Offline iCloud documents availability

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Offline iCloud documents availability

Hi

I'm trying to understand how the offline capability of iCloud works.

I have a several pdf's & word docs that I would like to be available on my iPad offline, i'll be going to an area with no data coverage for a while.

At the moment I can drag & drop pdf's on my mac to the Preview folder in iCloud and when I open the folder on the iPad the documents icons are there, however when I click on the icon I have to wait for the file to download.

I'm not sure if this is because I haven't given the iPad enough time in the background to synchronise and download the files or is this normal? Will I have to open every single pdf on the iPad to make sure it is available offline, indeed will it remain available offline indefinitely so long as I have enough space on the iPad?

Thanks for any help

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Kiran

Posted on Sep 12, 2016 2:56 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 12, 2016 4:51 AM in response to keypix

You'll need to download them ahead of time if you want to work on them offline. It will then remain on your iPad until you remove it (which you'll need to do on your Mac)

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Answer 2

keypix Author

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Sep 12, 2016 4:54 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Hi Winston

Thanks for your reply.

Do you know if they will download automatically in the background or will I have to open every document to make sure it is on the on iPad?

Kiran

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Answer 3

Sep 12, 2016 4:55 AM in response to keypix

It depends on their size, larger documents will you require to specifically opt to download them, smaller documents will automatically download when you open them.

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