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Q: how can i access my back up in iCloud ??

How can i access my saved documents in iCloud ?? Whenever i open iCloud.com it shows me just three options 1) set up iCloud on this device 2) install find my iphone 3) install find my iphone

I Cant even sign in to iCloud.com .. I am really tired of opening iCloud.com in order To access get my backed up documents. If anyone have any idea please let ne know

iPhone 6, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 27, 2015 1:00 AM

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Q: how can i access my back up in iCloud ??

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  • by Matt Clifton,Helpful

    Matt Clifton Matt Clifton Sep 27, 2015 10:08 PM in response to ap1010
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    Sep 27, 2015 10:08 PM in response to ap1010

    You're using two phrases interchangeably, and they're not the same thing at all.

     

    "Documents in the cloud" generally refers to Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Preview files (although you can store other kinds of files) which you've specifically saved to the iCloud Drive using those applications. These files are not really considered a "backup".

     

    An iCloud Backup refers to a specific and entire set of iOS files and settings from which you can recover an entire iOS device (e.g. an iPhone). This is different from the iCloud Drive. You cannot easily "access" such a backup (i.e. you can't get to an individual file) - you can only recover an entire iOS device from it.

     

    You will get the message that you've seen if you try to use icloud.com from an iOS device - you can only use the website to access iCloud Drive from a Mac. What you need to do is install the iCloud Drive app (you can do so in iOS9). Go to Settings - iCloud - iCloud Drive. Make sure it's turned on, and also turn on "Show in Home Screen". Alternately, you can also access your saved Pages, Keynote and Numbers files from those specific applications.

     

    Matt