iCloud Drive redirecting to Google Drive

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iCloud Drive redirecting to Google Drive

I am trying to open a docx file on my iCloud Drive and it is redirecting me to Google drive to save the file. Can anyone please suggest how to stop this behaviour?

iPhone 6

Posted on Sep 16, 2018 11:15 PM

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i_rina

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Sep 18, 2018 8:24 AM in response to Amrit88

Hello Amrit88,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!

I understand from your post that when you open a .docx file and then save it, it saves to Google Drive rather than iCloud Drive. The following article will provide you with the steps on how to change where you documents are saved:

Get help with iCloud Drive - Apple Support

How do I automatically save my documents to iCloud Drive?

You can update the settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch so that your documents automatically save to iCloud Drive, On My [device], or a third-party cloud service.

Go to Settings.

Choose to update the settings for Pages, Numbers, or Keynote.

Tap Document Storage.

Choose where you want to automatically save your documents.

Best Regards.

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Amrit88 Author

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Sep 18, 2018 11:43 PM in response to i_rina

Hi i_rina,

Thanks for your response. My query was about opening a docx file from iCloud Drive on iPhone 6 rather than saving it. Unfortunately, I am still unable to find settings in iPhone 6 to change the default storage for documents as suggested by you in the above solution. However, I have find a solution to this issue....I transferred a couple of docx files from iPad to iPhone vie AirDrop and saved It to iCloud Drive. Now, the all the docx files are opening in iCloud Drive itself rather than prompting me to save them in Google drive.

Regards

Amrit

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