Q: iCloud Drive - Shortcut

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WallaceTech

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Q: iCloud Drive - Shortcut

Hi all.

Does anyone know a way of making a desktop shortcut to the iCloud drive? I want the drive to show on my desktop like a mapped drive? I just can't see away.

Any ideas?

Thanks in adavance

iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 5:43 PM

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WallaceTech

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I have worked out a way to do it. I wish it was more of a native way but hey it works.

http://www.wallacetech.co.uk/?p=1217

Apple, if you are reading this. Please give us a native apple way of adding iCloud to the desktop. Dropbox , SkyDrive and Google drive give you this.

Posted on Oct 18, 2014 6:06 AM

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by FScottG,

FScottG Jan 21, 2015 2:36 PM in response to WallaceTech
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Jan 21, 2015 2:36 PM in response to WallaceTech

Thanks WallaceTech. Your solution allowed me to access iCloud Drive files from within Bloomberg Anywhere (a remotely hosted service featuring Bloomberg and Excel. The trick is simply going to View Options for my Home folder and selecting "Show Library Folder." That apparently allows remote viewing of the folder and its contents.
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by c.s.anders,

c.s.anders Apr 28, 2015 12:10 PM in response to WallaceTech
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Apr 28, 2015 12:10 PM in response to WallaceTech

It's actually way simpler than that. Just open Cloud Drive in Finder and drag the Cloud Drive folder from the path bar at the bottom.
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by freediverx01,

freediverx01 May 3, 2015 4:45 AM in response to c.s.anders
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May 3, 2015 4:45 AM in response to c.s.anders

@c.s.anders That's a terrible suggestion. Dragging the Cloud Drive folder from the path bar will copy everything instead of creating a shortcut.
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by julian KAYE,Helpful

julian KAYE Jul 10, 2015 6:19 AM in response to freediverx01
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iPhone

Jul 10, 2015 6:19 AM in response to freediverx01

Open Cloud Drive in Finder and drag an alias of the Cloud Drive folder from the path bar at the bottom. (hold down command and option while dragging)
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by Randy Maynard1,

Randy Maynard1 Oct 29, 2015 12:00 PM in response to c.s.anders
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Safari

Oct 29, 2015 12:00 PM in response to c.s.anders

It works if you hold down the option and command keys while dragging (to create a short cut).
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by Ingebeeld,

Ingebeeld Mar 16, 2016 2:14 AM in response to julian KAYE
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Mar 16, 2016 2:14 AM in response to julian KAYE

Clean and simple, thanks so much! :-)
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by yoyoishere,

yoyoishere Jun 27, 2016 1:58 AM in response to WallaceTech
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Jun 27, 2016 1:58 AM in response to WallaceTech

It's simple guys: Command+Shift+I
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by petiamasa,

petiamasa Sep 2, 2016 3:25 AM in response to c.s.anders
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Sep 2, 2016 3:25 AM in response to c.s.anders

very helpful ... works
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Accepted Answer · Oct 18, 2014 6:06 AM

WallaceTech

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Oct 18, 2014 6:06 AM in response to WallaceTech

I have worked out a way to do it. I wish it was more of a native way but hey it works.

http://www.wallacetech.co.uk/?p=1217

Apple, if you are reading this. Please give us a native apple way of adding iCloud to the desktop. Dropbox , SkyDrive and Google drive give you this.

Q: iCloud Drive - Shortcut

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by WallaceTech,Solvedanswer

by FScottG,

by c.s.anders,

by freediverx01,

by julian KAYE,★Helpful

by Randy Maynard1,

by Ingebeeld,

by yoyoishere,

by petiamasa,

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