iCloud and iCloud drive

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• 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.

• If I install the iCloud drive on my laptop and remove this app from my iphone due to the lack of storage, to lose all the data that I saved in there?

  If I install icloud drive in my laptop where all my important data is saved and uninstall the app from my iphone icloud drive, my data is secure?

  A couple of things...

  -If you have an Apple laptop or desktop, with a software update system, so there is no way to 'install iCloud Drive' to this topic as it is already there as a function of iCloud.

  -remove the iCloud (app) drive icon on your iPhone will do nothing.

  -If your data is already in iCloud, so rest assured, it is already safe.

• 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

• 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.

  Your comments

• 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.

  

• Display the pictures and videos on iCloud drive app issues

  Hello

  My iCloud drive is enabled in my iPhone 6 + and iPad Pro and on the Apple TV. I can see all the photos and videos on my Apple TV. However, when I opened the iCloud reader app on my iPad Pro, no photos or videos are indicated. He is white, except for a couple of documents. I have a subscription of 200 GB and 157GB of available, but nothing shows up on my iCloud drive app in my iPad Pro. Ditto for the iPhone 6 + if I was made to understand the elements are all in the camera app. I took almost all of my pictures and videos on my iPhone and these are uploaded to the icloud drive. Please give me some suggestions as to why they do not appear on my iPad Pro but are visible on my Apple TV. I signed in with the same username and password to iCloud.

  The photo aren't in the iCloud drive application, which concerns the documents.

  Here's what you do;

  You are using Safari go iCloud.com on iPad Pro.

  Once there hold your finger on the circular at the end of the URL field arrow until the Bureau request website. Tap the Office application site.

  Connect to your iCloud account.

  Press photo icon.

• How can I get icloud drive to stop the upgrade? It has been thus since the first upgrade, which was ios 8.je have now last version 9.3.1, and icloud drive still shows the upgrade. Its been almost 3 months. Can someone please help?

  iCloud drive saying the upgrade for alomost 3 months now on my iPhone 4 s. is there a solution to solve this?

  Try signing out of iCloud, perform a restart forced and then signing to iCloud.

  Force restart: hold the home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously for about 15-20 seconds , until the Apple logo appears.

• Speech, documents numbers occupy space on the iPhone and iCloud drive

  Keynote and Numbers (and some Pages) of documents stored in iCloud Drive download my iPhone when you access. Once opened, can I free up space on the iPhone by removing the file only on the iPhone, but leave it on iCloud drive for later use?

  From:

  iCloud: use iCloud Drive on iCloud.com

  Delete files

  You can delete the files you want to no longer store on iCloud drive using iCloud on iCloud.com reader app. Deleting your files in iCloud drive reduces the amount of storage space iCloud you use.

• What is the difference between "numbers - iCloud" and iCloud Drive/numbers

  When I choose to open or move in a document, for example, numbers, the default path is "numbers - iCloud", but I can also choose iCloud drive who has a record numbers it contains. They seem to have the same files, but it's hard to be sure that I can not navigate on "" numbers - iCloud "as a normal file."

  I guess "numbers - iCloud" are left compatibility by iCloud Drive has been here before. But what I really want to know is, is it fair to 2 different ways to get to the same place, is it important that I use?

  I use numbers 2.3 as the removal of the sidebar in 3 numbers makes it unusable for me.

  Hello BrotherKz,

  Thank you for using communities of Apple Support.

  I see that you have questions about the differences between numbers to iCloud and for your Mac and how/where they record documents in the cloud. The following provides information on the numbers for iCloud:iWork for iCloud Support - numbers for iCloud

  Of those who support the articles, it responds to what expect you when you upgrade your iCloud account to use iCloud drive:

  Use iWork with iCloud drive

  Best regards.

• Using iCloud Drive on iPad as a backup documents, music and photos

  Hi all

  With my trusty laptop Windows now 6 years old, that I am looking to replace that with an iPad Pro I feel this will do everything (and more), I would need a laptop.

  My question is about the storage and backup of my documents, music and video files and so on.

  With my laptop, I use an external hard drive to create a backup copy of these files.

  I understand the main purpose of iCloud drive is to access your documents from any device, but this Act also as a method for creating a backup of my files? If not, is there another way to do this?

  Thank you very much

  ICloud Drive FAQ, you can see OS X Yosemite - what is iCloud drive?, get help using iCloud drive - Apple Support, implementation of iCloud drive on all of your devicesand get help using iCloud drive. Of course, you'll need iCloud Drive for Windows.

