iCloud drive on a Mac HELP!
I buy 2 Tb of storage in iCloud and load 400Gb of files into a folder structure on the iCloud drive. All my work. I now want to turn on Synchronise on my Macbook Pro so I can seamlessly access the files. There is not enough room on my hard drive for all the files as I have other media and programmes downloaded.
- Does OS manage what gets download?How?
- Do the non downloaded files sit in the iCloud drive folder on my Mac book with a cloud and arrow image so I can download them when required.
- Can I control what is or isn't downloaded?
All the Apple help articles seem to be about limiting iCloud storage assuming the Macbook or Mac is the centre of the universe. However I want the opposite. I want the cloud to be base/center and multiple devices to access my files. For example when I am out of the office, I want my iPad Pro to access the files. But only the files I need. Noting that Apple does not have full OS touch screen device.
Does anyone know how to use a Mac in a cloud centric world? HELP!
Why hasn't Apple got help pages focused on being cloud centric. Surely they want to sell me their storage plan.
Thanks
Kiwi
ps BTW, these issues can all be managed very simply with a right click using Onedrive running on Windows 10. Is Apple really that far behind?
MacBook Air 13″, OS X 10.11