iCloud drive a replacement of Google Drive: auto synchronization of folder?

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• iCloud Drive - stop synchronization files back to the Mac

  Hi all

  OK, so I use OneDrive for my backups online cloud. I used it in my old Windows and Nokia Lumia days before my first iPhone 4S.

  To be honest its pretty * good, everything I do is download all of my digital photos since 2005 in a folder that I call my Photo Vault. These are organized into folders for each month and year and organized. Simple.

  Now one of the best features on OneDrive is that even though I have over 65 GB of Photos stored in the cloud, I can choose on all of my Windows PC or my MacBook in the OneDrive records I want to synchronize with the PC/laptop/iMac/Macbook computer so that I not 65 GB of Photos stored on each device. Logic Yes?

  What is the point of a storage cloud if it synchronizes all your units and their disk space fills. My Macbook Air 128 GB would be filled with my photo library of 11 years.

  So what is my question?

  iCloud drive.

  I have 50 GB to 69P per month. (To be negotiated). Yes but if I want to backup my iTunes library and copy 25 GB in the iCloud drive why must it download it again in my folder of drive iCloud on my Macbook Air that I use to transfer to?

  I can choose individual folders in iCloud drive and say, 'Hey no, I want to store in the iCloud drive and not on this PC/computer laptop/iMac/Macbook Air again?

  For example, the only way I see doing my music at the present time is to move my iTunes folder media in the folder of drive iCloud on the Macbook Air, while I do not have two versions of the same folder.

  Any help with this would be great.

  Thanks in advance.

  iCloud is not a backup system, it is a system of synchronization, so it downloads whatever data is stored there to each computer and device signed in with the same Apple ID. There is no way to download selectively. There is a sync all or nothing.

• iCloud drive with Sierra problems

  When I upgraded to Sierra, during the implementation, I registered inadvertently to the top enable My Documents & Desk Top to synchronize without realizing account. Everything was going well in the Finder, until I realized that I was looking for to iCloud Drive/Documents not iMac/Documents and realized what I had done. I went in the iCloud preferences and unchecked Documents & Desk Top iCloud Drive options but I got a pop up stating 'If you keep Documents on your desk and you file Documents will be visible in iCloud drive away. No documents in iCloud drive are deleted. "

  I want to stop iCloud sync my Documents and office of the road and come back as it was before moving on to the Sierra of Finder.

  Hello man pine.
  Thank you for using communities of Apple Support.

  If I understand your message which is more, you want to use iCloud drive and are concerned that you have received the message, "If you keep Documents on your desktop and you file Documents will be visible in iCloud drive away. No document will be deleted from iCloud drive. "When you disable iCloud Drive, the folder remains in the Finder, but you can move the documents from the folder of the iCloud drive to your Documents folder or any other folder of your choice. The only difference is that any changes to these documents will not be synchronized via iCloud to your other devices.

  Best regards.

• No iCloud drive merger or double documents folder?

  I have two computers that I had of the SugarSync, sync.  In other words, the documents folder on both computers, through SugarSync, is synchronized and identical.  If I go into system preferences > iCloud and click Options to iCloud drive and turn on the desktop and Documents folders, be it synchronize (or fusion) the dossier of documents on two computers or it will publish two documents separate (and then more and more different) folders?  Thank you, in advance!

  I use iCloud Drive to synchronize the office and the three Macs Documents folder.

  Initially, the synchronization to create a folder for the documents of every Mac as subfolders of Documents and office, named 'old Documents - computer name '. Thus, there are essentially three separate folders of documents of each computer. I have to merge them on mine, if I want to.

  In my case, that doesn't matter much, because I started syncing with almost empty Documents and office on three Macs.  Any document that I add after the initial synchronization is now synchronized with the devices.

  

  In your case, where the records are already synchronized, you could simply remove a set of Documents on one computer, before you start the synchronization.

• iCloud drive has a power symbol in it

  The drive icon iCloud in the finder on my iMac has a electric (lightning) enter the symbol in this document, why?

  This symbol?

  

  I'm see it occasionally, if files on iCloud drive do not complete synchronization and are showing a progress bar.

  I've not seen this icon explained in a any Apple document, but it seems to indicate than iCloud drive cannot synchronize.  Usually, it will simply help restart the Mac to launch the process of iCloud again.

• iCloud drive does not display files or photos. I need to my iBook in the cloud drive files, please help.

  iCloud drive shows the storage used on the files of the iBook and pica, but I can't access via iCloud Drive. Why is this? How can I solve this problem?

  on icloud drive, I have only two files that I saved from my e-mail, but I want to iCloud Drive to synchronize my files to the iBook.

