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iCloud is a type of cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc.

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The iCloud is a storage and cloud computing service offered by Apple Inc. which was first announced on June 6, 2011 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

Among other features comes the ability to keep your iDevices in sync and storing photos taken with your iPhone or iPad.

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While questions relating to products by Apple Inc. aren't necessarily off-topic on SuperUser, AskDifferent is specifically focused on these types of questions. A question regarding iCloud might attract more attention over there.

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Access iCloud Drive via terminal

OS X 10.10 was just released, and one of the features I personally awaited the most was iCloud Drive. Unfortunately, I had to learn that it was not as accessible as Dropbox. file ~/Dropbox /Users/Ingwie/Dropbox/: directory ...but, iCloud Drive? ls…
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icloud drive sync stuck

since a couple of days the icloud drive seems to be "stuck". The symbol in the sidebar in finder doesn't go away (pie chart). It looks like it still sycning. What can I do to find out at which files it is potentially stuck?
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Add to iCloud Reading List from Chrome?

In Chrome (on Windows), how can I add a webpage to my iCloud Reading List to read later on my iPad? My iOS devices (iPad, iPhone) are already set to synchronize their bookmarks via iCloud.
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Getting the error "There was an error in iCloud Preferences"

I keep getting this error: Not sure how to fix it. I tried moving the MobileMe.plist file from the preferences but still get this. Ive saved the log file specifically for the iCloud error: 4/26/16 4:21:39.714 PM …
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Is there a way to change folder for iCloud Drive?

The icloud drive is in /users/username/icloud I want to change that to another folder. How do I do so? I can do that in dropbox and onedrive.
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How to convince Apple definitively that I don't want to install iCloud?

I run iTunes (v. 12.x) and keep getting an annoying pop-up asking me to install iCloud. There's no option to say "no" definitively. Is there a way to get this to stop without uninstalling iTunes and/or the Apple software updater? (This is almost…
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Force Mac OSX notes to refresh &/or force iOS notes to update FASTER

I just wrote a note on my iPhone. The benefit of using cloud services like Notes is that its supposed to be somewhat concurrent when connected to the internet. My phone & my laptop are connected to the internet. The note is not showing up on OS X…
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Back to My Mac registers services using loopback interface IPv6 address

I'd like to be able to use Back to My Mac over the IPv6 internet. I've already got IPv6 access (i.e. My Airport is assigned a /64 block from my ISP and sends out RAs so everyone on the network can autoconfigure their own public IPv6 addresses. My…
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How to find Stolen MacBook with iCloud

My MacBook Air was stolen about 6 weeks ago. Through iCloud and "Find Phone", I have some pictures and a location down to about 2 blocks. The pictures are from the current user taking photos which automatically appear on my local devices. (Yes they…
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Sync iCloud bookmarks with Firefox in Windows 7

I have four devices that I want to sync my bookmarks across: a Mac Mini, a Macbook Air, an iPad2, and a Windows 7 PC. I use Safari on the three Apple products and Firefox 8 on the Windows 7 PC. I use iCloud to sync my bookmarks with the three Apple…
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Turn off text replacement on macOS

I use text replacement on my iPhone, and these are syncing to my Mac via iCloud. But I don't want to use them on my Mac, because I use TextExpander. How can I prevent the text replacement on my Mac, but keep the text replacement on my iPhone? Text…
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Is it possible to tell iCloud Drive to ignore certain files and certain patterns?

I want some sort of a .gitignore equivalent to iCloud Drive, where I can tell it to ignore certain files and patterns like node_modules or some large_document.pdf that I don't necessarily want to sync. I feel like I should be able to do this since…
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Change Outlook's default calendar to iCloud (meeting requests end up in wrong calendar)

Following scenario: I've got a main computer (Windows 7, Office 2010) which is being used to manage contacts, meetings, etc. using Outlook. Now I've added an iPad and an iPhone to sync using iCloud. I moved all appointments and contacts from the old…
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Firefox says image download from iCloud contains a virus or malware

I downloaded an image from iCloud, which ends up as a zip file containing a JPEG file and a MOV file. This is because the iPhone takes a motion image (MOV) over a brief interval of time, and then generates a JPEG still image. Firefox complained…
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How to disable iCloud Drive on Windows 10

In this question: Is there a way to change folder for iCloud Drive? a caveat was listed that in Windows 10, iCloud must be disabled. However, the options to disable iCloud are no longer in the control panel as stated. How can I be sure to disable…
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