Can I use iCloud on my computer? I want to back up my iMac and restore it since it is running so slow.

can I use iCloud on my computer? I want to back up my iMac and restore it since it is running so slow.

You need to be running Lion (10.7.x) to have iCloud run. Here are the system requirements for Lion:
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory (4GB strongly recommended)
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
If your current iMac has 4GB of RAM then you can upgrade to Lion via the Mac App store and then use iCloud. However iCloud is not a backup system so please read up on what iCloud is designed for. To backup your system really all you need is an external HD and you can use Time Machine which is built into your system. Here is the Time Machine Tutorial to learn how to start.

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I am using iPhoto '09 Version 8.1.2 but can not use iCloud with it. I've looked for updates in iPhoto and iLife'11 but no luck. Suggestions very welcome.

No you won't necessarily lose your photos when upgrading but it's very very unwise not to back up first. Backing up is like using a seat belt in a car. You can drive without one for years and have no issues, but if you do have a problem the outcome will be a lot worse. So, too, with back ups. And upgrading is one of those times when the risks of a problem are higher.
Most Simple Back Up:
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically.
Example of such apps: Chronosync - but there are many others. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store

Can I use my creative cloud account at the same time for my iMac and my MacBook?

Can I use my creative cloud account at the same time for my iMac and my MacBook?

Thank you Sheena!!
Guy
Op 2-jan.-2015, om 12:16 heeft Sheena Kaul <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven:
Can I use my creative cloud account at the same time for my iMac and my MacBook?
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Hi Guy Heyligen,
Absolutely. You can use the creative cloud account on two machines.
You may also refer to the link below:
Creative Cloud Help | Creative Cloud / Common Questions <http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/faq.html>
Regards,
Sheena
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Can I use an AE as a Bridge allowing me to hardwire my iMac and offer a wifi to my MacBook? The Ethernet in my office is hard wired but does come in from a router on the other end of the building that has a wifi that cant reach my office...

Can I use an AE as a Bridge allowing me to hardwire my iMac and offer a wifi to my MacBook? The Ethernet in my office is hard wired but does come in from a router on the other end of the building that has a wifi that cant reach my office...

Thanks, I thought so but wanted to be sure before running out and buying one... I also called Apple Joint Venture and they helped me set it up without the Airport by using my iMac as the wifi! Thanks again!

Can I use iCloud to store photos I want to delete from my iPhone 5s?

Good day.
I want to free up space on my 16G iPhone 5s. All of my photos are stored on iCloud, however, when I delete a photo from my iPhone 5s, it also deletes in iCloud. Is there a way to use iCloud as a way to store photos that I don't want on my iPhone any longer, but I want to save?
Note: The photos on my iPhone 5s are all on iPhoto on my iMac running OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. I have not opened the "photos" app which appeared on the doc when the system upgraded to OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 as I'm not sure how this will affect the whole "delete from my iPhone, but keep in iCloud" dilemma.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
C. Gray

iCloud isn't designed as a cloud-only storage method. The closest you can get is to change a setting to optimize storage on your iPhone so that a smaller "device-size version" is kept on your phone. See the quote below from iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
Can I use iCloud Photo Library to save space on my device?
iCloud Photo Library automatically keeps all your photos and videos in the original, high-resolution version. Follow these steps to choose how you store your photos and videos on your device:
In iOS, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera, then select a storage setting.
In OS X, click Photos > Preferences > iCloud, then select a storage setting.
If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. All of your original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud while device-size versions are kept on your device. You can download the original photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular when you need them.
If you turn on Download Originals, iCloud Photo Library will keep your original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and on your device. Download Originals is the default setting for iOS devices with the free 5 GB storage plan and for all Mac devices.

Can I use iCloud as a 'dropbox' type drive for backing up files? If yes, how do I access it?

I have a 20 GIG Mobile Me, now ICloud, plan that is about to renew. I would like to be able to back up some of my documents to this drive and access them as necessary. Does iCloud work like this? How do I access backed up information. I just don't see it in the tutorials etc
Thank you for any thoughts

If you setup the Finder's Sidebar preferences so that the iCloud Drive is visible in it:
you can add additional folders with files to it as shown in this screenshot:
which sync up to iCloud as
You won't be able to open the files online like you can with the Numbers, Pages, etc. files but they will be available to other Macs for use.

Can I use 3-5 TCs in my office to "decentralize" data for imac and MBP?

Hi Apple Gang!
I recently switched from Windows to Mac and I am pretty happy with what I have seen so far. My newest baby is a 2TB Time Capsule, which works wonderfully so far.
Since I was used to work with only 1 PC in the past, I have lots of external USB harddisks which I connected via a USB hub.
For the future I would like to store the many TBs wirelessly on like a "stack" of Time Capsules. (One having the LAN cable from my Internet Router and the others just wirelessly working in the same network.)
I am not sure why this is discussed nowhere online. Maybe it is dumb to do or something, but I really don't mind spending additional $ in order to be as cable-less as I can. (Would not like to buy NAS devices that need many LAN cable connections and stuff.)
*So again... My vision is:*
*- an imac on the desk*
*- my mbp in the bedroom*
*- 3 - 5 Time Capsules on the desk, offering access to my (TC stored) files via any of my two computers.*
Is this possible? Is it hard to configure?
Best regards,
Chris
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CandH wrote:
For the future I would like to store the many TBs wirelessly on like a "stack" of Time Capsules. (One having the LAN cable from my Internet Router and the others just wirelessly working in the same network.)
*So again... My vision is:*
*- an imac on the desk*
*- my mbp in the bedroom*
*- 3 - 5 Time Capsules on the desk, offering access to my (TC stored) files via any of my two computers.*
Is this possible? Is it hard to configure?
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
If all those Time Capsules are in the same place, it would be a lot cheaper just to connect multiple external disk drives to one Time Capsule through a USB hub. You don't need the networking/Wi-Fi capability of multiple Time Capsules.

