents folder in iCloud drive.  Then you can choose to keep only the document new and used recently, all the old files and data locally in the cloud.

  Get ready for the update on 20 September.