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rkammila Author

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Moving Hard drive data to Store in icloud

I am running out of disk space and cant figure out how to upload into icloud. I dont understand the point of icloud drive?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jul 5, 2021 9:20 PM

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tygb

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Posted on Jul 6, 2021 1:17 AM

See the thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251789307

What is iCloud What is iCloud? - Apple Support

And what does iCloud stores What is iCloud storage? - Apple Support

When you sign up for iCloud, you automatically get 5 GB of free storage. You can choose which apps and features store information in iCloud by turning iCloud features on or off.

When Mac is signed with Apple ID and password by setting up iCloud Set up iCloud on your Mac - Apple Support and turning on inbuilt applications , the data stored say in notes , mails , photos ....sync with iCloud and occupies the icloud space , also iCloud Drive and desktops box has to be turned on

Set up iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac and iOS devices - Apple Support

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