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The computer I use for Itunes only has XP so I can't use ICloud. My desktop has Vista so I can use it. But I don't want to lose all of what I have on my Iphone 4S and my two Ipads. How can I use the desktop and retain the apps, music, podcasts etc. I have

The computer I use for Itunes (my laptop) only has XP so I can't use ICloud:(
I have a desktop that operates using with Vista.
I downloaded 10.5 and sought to sync my two iphones and two ipads with the desktop in order to use ICloud. However I got warning messages that if I synced with this computer that had none of my extensive library of apps, music, podcasts, etc. would be on it, I would lose it all.
I did authorize the computer. I knew enough to do that but am terrified that I will lose everything that I have accumulated and still won't be able to use ICloud.
Isn't there a way to do this? Shift my library FROM my devices to the desktop?
Thanks

This is a tedious solution, which is stupid! And some users report an inability to reauthorize a computer after an "en masse” deauthorization. I can’t believe Apple doesn’t provide a list or menu to find out which computers you’ve authorized! Obviously, APPLE knows (or else they couldn’t tell us how many computers we have authorized)--so why can’t they give us access to that information about our own computers??!!!
And for an already-authorized computer with a hard drive that’s since been replaced and upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite, would it be recognized as a “new computer” and require authorization? Would its previous incarnation (i.e., with the old hard drive and OS) be considered a separate computer? Some users report they can’t authorize a computer after an OS upgrade because of that. Can’t believe we have to do such a bass-ackwards kludge!

I have a Mac Book Pro but it says it can't upgrade to Lion, do i have to buy a new computer? How can i upgrade? I want to be able to use iCloud on this computer too.

I have a 2GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro with Max OSX version 10.6.8
I would like to upgrade to Lion but it says I can't .
So can I? how ?
I would like to be able to use iCloud on this computer too.
Thanks

The minimum requirements require the intel core 2 duo processor.so I am sorry to say that you will need to update your mac if you want to run Lion and iCloud. Apple's http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html page for osx gives the minimum requirements.

HT201269 How can I transfer photo's from one ipad to another. I believe I can't use iCloud as the photo's were originally synced to the ipad via iTunes's

I have some photo's on an ipad 2 that were put on there through syncing on iTunes, I would like them to be placed on my new ipad. I understand that I can't use iCloud ? Just to point out u no longer own the desk top pc from where I synced the original photos. Hope this make sense!?

First import the photos to a computer's itunes, then sync them to the other device.
Read this... import photos to your computer...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
This should help... sync photos to a device...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236

Can I use iCloud if I no longer have an Apple product?

My phone was corrupted when I updraded to iOS7. After 3 visits and 3 complete wipeouts and resets - the last time using no restore because they told me the backups were corrupted - it still is very unstable. I cannot use the phone is this condition. This beautiful phone was in perfect condition before it was damaged by the unstable upgrade process. Even my battery is still excellent. I have to get a new phone now and of course I can't buy an iphone since Apple refuses to compensate me in any way for rendering my present phone unstable. Can I use icloud, which I have on my Windows PC, after I no longer have my iphone? Verizon will allow me to trade it in for a gift card but it must be turned off cellular service and then surrendered. How can I make the transfer without loosing data?

Your data will remain in iCloud, and can still be accessed from your PC, even if you no longer have your iPhone. Just be sure not to delete the data from your phone while it is still signed into your account, or it will also be deleted from iCloud. Instead, if you are turning in the phone, follow the instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5661. Before doing so, if you want to save your photos, save any photo stream photos to your camera roll, then import them to your computer as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083.
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Can I use icloud to find my iphone3g?

HI,
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How can I use iCloud for storage without duplication problems?

I recently set up iCloud to use on my Mac and PC. With the exception of a single data file that I have stored in the cloud (as a working data file) that I use both on my Mac and PC....I want to use the rest of my 20 gigs of space on iCloud for storage/backup purposes only. However, I have very little experience with iCloud; and it doesn't seem entirely intuitive to use iCloud.
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If you have a Mac signed into your account running iPhoto, you might want to check iPhoto>Preferences>iCloud to make sure Automatic Upload isn't checked. If it is checked, all new photos added to iPhoto are automatically added to your photo stream.

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I have no knowledge of iCloud. I have never wanted to have all of my information "out there". So my question is two fold; can I use iCloud as a web host for a webpage I design in iWeb. I'd like to advertise my condo for rental. The second part of my question is; can I only store that portion of information on iCloud, or do I need to share all of my computer info?
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