Local Storage on iPad, cloud should be 2nd option.

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Local Storage on iPad, cloud should be 2nd option.

I just do not understand the logic behind this and is the sole reason why I have not purchased and iPad yet. A simple function like local storage and file management seems to have been an issue ever since the first IOS was released. This is not a rant or a slam on Apple. I am a loyal Apple fan and customer. I just wish that something like "Finder/My Documents" with the ability to "store files locally" on the device itself with an icloud backup as a 2nd automatic option is what should of happened in the first place and it is still not here. Sure there are apps out there that somewhat accomplish this but its still clunky and lacks the Apple stamp of quality.

I am just wondering am I the only one here who feels this way?

iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 21, 2015 3:44 PM

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Ralph9430

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Jan 21, 2015 3:51 PM in response to Rawkk

Hmmm. The files I use regularly ARE stored on my iPad and a backup copy is stored in iCloud so I can access those same files when needed on my iPhone and my iMac. Do you have a technical question?

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Rawkk Author

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Jan 21, 2015 3:53 PM in response to Ralph9430

ok so you are saying that you can save a pages document or word document directly to the ipad locally and retrieve it using a file manager ?

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Rawkk Author

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Jan 21, 2015 3:54 PM in response to Rawkk

niether pages nor word gives you the option to save locally to the ipad only some form of cloud storage. fact

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Jan 21, 2015 3:57 PM in response to Rawkk

I wouldn't say it's local versus cloud but app-centric versus file-centric. Both app- and file-centric approaches can use local or cloud storage or both. You absolutely can store files locally. What is difficult for some people to wrap their heads around is that the "Finder/My Documents" paradigm is not the only way to manage or access files. With iOS, files are connected to apps and are accessed through the apps. It takes some getting used to but, personally, I don't think it's a better/worse thing, just different. The kind of documents I use most on my iPad are PDFs. I use PDF Expert for reading and annotating them. I find it works beautifully. I think if you spent some time using an iPad rather than going on what you've read, you might find it works rather well.

However, you should definitely let Apple know how you feel:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Best of luck.

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Jan 21, 2015 3:59 PM in response to Rawkk

Rawkk wrote:

niether pages nor word gives you the option to save locally to the ipad only some form of cloud storage. fact

Word and Pages are not the only writing apps out there. For writing on the iPad, I mostly use an app called Drafts. It can sync through either iCloud or Dropbox but it doesn't have to.

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Rawkk Author

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Jan 21, 2015 3:59 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

thanks for the reply. I just wish I could take notes in class using pages, and save them and acsess them when im not connected to wifi.

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Jan 21, 2015 4:05 PM in response to Rawkk

Rawkk wrote:

thanks for the reply. I just wish I could take notes in class using pages, and save them and acsess them when im not connected to wifi.

So take a look at Drafts or any of the many other writing apps out there that let yo do exactly that. In my opinion, Drafts is far better suited to note taking than Pages.

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Feb 8, 2016 7:54 PM in response to Rawkk

You can do that -- or at least I just did. Your Mac or iPad will open a doc when you don't have a wifi connection. Any changes you make won't sync across devices until you do connect though.

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Feb 8, 2016 7:57 PM in response to undernourished

You probably didn't notice, but the post was from over a year ago.... 😟

GB

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Feb 9, 2016 6:03 AM in response to gail from maine

gail from maine wrote:

You probably didn't notice, but the post was from over a year ago.... 😟

Probably didn't notice due to the lack of a good breakfast.

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Feb 9, 2016 6:04 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Hahahaha!!! You're right, of course - the Username says it all..... 😁

GB

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