HT203517: iCloud: Troubleshooting Documents in the Cloud

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brightsoul

Q: Do I have to share to be on I Cloud?

The reason I got my computer was to make pamplets and to sell my art work on line and at Art walks I go to.

I let the computer upgrade to Maveric without knowing what was going to happen.  I do not like to share my private stuff with anyone. If I am on I Cloud do I have to share with world. Some how my book a proof got on the internt, it is not even copyrighted yet. I wanted to get permission for another author to use some of their ideas in my book, she got it. That is when I disvovered the whole world got it. And that is not what I wanted.  I do not want to publish without getting the copy right. So Should I stay away from I cloud? Help me understand.

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), iOS 7.0.6, iOS 10.9

Posted on Mar 6, 2014 12:32 AM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Mar 6, 2014 12:38 AM in response to brightsoul
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    Mar 6, 2014 12:38 AM in response to brightsoul

    iCloud is a service for syncing your emails, calendars, contacts, iWork documents, and photos with a server area to which only you have password-protected access, and from there to any other devices you have. So for example, if you add a contact or take a photo on your Mac it will automatically appear on your iPhone and iPad.

     

    No-one else has access to this data unless you give them the password, which obviously you would not do. The scenarios you describe have nothing to do with iCloud - obviously I can't say what was going on there, but if you want to publish a book you wouldn't do it in iCloud anyway: it does not provide general file storage, file sharing, nor website hosting.