
If you have other devices, such as another Mac or iOS device, then the files will be available on those devices too.īut you don’t have to knowingly place the files in a particular location.

Files you place into the iCloud Drive folder are kept on your computer, but also synced to your online space. If you’re familiar with rival services, such as Dropbox and Google Drive, then you’ll have an idea of what iCloud Drive does. Your iCloud Drive can be anything from 5GB to 2TB in size (depending on which storage plan you choose). The real advantage is that you can access these files on any of your Apple devices – or even via a browser on a non-Apple device.

It’s a bit like having a personal hard disk on the Internet.

Wondering what the purpose of iCloud Drive is and what it can do for you? iCloud Drive is your own little corner of Apple’s cloud storage service where you can store your files.
