iCloud Drive lets you have the best of both worlds: deep storage that provides a form of backup and syncs across all your devices. If you enable optimized storage in macOS in System Settings > Account ...

Local storage provides fast, free access to files without internet dependency, ideal for privacy-conscious users. iCloud Drive offers seamless device integration, syncing, automatic storage balancing, ...

With an annual Dropbox renewal looming back in June, I decided to shift all my data from a 2 TB Dropbox family plan (nearly $250 per year) to iCloud Drive. We already had an Apple One Premier plan ...

Google and Apple made a tool to transfer media from Google Photos to iCloud, skipping manual steps. Ensure iCloud storage, enable iCloud Photos/Drive, use Google Takeout, sign in with Apple ID, grant ...

Many of us having encountered the frustration of running out of storage on your Mac, especially when your iCloud Drive seems to grow endlessly? If you’re using a base model Mac Mini M4 with just 256GB ...

The list of issues in macOS Sonoma 14.4 is continuing to grow, with a new bug uncovered that wipes saved versions of files stored on iCloud Drive. Many apps offer the capability to save earlier ...

iCloud Drive offers the possibility to automatically purge ("evict" in Apple's teminology) files which aren't used often from your local drive so that they are only stored in the cloud. If you need ...