Can we share folders using iCloud drive?

Can we add permissions to give others secured access?

I am curious to see what feedback you get here. I am not sure if this helps, but I just asked a similar question. YOu can read to see if this is helpful, but i hope others answer here too. Thanks.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2028738&tstart=0

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How can I share photos on iCloud Drive?

I have a lot of photos shot with my DSLR camera.
How can I put all my photos in the iCloud Drive and view the photos from all my devices? And how can my wife view all these photos from her devices - that is .. how can she see all my iCloud Drive photos on her devices?
Thanks!
Mojo

I'm not sure understand you at this point.....
Have you set up a "shared photo stream" to share your photos with your wife? [System Preferences -> iCloud .. then check the box next to "Photos" and click on "Options" to the immediate right.... in the Options drop down make sure "iCloud Photo Sharing" is checked...
Then open iPhoto - select in the sidebar the album you want to share (if you only want to share individual photos select these in the main window)
Then click on the "Share" icon on the lower right of the iPhoto window - a little menu with icons will popup. Click on the iCloud icon in that menu... the next menu that pops up should be titled "Share"
Click on the first item (New Photo Stream --the one with the "+" sign) and create a "shared album" - a drop down window will appear at the top of iPhoto... just fill out the form (whom you want to share it with, the name of the shared album, etc. - if you want your wife to be able to add photos to the shared album, check off the box that says "Subscribers can post"
Your wife will have to agree to "subscribe" to this shared item (she will get "invite on her device - ) - once it is set up to see the shared photos in iPhoto click on "iCloud" in the sidebar under "Shared" and it will show you any shared albums in addition to your own Photo Stream... on devices, to see the shared album, open the Photos app... at the bottom one of your choices will be "shared" (a cloud icon) - touch that icon and you will get a list of all your shared iCloud albums as well as "activity"...
No need to "export" anything manual, etc.

How do I share folders to other people using iCloud Drive?

I would like to replace DropBox. How do I share a link to folders in iCloud Drive to other people? Does it have this capability?

I have been trying to find an answer for this too, as a dropbox user for many years I was hoping that iCloud drive could be a replacement, but it looks like it falls way way short in comparison to dropbox for sharing folders with family or work project folders with peer workers, as it basically does not have the scope to do it!!!
iCloud drive looks to only be for personal usage.
AND THATS A BAD APPLE !

Share or edit Web-Journal impossible, when using iCloud Drive??

I have one device with iOS7.1.2 and iPhoto (iPhone 4) and one device with iOS8 (iPad). When configuring iOS8, I switched to iCloud Drive.
Now I can not share new Web-Journals or edit the existing Web-Projects.
Is there any way to delete the existing Web-Journals from iCloud??
I tried to delete the Web-Journal in iPhoto, but the Link also exist.

You can only delete the published journal in iPhoto on the device that created it:
iPhoto for iOS (iPad): Share your web journal as a webpage http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3156
And iPhoto can only be used with iOS 7.
After switching on iCloud drive, you can no longer share documents to devices that cannot use iCloud drive. And you cannot undo the upgrade to iCloud drive.
Be aware, be careful, be prepared for iCloud Drive | TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004

Can I use iCloud Drive like an external drive?

I would like to use iCloud Drive to store my stuff (docs, videos, photos etc) but I don't what these same files occupying storage on my local hard disk.
Is it possible to use iCloud Drive to upload files that I want stored there and then simply download them when needed. Or...
...can I be selective with which files/folders sync and which don't?

What's on your computer is a phantom listing. The only space it uses is that needed for the entries.
That's only for files from apps that can save directly to the iCloud drive, Numbers, Pages, etc. If you add local files/folders to the iCloud Drive folder locally
the files just get moved to that folder which is in the ~Library/Mobile Documents folder and remain on the hard drive while also being copied to the iCloud Driver servers for access by other devices. However, those files must be downloaded to the other devices before they can be viewed or used on that device. They can't be viewed or otherwise accessed at iCloud.com.
So if one were to drag several folders of files into the iCloud Drive window as shown above all it's doing is moving them to a different location and copying them to the iCloud drive. There's no saving of space on the hard drive.

Can't share photos using photo stream in iCloud. File is always blank.

Can't share photos using photo stream in iCloud. File is always blank.

