Try iCloud Drive Folder Sharing Instead of Paying More for a File Sharing Service

Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive all have their place, but as of March 2020, Apple users no longer have to venture outside the Apple ecosystem for online folder sharing. Before then, you could share a single file in iCloud with another iCloud user, but nothing more. With iCloud Drive Folder Sharing, you [...]

By |2021-04-05T16:33:28-04:00May 28th, 2021|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Try iCloud Drive Folder Sharing Instead of Paying More for a File Sharing Service

Reclaim Local Storage Space by Removing iCloud Drive Downloads

With iCloud Drive, Apple provides an Optimize Mac Storage checkbox that, when checked, stores the full contents of iCloud Drive on the Mac only if there’s enough space. However, you may wish to recover local storage space without selecting that option—luckily, that’s easy to do. Open iCloud Drive in the Finder, Control-click a file, [...]

By |2021-02-22T19:45:12-04:00March 2nd, 2021|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Reclaim Local Storage Space by Removing iCloud Drive Downloads

What to Do If You Run Low on iCloud Storage Space

By default, Apple gives every iCloud user 5 GB of storage space. That disappears quickly, given how it’s shared between iCloud Mail, iCloud Drive, iCloud Photos, Messages, and iCloud-enabled apps. Apple will, of course, sell you more iCloud space. $0.99 per month gets you 50 GB, $2.99 per month provides 200 GB, and for [...]

By |2020-03-06T21:39:16-04:00April 3rd, 2020|iOS Tips|Comments Off on What to Do If You Run Low on iCloud Storage Space
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