Q: Does icloud use space locally?
Hi guys, here is my question since I do not get the logic yet.
If I upload my documents (photos, musics etc.) using icloud drive folder on Yosemite, they gonna still use space from my local hard drive? I mean I have a 200 GB plan, however I have 126 GB of hard drive, so if I upload my files from desktop to icloud drive, and then delete the files from the desktop after uploading process is completed, my files will be available on drive without using local hard drive?
Or do I get it all wrong?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 1:33 PM
so if I upload my files from desktop to icloud drive, and then delete the files from the desktop after uploading process is completed, my files will be available on drive without using local hard drive?
No, sorry, each document in iCloud Drive will have a local copy on your Mac.
iCloud Drive will keep the content of all synced devices identical.
See: iCloud Drive FAQ
With iCloud Drive, you can safely store all your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and any other kind of document in iCloud. Documents you store in iCloud Drive will be kept up to date across all of your devices, and you can access them from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.
Here's what you can do with iCloud Drive:
- Store and access all of your documents in one place from any of your devices
- Keep files and folders up to date across all your devices
- Create new files and folders from iCloud-enabled apps
- Work on the same file across multiple apps
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 1:59 PM