Hello desert_dweller5,
It sounds like you art trying to access a Shared Photo Stream, but you do not have one of the devices to enable your Apple ID as an iCloud account. The following article provides information on how Shared Photo Streams work:
iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486
The article states that for privately Shared Photo Streams to work, the recipient will not only have to have an Apple ID, but it will have to be an iCloud account:
Friends and family with iCloud accounts can view your photos in the Photos app on any device using iOS 6 or later; on a Mac in iPhoto 9.4 or Aperture 3.4 or later; on a Windows PC with Windows Vista or later and iCloud Control Panel 2.0 or later installed; or on a second generation or later Apple TV with software version 5.1 or later installed. They can also view your photos on the web if you enable Public Website in the settings or options for your Shared Photo Stream.
Since you do not have an iCloud account and just and Apple ID, your friend can share the photo stream as a public website so that you can view it, as stated in the same article:
Can I share with people who don't have an iCloud account?
Yes. If you enable Public Website in the settings or options for your shared photo stream your photos will be published to a website that anyone can view in an up-to-date web browser.
To be able to change an Apple ID to an iCloud account, you would need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5 or later or a Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.4 or later as stated in the following article:
Creating an iCloud account: Frequently Asked Questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4436
Best,
Sheila M.

I am using Windows Vista running ver 9 of Internet Explorer. Can I use iCloud drive with my PC?

I am running Windows Vista Business on my PC. I have ver 9 of Internet Explorer. Can I use iCloud drive on my machine?

Has any one helped you?

Can I use iCloud Drive online only?

Can I use iCloud Drive online only? I don't want to store everything on my macbook pro. I only have 128 GB SSD and I don't want to fill it up with photos, music, etc. I still want to see everything in finder in the iCloud Drive folder, but I don't want it to be saved on my macbook.

Yes I know, but I want it to be used as external storage, not something where I store copies of stuff that I have already on my macbook
But iCloud Drive is not an external storage. It is a common storage that is synced and shared between all connected devices, and it is always available, even when you are not connected to the internet.
What you want to do is not possible with iCloud Drive.

Problems with Pages and Numbers using iCloud Drive on early 2008 MacPro, Yosemite

One of my computers, an early 2008 MacPro running Yosemite, will NOT save Pages or Numbers documents to iCloud Drive from within those applications. I see the little iCloud Drive error badge next to the file name in Finder after I try to save. However, on the SAME computer I can save Pages and Numbers documents to a local drive (e.g., to my Desktop) and then use the Finder to drag the documents to iCloud Drive successfully. Another computer, a MacBook Pro running Yosemite, has no problems using iCloud Drive to create, edit and then save Pages and Numbers documents stored on iCloud Drive. I have tried "turning off" iCloud Drive for Pages and Numbers in System Preferences on the Mac Pro and then turning it back on to no effect. I have also logged out of iCloud Drive on all of my devices (which include two iOS devices) and then logging back in to ensure that I'm using the same login id on all devices, again with no apparent change.
Any suggestions for my next steps in attempting to solve this issue? Is there any way to get more information about precisely what type of error is occurring? Hovering over the badge only shows "Error".
Thanks in advance.
Jon

Found a solution, but it is odd:
On the 2008 Mac Pro, I UNCHECK the boxes beside Pages and Numbers in System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options. Now Pages and Numbers will properly save edited documents to the appropriate folders on iCloud Drive.
Go figure ...
Hope that this helps someone else.
Jon

The folders under iCloud Drive are not being uploaded to iCloud

I seem to read similar problem reports in this group but I want to make sure that indeed it is the same problem I am having. I moved all my folders to iCloud Drive some weeks ago and they were being uploaded to the cloud since then. In total I have 150 gigabytes of folders and about 100 are uploaded to the cloud which I can see in the settings of iCloud under system preferences. I realise that during the last week nothing is being uploaded anymore. There is still about 50 gigabyte of files that need to be uploaded automatically but nothing happens. I do not understand how the upload process works. What determines when the upload takes place? What determines how much of my files will be uploaded today and then the next day: because sometimes the upload used to take place the whole day while at other days only for a few hours. I definitely need a clarification here. Could some please respond?

