kittymarie23

Q: iCloud on iPad states backed-up earlier today (174MB) yet when I look in iCloud Drive on computer, there's nothing there.

The iCloud Back-up which doesn't seem to be doing anything. It states that it was backed-up at 7am this morning, about 174MB, but there's nothing on the iCloud. Am I missing something? Desperate as one of the Apps that gets backed-up corrupted a PDF I was annotating (about seven hours of work lost).

iPad 2, iOS 9.2

Posted on Jan 4, 2016 3:18 AM

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Q: iCloud on iPad states backed-up earlier today (174MB) yet when I look in iCloud Drive on computer, there's nothing there.

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  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Jan 5, 2016 12:21 PM in response to kittymarie23
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    Jan 5, 2016 12:21 PM in response to kittymarie23

    Hello kittymarie23,

    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

     

    If I understand your post correctly you are trying to view your iCloud backups of your iPad by viewing the iCloud Drive.  iCloud Drive does not display your iCloud backups.  The only times you can browse your backups is by managing your data as instructed below, or when actively trying to restore.

     

    1. Tap Settings > iCloud. 
         
      • If you're using iOS 8 or later, tap Storage > Manage Storage.
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      • If you're using an earlier version of iOS, tap Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage.
    2. Tap the name of your iOS device.

    Manage your iCloud storage

     

     

    Take care.