Niku

Q: How do you send a file to the Cloud?

(1) How do you send a file to the Cloud?

(2) Is there an difficulty in finding and retrieving a file that has been sent to the Cloud? If using it is like using an external hard drive, I won't bother.

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Posted on Jul 27, 2016 4:18 PM

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Q: How do you send a file to the Cloud?

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  • by FoxFifth,Helpful

    FoxFifth FoxFifth Jul 27, 2016 8:59 PM in response to Niku
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    Jul 27, 2016 8:59 PM in response to Niku

    The following has information on how to turn on and use iCloud Drive. Note that with iCloud Drive as it currently exists with OS X El Capitan, for any file saved to iCloud Drive a local copy is also kept on your Mac.

    iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support

  • by Niku,

    Niku Niku Jul 27, 2016 9:08 PM in response to FoxFifth
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    Jul 27, 2016 9:08 PM in response to FoxFifth

    Thanks for the information. However, I wish you would have said something about retrievability from the Cloud. If it's as good as DropBox, I'll be making use of it, but if it's like an external hard drive, I won't. Actually, there's no problem with storage. Just the other day I copied and transferred EVERYTHING in a Yahoo group website to DropBox, and it hardly made a dent in my DropBlox capacity. Also, I've been reading good things about some Google product. It's just that I would like to try the Cloud if it is not worse than what I already have. You know, keeping up with the Joneses.

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Jul 27, 2016 9:23 PM in response to Niku
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    Jul 27, 2016 9:23 PM in response to Niku

    Neither iCloud or DropBox is a good backup solution. Always keep your Mac backed up on an external disk with either Time Machine and/or a cloning utility like SuperDuper or CarbonCopy Cloner. Not sure what your issue is with external drives but they can your hide when your hard disk fails and sooner or later all do.

  • by Niku,

    Niku Niku Jul 27, 2016 9:35 PM in response to macjack
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    Jul 27, 2016 9:35 PM in response to macjack

    The first time my hard drive crashed, it really hurt me. Later, I realized that the only things I really missed were the crazy bookmarks that I had acquired but never used. Since then, I've had several crashes, but none of them really bothered me. The only thing that still bothers me is that I somehow lost most of the pictures I had stored in iPhoto...TWICE, Yes, I lost them for  few weeks one time, but they somehow came back. That didn't happen the second time they disappeared. They are still missing. That bothers me. The other thing that is a perennial source of irritation is that I can never find and retrieve anything from my external hard drive. My missing photos are probably there, but they might as well be on Mars; yet, I still keep my external hard drive always plugged in. Go figure.

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Jul 28, 2016 6:34 AM in response to Niku
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    Jul 28, 2016 6:34 AM in response to Niku

    What kind of backup are you running on your hard drive, Time Machine, Clone or are you just using drag and drop? If you use a clone or TM the files will be in exactly the same place as on your Mac. If you can't find them on your external drive then perhaps the drive is malfunctioning.

  • by Niku,

    Niku Niku Jul 28, 2016 7:11 AM in response to macjack
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    Jul 28, 2016 7:11 AM in response to macjack

    I use Time Machine. I can only go by my experience, which is why I no longer even try to find anything that is probably there. However, there may be hope, After looking for years for a book on the subject, I finally found a recently published one on the subject. We'll see. Another thought I've had on the subject is to use those little plug-in gadgets that use flash memory. My thought is that I could use one for iPhoto, one for iTunes, etc. In that way, I think that I should be able to find what I want with no trouble. In fact, since I have a bunch of them, I'm going to give it a try. I've never used any of them, but it's never too late. I'm sort of curious.

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Jul 28, 2016 7:29 AM in response to Niku
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    Jul 28, 2016 7:29 AM in response to Niku

    That sounds overly complicated and memory sticks are not very reliable. How are you using Time Machine? You should just be able to choose the file/folder in Finder, open TM from your Applications folder and that is where they are.

  • by Niku,

    Niku Niku Jul 28, 2016 7:39 AM in response to macjack
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    Jul 28, 2016 7:39 AM in response to macjack

    Thanks for your interest, but I don't think this is an issue that can be solved by a few exchanges of messages. It's not really a bad situation to be in. I have my DropBox, and will soon have Google, and Cloud. and that's not all. It might be that the book I mentioned will really open my eyes. Thanks for your thoughts, though.

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Jul 28, 2016 7:53 AM in response to Niku
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    Jul 28, 2016 7:53 AM in response to Niku

    You're welcome. True enough. I can't look over your shoulder to see your computer screen.