If you're talking about photo stream:
Check the following:
From your Home screen, tap Settings > iCloud > Photo Stream, and make sure the slider is set to the ON position. If grayed out, check Restrictions in Settings>General.
From the Home screen, tap Settings > Wi-Fi, make sure the slider is set to ON, and that your device is connected to a wireless network.
Ensure that Camera app is closed on the device where you took the photo. Photo Stream will not upload photos from an iOS device until the Camera app is closed.
Ensure your iOS device has not fallen below 20% battery power. To preserve battery life, Photo Stream downloading and uploading are disabled when the battery reaches this threshold. Downloading and uploading will resume once you charge your device, and the battery charge is greater than 20%.
Note that when photo stream is turned on, only pictures taken from that point on will go to the stream, not existing photos. For those, sync them to a computer using itunes and USB cable.

Using iCloud Drive

Anyone please show me how to use iCloud Drive? I've asked this before but no one was answering.
I can't imagine after months of release, I still could not find the way to use iCloud Drive. There is no detailed tutorial on Apple website, and there is no reply from this forum.
First, from my phone, I could not share/upload any document to iCloud Drive. I can only share photos to iCloud Photo Sharing.
Second, from my PC, after I uploaded/shared documents into the iCloud Drive, none of the apps (Apple or 3rd party) has access to it.
This basically makes the iCloud Drive a useless feature which I could not find a way to make use of.

Hi,
Maybe this comes a little late for you.
I had the same impression you had about icloud drive.
This morning I have told with the support service and they have told me that you can't see any document you uploaded in the cloud in your ipad or iphone devices if they are word, pdf, documents. The only documents you can see are those which are done with apple apps. iWork, etc...
With the photos you have to upload them first to your computer and then to the icloud drive.
Hope it's time already for this!
Good luck!

Can't open files from iCloud Drive on Mac

Hi,
Can't open file from iCloud Drive on my MacBook Air (OS X 10.10.1).
I created new file (in Numbers for example). Then Numbers->File->Open->iCloud Drive->my_file.numbers and it says "Can't open file my_file.numbers".
I can preview the file by pressing Space, but openning from application and double-click on it doesn't work.
Files that were created earlear also not opened.
Does anybody know how to solve this problem? thanks.

Using smtp.mail.me.com - also tried smtp.me.com
SSL yes
port 587
SMTP Authentification Yes
Security SLS/TLS - also tried STARTTLS
User full **@me.com email address - also tried user name without @me.com
I have spoken to apple support this afternoon and we tried the variations shown above.
Support told me to wait for a day and try again!
After the iCloud authentication problem last night I changed all my passwords I wonder if there is an SMTP problem at me.com perhaps not reading the updated passwords?
I'll try and use the old passwords later.

Using iCloud Drive as a Time Machine drive?

Hi,
do you know if there is a way to use iCloud drive as a Time Machine drive. I mean, we can have more than one time machine drive, using iCloud Drive would be a nice option for off site backup no?
I Currently use Crashplan for that, but using iCloud drive would be better, as I'd have access to my stuff more easily than with crashplan's UI.
MAybe a third party services offers that?
What do you think guys?

Manusnake wrote:
Well I thought the same, but actually I did a new Time Machine backup a month ago via wifi (starting from scratch). About 700 GB of data. It was slower than Ethernet of course, but it worked without any issue.
You must have top-of-the-line WiFi hardware. How long did it take? I don't even remember how long it took for the initial Ethernet backup before my Time Capsule died. It was at least a day.
However I see your point for online backup. That'd require TM to be more gentle. To do one backup per day for example could be a solution (instead of one every hour).
Time Machine works best in small increments. I always advise against hacking the backup frequency. People who complain about Time Machine tend to have hacked it up. People who don't tend to have left it alone. Just sayin'.

HT3819 Can you share photos using home sharing?

Can you share photos using home sharing?

You can't use homesharing, but you can use the iCloud Photo Stream to do something similar : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486

I would like to use iCloud drive on my iPhone instead of dropbox but there is no app. Any suggestions??

Hi -
I would like to use iCloud drive on my iPhone and access all my files. I can do that very easily using Dropbox but I cannot find an app for iCloud Drive that works the same way. Am I overlooking something?????

For individual Apps to access iCloud drive, the APP Developer must set that up. If it is not an option in a specific application that you use, you should submit feedback to the App Developer to add the feature.
HTH

Can we share folders using iCloud drive?

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