  Anyone?

• Configuration of backups from iCloud drive: why are there two Mobile Documents files?

  I've recently started using iCloud drive to synchronize documents between my Mac and iOS devices. Now, I want to assure you that I have local backups of these documents.

  I understand that the documents synchronized via iCloud are store locally in my Mobile user home/library/Documents folder. But when I check I made 2 folders: Documents Mobile and Mobile Documents.90391253.  The Documents Mobile folder seems to keep all the records that I created using Pages, drafts and TextEdit.  The second folder has files with obscure names such as ' JFJWWP64QD ~ com ~ goodiware ~ GoodReader. ". Records of Documents that I checked are empty.

  Here is a screenshot of the second folder:

  

  Why are there two folders of Documents Mobile? When you add a folder to a backup program, I would add two folders or just the folder Documents Mobile?

  The second folder (the one your screenshot) is a backup of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, which was made via iTunes. More information: finding and managing your backups iTunes - 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.

• Should I use iCloud drive to share documents with a member of the family?

  My wife has retired and is buying an iPad Pro to replace his work computer.  It is not an advanced user.

  If she wants to keep a document, can send it to my iCloud for storing drive?  Works the family shares in iCloud drive, as in iCloud?

  I am less interested in sharing music etc to save some documents.

  Thank you.

  Well, it depends on how the device is connected. It has its own ID-Apple/iCloud? I would recommend that it should have its own, as sharing an iCloud or Apple ID may cause Messages, FaceTime, Notes, virtually everything to share between the two phones. Most people find it quite annoying.

  If it is signed with the ID Apple/iCloud then she would need to set up and use his own iCloud drive - it is not a part of the family sharing.

  If it is signed with your identifying Apple/iCloud, she can use your iCloud drive.

  You can also send your request of family sharing support iCloud drive from Apple here, if you wish: Apple - Feedback

  See you soon,.

  GB

• 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.

• 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.

• can I share documents in iCloud drive with another drive to iCloud user?

  can I share documents in iCloud drive with another drive to iCloud user?  If so, how to do that?

  No, at the present time, iCloud is configured for use by a single account to share data between devices of the owner of this account.  Your best bet for what you are looking for would be to use a third party application like Dropbox or Google Drive.

  You can share files individual even if - iWork sharing links to documents in iCloud - Support Apple iWork

• iCloud drive access

  Hi people,

  It is somewhat surprising that Adobe applications, unlike other applications, can not use iCloud. Seriously, I don't want to move all the data via

  synchronization of the camera or adobe. A synchronization is ideal for sharing app inbetween but I will almost never store my design and customer

  work in the cloud to adobe folder.

  Dropbox that you support. Why not also Google Drive and like iOS and iCloud drive.

  Shame you yourself here with complicated how you to move data.

  Rick,

  When you open from iCloud by car (via more places), any changes made to them are saved to iCloud . There is no need to "share" their return to iCloud by car. Record us their return directly to iCloud Drive.

• Sierra of MacOS - iCloud Drive Documents & Desktop keeps Getting Stuck download

  Hello

  as stated in the header after activating the iCloud Drive to include Documents and desktop download stuck guard.

  Since almost 2 weeks I started the task mean to ask iCloud to include above mentioned files. Total quantity was about 100 GB download. I have 1 TB of storage for iCloud. iCloud is always download and always get stuck after about 10 to 30 minutes to download. Then I have to restart after that it starts to load only from getting stuck again.

  I was on the phone with Apple Care who had no idea of what might happen. They Said and I quote "we have no problem with iCloud download and your problem has not yet been recreated by others."

  I find it very hard to believe that I can repro this problem on 3 different systems.

  I have Cable speed of 400 Mbps downstream a 25mbit upstream. I have zero upstream of questions to dropbox or Spideroak at an astonishing speed. ICloud is the slowest I've ever known in my life but as I said after 14 days, it has yet to fill about 40 GB. This is ridiculous IMO.

  If anyone has any ideas on what is once again wrong with iCloud, I would of course tips

  Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to post!

  Try to go into System Preferences/iCloud and stop synchronization. Wait a few minutes, then recheck the timing.

  Have you tried the signature to iCloud and then reconnect?

• How to set a folder to get automatically downloaded to iCloud drive

  ON my mac, I want a certain folder to get uploaded to icloud how would I'll be able to to the road? It's an iMac 5 k mid 2015 with macOS as Sanchez installed.

  As far as I know, you can not download files to iCloud by car.  It must be made individually... once again not sure...

  This might be able to help though - transfer files to iCloud drive