iCloud Drive question

beachBOYken · 17 Nov 2022 at 12:39

Hi

I have MacBook, iPad and iPhone and I have never thought about using iCloud Drive.
I don’t really have much, just a few documents on my MacBook.
Even so am I best enabling iCloud Drive?

I have apple one family so iCloud storage is about 200gb so plenty.

I guess it’s good just as a backup as well.

ChrisD. · 17 Nov 2022 at 13:14

I use it, works really well and I can access any file from any device logged into my iCloud account.

beachBOYken · 17 Nov 2022 at 13:45

ChrisD. said:
I use it, works really well and I can access any file from any device logged into my iCloud account.

I noticed I had it enabled on my MacBook as some of my folders had been converted to iCloud versions like documents and desktop folders.

I think I will keep it on then and customise it a bit, I looked under settings for iCloud Drive and looks like a lot pointless stuff enabled for iCloud Drive.

Feek · 17 Nov 2022 at 13:53

beachBOYken said:
I looked under settings for iCloud Drive and looks like a lot pointless stuff enabled for iCloud Drive.

Like what?

beachBOYken · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:16

Feek said:
Like what?

On MacBook

Stuff like shortcuts, weather. It was under iCloud Drive in options, had loads of stuff enabled.

Feek · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:22

Oh right, that's the sort of thing I find useful, not pointless. So if I have set up favourite locations in the Weather app on one device, they appear on my other devices as well. I think that's quite handy.

Except Stocks. I've never used that, never will. It can get in the sea :cry:

ChrisD. · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:27

Feek said:
Oh right, that's the sort of thing I find useful, not pointless. So if I have set up favourite locations in the Weather app on one device, they appear on my other devices as well. I think that's quite handy.

Exactly this, it's set and forget.

beachBOYken · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:30

Feek said:
Oh right, that's the sort of thing I find useful, not pointless. So if I have set up favourite locations in the Weather app on one device, they appear on my other devices as well. I think that's quite handy.

Except Stocks. I've never used that, never will. It can get in the sea

I thought all that stuff was general apple iCloud account sync not the iCloud Drive though.

ChrisD. · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:33

I don't really know, and I don't really care. It works and I don't have to think about it.

Feek · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:47

beachBOYken said:
I thought all that stuff was general apple iCloud account sync not the iCloud Drive though.

Oh, I didn't even notice the distinction. Like Chris, I don't really care what terminology they use as long as it works.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:52

I use iCloud Drive on my phone and on windows laptop (but via the browser).

ChrisD. · 17 Nov 2022 at 19:44

GaryTheSnail said:
I use iCloud Drive on my phone and on windows laptop (but via the browser).

I have it installed on my gaming PC, works perfectly on Windows.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Nov 2022 at 20:15

ChrisD. said:
I have it installed on my gaming PC, works perfectly on Windows.

I use onedrive business as my main backup/files store rather than apple. It's got more storage that's all and I don't pay for it as it's on the business, I use it as a personal store as well.

ChrisD. · 17 Nov 2022 at 20:25

GaryTheSnail said:
I use onedrive business as my main backup/files store rather than apple. It's got more storage that's all and I don't pay for it as it's on the business, I use it as a personal store as well.

I used to, we had unlimited storage with work, but they've pulled it for devices which aren't enrolled. I have 2TB with iCloud and it's more than enough.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Nov 2022 at 20:27

ChrisD. said:
I used to, we had unlimited storage with work, but they've pulled it for devices which aren't enrolled. I have 2TB with iCloud and it's more than enough.

Yeh, I just don't want to be paying for something not needed to be paid for so it's why I use it. I got a mega account as well with 100gb on it so use that as well.