How I can access my icloud files from another computer
As I know there is a directory on my Imac where icloud documents are stored. How I can access this folder from another computer?
Thanks in advance
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
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As I know there is a directory on my Imac where icloud documents are stored. How I can access this folder from another computer?
Thanks in advance
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Hi, since nobody else has piped in...
Wouldn't they be in he Apps folders that create them, like Pages, etc.?
Yea, but how to access them from another Mac
Well, the whole idea behind iCloud is to do it over the Internet, does the other Mac have iCloud setup?
On the other Mac, in a browser, go to...
Well, ICloud.com is only giving you access to iwork files not pdf and other documents. I am talking about accessing folder Finder-Go to Library-Mobile documents.
Oh yes, Apple's iCloud only supports Apple Apps, & is part of the reason their stock is in decline in my opinion. 😟
I know nothing about Mobile, never even touched a cell phone yet, sorry, might try asking in he iPhone forums.
Is the other computer on the same network as the one you are trying to access from?
This Tip might offer some help Using iCloud to sync multiple document types.
Thank you very much it was very helpful
You might also want to look at Quicksand I haven't used it but the kid who wrote it has written some good apps in the past so if he says this works it most likely does.
There is alsoiClouDrive from the same kid.
iCloud is a trimmed down version of Skydrive or Dropbox. For the most part, it's designed to work with Apple branded apps such as iWork, iPhoto, iPad Photos and with Apple branded products such as iPad, iPhone and Mac. It will work on other platforms, but it has limited functionality (as compared to Dropbox, etc.) when used on Apple product.
There are pros and cons to this approach. One pro, for example, is that it takes the burden of having to know or care about where stuff is, how it got there, how to get it there, or even where "there" is. This can be a plus for folks who are not very technical or computer savvy.
Another pro is that it makes things smoother for you if you live mostly or entirely within the Apple/Mac/iPad/iPhone Eco-system.
The big negative is, as akolker pointed out, you can't get direct access to your native folders and its files if you are accessing them from some Apple based clients, particularly tablets and phones. For the kind of full functionality that akolker is talking about, you need a full feature cloud storage app such as Skydrive or Dropbox. Just like iCloud, in addition to their PC/Mac clients, they also have tablet apps for iPad (and other tablet systems).
So the best solution is to have both iCloud plus one of the non-restricted cloud apps on your iPad. I use iCloud to backup my iPad (along with a backup to my laptop using iTunes) and I use Dropbox for important files such as documents, spreadsheets, PDFs and even the occasional scripts or proprietary vendor formatted files.
How I can access my icloud files from another computer