Most of you have heard of iCloud. However, there is a great new feature: iCloud Drive. One of the features I most enjoy about iCloud Drive is that you can let any app that supports iCloud Drive access your iCloud storage. Then, you can edit these same files that have been saved by other apps. You can also gain access to the iCloud Drive via a few different methods, which makes getting access to your iCloud quite easy.
Some common questions I receive when speaking to customers about iCloud Drive include:
- Can I use my non Apple devices to access iCloud Drive, and how do I gain access to my iCloud Drive?
Yes, you can access your iCloud from your Apple device, as well as your non-Apple devices.
- How?
There are a few ways to gain access to iCloud Drive. You can view your entire iCloud Drive from Finder (by default it should be in the Favorites sidebar) in OS X Yosemite. If you have iOS 8, you may gain access from Document Picker which will provide a popup window that gives you access to the full iCloud Drive. And do not forget that you may access iCloud Drive from a variety of compatible web browsers – Safari 6 or later, Firefox 22 or later, or Google Chrome 28 or later. This web version of iCloud Drive lets you create folders, upload files, download files, and delete files. Even devices with Windows 8 or later works in a very similar way as iCloud Drive on OS X Yosemite. To gain access via Windows just visit here to get started install iCloud for Windows.
- Another popular question: Is there a fee for iCloud Drive?
The initial iCloud account gives you 5 GB of storage space free. iCloud Drive is a part of iCloud and as time goes on and you are saving your important memories, you may have to eventually upgrade from the free iCloud plan to a variety of paid options.
Whether you are using the free iCloud Drive or have paid to upgrade to more storage, iCloud Drive is one of the best iCloud features which many families (mine included) will appreciate when it comes to preserving precious memories.
Editor’s note: iCloud Drive requires devices running iOS 8, OS X Yosemite, and/or Windows 7 or 8 with iCloud for Windows 4.0