What happened to my iDisk?

iDisk should still be available, check if iDisk syncing has been turned of in system preferences > mobile me, or if your finder preferences have changed and are hiding it, alternatively you can mount your iDisk from the Finder's Go menu.

iCloud document syncing is aimed at sharing iWork documents between iOS devices, you can upload M$ documents that are compatible with the iWork applications from your mac for use with iOS devices via iCloud.com.

If you want to upload documents that aren't for use with iOS devices this User Tip might be of interest.

Problem/question #1: I converted to iCloud and my iDisk disappeared from my desktop. Where did it go? How can I prevent this from happening again?

Turn iDisk Sync on again in the Mobile Me Preferences (in the iDisk pane of the MM prefs). This option has been turned off when you upgraded to iCloud.

Problem/question #2: I was led to believe that I could continue to transfer/modify all of my documents, which are entirely Microsoft Office documents, through iCloud, but the interface says I have to download Pages, Keynote, and Numbers. ???? I don't use those programs and don't really want to pay for them.

You can open Microsoft Office Documents with the iWorks Apps; but you need to install Pages first, see this this thread: How do I tell Pages to save/retrieve to/from iCloud?https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3375986?answerId=16338685022#16338685022

If you want to upload documents that aren't for use with iOS devices thisUser Tip might be of interest.

Such an elegant solution - thank you posting that.

Don't whine, there is a workaround, better than the idisk.

1. Download an app you wish to work as your iDisk. It is essential that this app supports iCloud. I personally prefer the GoodReader app.
2. Go to your /Users/<root folder name>/Library/Mobile Documents folder and locate the folder the app uses to store your files.
3. Create a folder in the "Documents" folder of the folder you found. I named that folder iCloud docs. You can name it whatever you want... e.g iDisk
4. (now let's add some style) download the icon I created.
5. Open the icon I created with preview and press cmd + a and then cmd + c .
6. Select the "iCloud docs" folder you created, or whatever you named it, press cmd + i
7. Select the folder icon on the top left and press cmd + v
8. Select again the folder and press cmd + L
9. Drag & drop the alias folder wherever you need it

or

8. If you want to be supercool you can also drag & drop the original (not the alias) folder on your dock.

Hope you enjoy the new super cool iDisk.

Cheers.

GoodReader is the app I decided to use. From the goodreader app you can open the files in whicherver app you need. The iDisk app was much more worse on that point. If the app you want to use supports iCloud you can do the same thing on the app's folder.

About the whine thing, don't take it personally, as I mentioned before, it was written for another disccusion !!

Cheers.

SugarSyncis a small application which runs on Mac or PC: it's 'faceless' (meaning it only appears in the menu bar). It includes file sharing and a 'Web Archive' for storing files you don't also want to be on your Mac. You can select any folders on your Mac to sync.

It does block-level incremental uploading which makes uploading changed files a very quick process. Changes to the folders are automatically detected while the program is running and uploaded - a remarkably quick process as only the individual blocks of a file which has changed are uploaded. Another computer can then access SugarSync and download the files to the equivalent folders, providing quick syncing.

It doesn't have a background process: you leave the application running (it appears in the menu bar) - the Preferences give you the choice of having it run automatically at startup. Unlike some of the other methods available, if you quit it, it really is quit (if it is running an upload at the time it will automatically resume the next time you boot it).

There is a free 5GB plan: paid plans start at $4.99 per month ($49.99 p.a.) for 30GB. It's received good reviews: I've been using it and found it's flexible and easy to use; it would be my choice of the available methods.

Same thing here. Open the file you want to work with from the folder we created and the changes you make will be automatically synced on all your devices.

Give it a try !

You don't need to put your custom iDisk folder into a special app folder - it really suffices to create any folder inside the "/Users/<root folder name>/Library/Mobile Documents" folder, any document you place there will be synched immediately - I just dropped the neat icon you made into this folder and 10 seconds later it appeared on my other MBP - That is the procedure Winston Churchill described in his great user tip that I have been pointing to in my post (to sync between macs, not to sync to the mobile devices). Using iCloud as an iDisk

Hello Anne,

no, it does not require administrator privileges to access your own Library in your own home folder.

But your library is hidden in Lion by default; to access it do the following:

• Activate the Finder by clicking on the Desktop
• Go to the Finder "Go" menu, and hold down the  Option⎇-key, until the library appears in the drop down menu; select the library.

When the Library opens in the Finder, navigate to Mobile Documents, and create your personal iDisk replacement folder inside, then do everything cool that islane suggested.

Regards

Léonie

How to access your User Library from the "Go" menu:

Have you managed to make your iDisk reappear by now? This screenshot also shows, how to reveal the iDisk from the "Go" menu - Winston Churchill mentioned this in his first post.

If your iDisk still should be missing, check the following settings in the Finder Preferences and the Mobile Me System Preferences:

HTH

Léonie

I know, I 've seen the post.

I assume that most users wish to use those files on theri iPhone and iPad.

If you want to sync only between macs, of course you can use that approach...

Cheers