How to save to icloud on iphone

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    Open your device's Settings. It's an app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.[1]

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    Tap your Apple ID. It's the section at the top of the menu that contains your name and image, if you've added one [2]

    • If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to (your device), enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.
    • If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step.

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    Tap iCloud. It's in the second section of the menu.[3]

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    Select the types of data you wish to store on iCloud. Do so by sliding the buttons next to the apps listed under "Apps Using iCloud" to the "On" (green) or "Off" (white) position.

    • Scroll down to see the complete list of apps that may access iCloud.

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    Tap Photos. It's near the top of the "Apps Using iCloud" section.[4]

    • Turn on iCloud Photo Library to automatically upload and store your camera roll to iCloud. When enabled, your entire photo and video library will be accessible from any mobile or desktop platform.
    • Turn on My Photo Stream to automatically upload new photos to iCloud whenever you're connected to Wi-Fi.
    • Turn on iCloud Photo Sharing if you'd like to create photo albums that friends can access over the web or on their Apple device.

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    Tap iCloud. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.

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    Scroll down and tap Keychain. It's near the bottom of the "Apps Using iCloud" section.

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    Slide the "iCloud Keychain" button to the "On" (right) position. It will turn green. Doing so makes stored passwords and payment information available on any device that you've logged into with your Apple ID.

    • Apple does not have access to this encrypted information.

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    Tap iCloud. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.

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    Scroll down and tap Find My iPhone. It's near the bottom of the "Apps Using iCloud" section.

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    Slide the "Find My iPhone" button to the "On" (right) position. Doing so allows you to locate your device by logging into iCloud on a computer or mobile platform and clicking on "Find My iPhone."

    • Turn on Send Last Location to enable your device to send its location information to Apple when the battery is critically low.

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    Tap iCloud. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.

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    Scroll down and tap iCloud Backup. It's near the bottom of the "Apps Using iCloud" section.

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    Slide the button next to "iCloud Backup" to the "On" (right) position. Do this to automatically save all of your files, settings, app data, pictures, and music to iCloud whenever your device is plugged in, locked, and connected to Wi-Fi. iCloud Backup enables you to restore your data from iCloud if you replace or erase your device.

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    Slide the "iCloud Drive" button to the "On" (right) position. Doing so will allow apps to access and store data on your iCloud Drive.

    • Any app listed below iCloud Drive will be able to access its storage if the button next to it is in the "On" (green) position.

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    Click on the Apple menu. It's the black, apple-shaped icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.

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    Click on System Preferences. It's in the second section of the drop-down menu.

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    Click on iCloud. It's on the left side of the window.

    • If you're not automatically logged in, enter your Apple ID and password.[5]

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    Check the box next to "iCloud Drive." It's at the top of the right pane. Now you can store files and documents on iCloud.

    • Do so by choosing "iCloud Drive" in any "Save" dialog box or dragging files to iCloud Drive in the left pane of a Finder window.
    • Select which apps have permission to access iCloud Drive by clicking on the Options button next to "iCloud Drive" in the dialog box.

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    Select the types of data to sync with iCloud. Do so by checking the boxes below "iCloud Drive". For example, check "Photos" if you want to back up and access your Photos on iCloud. Now, your selected data will be stored and available on iCloud.

    • You may need to scroll down to see all the selections.

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    Go to the iCloud website. Do so from any browser, including on a computer running Windows.

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    Enter your Apple ID and password.

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    View your stored data. The iCloud web apps allow you to see any of the data you've stored or synced with iCloud. For example, click on Photos to see your synced pictures.

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    Click on iCloud Drive. This opens your iCloud Drive interface, in which you can upload and download documents and files.

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    Click and drag any documents you wish to save onto the Drive screen. Now your documents will be available from any device, including iPhones and iPads.

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    How can I find what's being stored in my iCloud?

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    Gonzalo Martinez is the President of CleverTech, a tech repair business in San Jose, California founded in 2014. CleverTech LLC specializes in repairing Apple products. CleverTech pursues environmental responsibility by recycling aluminum, display assemblies, and the micro components on motherboards to reuse for future repairs. On average, they save 2 lbs - 3 lbs more electronic waste daily than the average computer repair store.

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    How do I erase things from my phone if it's in the iCloud?

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    Go into your iPhone's settings and then scroll down to "General." Tap that and look for the storage folder. Under "iPhone Storage," you'll see the breakdown of what's taking up space on your phone and you can delete it from there.

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    Can I delete pictures from my phone, but not in iCloud?

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    Indeed you can! If you enable your iCloud Photo Library setting, your entire library will upload to iCloud Drive. You can then switch the iCloud Photo Library setting back off and delete your phone's pictures--the photos will stay in iCloud Drive as long as you don't have a photostream enabled.

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  • If you're on a shared or public computer, remember to sign out of your iCloud account when you finish using it.

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References

  1. Gonzalo Martinez. Computer Repair Technician. Expert Interview. 25 July 2019.
  2. Gonzalo Martinez. Computer Repair Technician. Expert Interview. 25 July 2019.
  3. Gonzalo Martinez. Computer Repair Technician. Expert Interview. 25 July 2019.
  4. http://www.apple.com/icloud/
  5. http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html
  6. http://www.apple.com/icloud/

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1. Sync mail, contacts, and calendars across devices.
2. Store photos and videos with iCloud Photo Library.
3. Use Keychain to store passwords and payment information.
4. Enable Find My iPhone in case your phone is lost or stolen.
5. Use iCloud Backup to automatically back up all info to the cloud.
6. Enable iCloud Drive to back up apps and app data.

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How do I save files on my iPhone to iCloud?

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Open the Files app. Go to the file that you want to store on your device. Tap the file to download it, or touch and hold the file, then choose Download . Any changes you make to the file will automatically upload to iCloud Drive when you're back online.

Does everything on iPhone save to iCloud?

Here's what iCloud Backup includes Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups only include information and settings stored on your device. They do not include information already stored in iCloud such as Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Notes, Reminders, Voice Memos4, Messages in iCloud, iCloud Photos, and shared photos.

How do you save items to iCloud?

It's near the bottom of the "Apps Using iCloud" section. Slide the button next to "iCloud Backup" to the "On" (right) position. Do this to automatically save all of your files, settings, app data, pictures, and music to iCloud whenever your device is plugged in, locked, and connected to Wi-Fi.