My iPad Pro currently stores downloaded videos "On My iPad". I want to change that and store them on the iCloud Drive. When I try to make the change on the Safari settings, I cannot change the checkmark as needed. Until recently, my Safari downloads on the iPad did store on the iCloud Drive, but something recently changed that.
iPad Pro 9.7-inch WiFi
Check Settings > [your Apple ID] > iCloud > iCloud Drive. Be certain it is “on”.
I see it as a choice, but I cannot make the switch to get the check-mark on the iCloud Drive option; I tried selecting the "other" option which gives me a list that includes iCloud Drive but it is grayed and selecting it is a dead end -
Eugene Martin wrote:
Thanks to everyone (both of you) who offered suggestions.
”Both of you” are both me.
OK, I guess you decided to change your default search engine. That’s not something I ever did.
Glad it’s resolved. Enjoy your iPad.
I had checked that. It is on. Thanks for engaging my question.
When you go to Settings > Safari > Downloads, are you saying you no longer see iCloud Drive as a choice?
To Dr. Both Sberman and everybody...
I can't get the files stored On My iPad (downloaded from Safari when iCloud storage was blocked) to now move to iCloud storage. Ideas?
I could see both options, but I could not get the iPad to switch to iCloud Drive as the location for storing Safari downloads.
However, I have found my answer. I was checking all settings and saw that the default search engine for Safari was set as duck duck, which is privacy maintaining. When I reset the search engine to one of the usual, non-privacy search engine options, I was immediately able to switch the storage location for safari downloads from On My iPad to iCloud Drive.
Thanks to everyone (both of you) who offered suggestions.
Gene
Storing Safari downloads on an iPad