• Confused about iCloud, iCloud Drive and save?

  Hello everyone. In a bit of a difficult situation here, while in a fight with a friend of mine, they have permanently deleted all the photos of us. We want these memories back and it turns out that she has pictures enabled in iCloud and also the iCloud drive. She got an iPhone 6s. I don't know what this means or how to work with it, but could you please tell me how can she retrieve photos with the icloud? A maybe need a ripping software? Something will help you! Thank you.

  iCloud is not a backup,

  But it can browse iCloud.com and connect on the photos to see if they are there. If they are not looking for and in the recently deleted folder. Other than that you have no real backup.

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using iCloud drive (or other Cloud services) compared with iTunes game against external hard drive, Solid State etc. to store my songs iTunes, playlists, ratings etc?

  First question: what are the advantages and disadvantages of using iCloud drive (or other Cloud services) compared with iTunes Match against Solid State external hard drive etc to store my songs iTunes, playlists, ratings etc?

  Please let me know what are the alternatives for storage of my songs, playlists, song etc. other than iTunes game ratings ($ 24.99 / year)?  Is there a way to store all my songs with my song ratings, playlists, etc. with a CD song quality? Most of my (currently 130 GB) songs on my computer are CD quality that I prefer to keep as well as my notes of each song (i.e. 5 * vs. 4 * etc.), playlists, groups (music, classical, popular, country etc.).  What are the advantages and disadvantages to store my iTunes songs while CD quality with my personal notes, reading lists, groupings in the cloud?  ICloud of Apple Drive ($ 2.99 per month or $36 / year for 200 GB) would be the best way to automatically update and maintain my rankings iTunes personal including the future editions of the song etc or using Amazon, IBM, Microsoft etc cloud or an external hard drive SSD would work as well and maybe cheaper?  I currently have my iTunes on a PC of 2007 with vista (I use a 1 8T Western Digital external upward by car for my personal info all over HP, songs, photos etc. which is currently close to 170 GB) but also have an Apple i-phone 6 & I Air cushion.  Although I did not need to have all of my music with all their sides, etc. available on all of my devices at all times as iTunes game, I still would have easy access to information on both my PC and my iPhone or iPad?  Thank you.

  In my opinion?

  I back up my data to an external drive for several reasons.  The first is my data - if I put on the cloud, someone else has control over it, they can see what I have and change the preferences to what they see of marketing.

  Almost as important as that - if I had to rely on the cloud whenever I wanted to update my playlists on my phone, I need a better internet connection I have now (working at sea).  To get the best out of the cloud, you need a solid link to home, work or mobile.

  As a spin-off - I hate the fact that Apple take away a feature in their software updates and then allow an app to be sold in their store to replace this feature - or worse still, some features that were available before the updates are now "cloud only."  And Yes - you have to pay for the cloud.  I like most of the people do not appreciate the 'accomplished fact. "

  From the back of the external hard drive ASI downside, is that to be safe, you need to store outside in a separate computer place.  If keep you them together, if one is lost, probably, they are both.  That is to say for me a full backup before you travel, then a new upward as soon as I go home.  Downside is how much data may be lost between the two back ups if I needed to restore.  For me, its worth the risk.  If I was away and say had bought a ton of new music and couldn't go home anytime soon, I can always head to the store and buy a new external drive, they are massively expensive.  Even if my computer has to go for repair and my remote is to halfway around the world - I want to buy a new one.

  Now, some will say that once you buy a new external, you spend more than you would on a cloud subscription.  It's true, but in the 6 years following the purchase of Mac that I've only had to buy a new external once - so with a little luck and planning - it works.

  I left took well - I am not a subscriber of cloud, nor do I want to be.

• icloud drive I can copy from my external hard drive and takes no space on my internal flash drive

  I have a macair with 128 GB, I want to copy movies from my external HD to my icloud drive so that I can access without it too much space on my internal flash drive. I have 200 GB of storage on my icloud drive

  If you have iCloud drive turned on in your MacBook Air, it automatically keeps a local copy on your Mac. If you hold down Option key and open the menu go to the Finder and click library, and then click Documents Mobile (or more simply click on iCloud drive in the menu go to the Finder), it will take you to the location of the local copy.

  It is design direction to the synchronization of data between the devices rather than as a place of storage, where the only copy is in the cloud.

• 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