How does icloud work?

I am new to Apple products and recently i bought the iPod 4g and i have no idea how iCloud works. Can someone explain how this works and the reason iCloud even exists? I know that it is used a basically a back-up file thing but how do i get my music and apps to my other iCloud device, such as my laptop. In this area I am ignorant of iCloud. I would like to know more about this App and how to use it.
Frylock17

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HT204053 How does Icloud work?

So I've used Macs basically my entire life, but have only just updated my OS from Leopard to a version that supports iCloud, and from what I've seen it seems like an excellent way to back up everything, but was just curious if maybe I can get an explanation for what it is and how it works.
Thanks all
Allbetsareoff

See how iCloud works here > http://www.apple.com/icloud/
More Info Here > http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/
allbetsareoff wrote:
... seems like an excellent way to back up everything, ...
It is no substitue for a Local Backup Strategy... More of a case to be used inconjuction...
..Most commonly used backup methods

How does iCloud work? I find it confusing (I'm the complete opposite of tech savvy)

Mainly, I'm confused about backups. (FYI I have an iPhone 5s running on iOS version 7.1.2) How do I know if my phone is automatically backing up or not? Also, if I have already backed up my phone to iCloud, when I back it up again, if I have deleted things since the last backup (texts, photos, apps, contacts, whatever) are those deleted items still saved in the iCloud, or does the new backup replace the old one? Is there a way to delete things that I don't want saved to the cloud anymore? I already looked at the help topics and stuff online but still don't quite understand it all. Apple's wording just doesn't make sense to me. Any tips and tricks for using the clould and how it works are greatly appreciated.

There are a couple of ways of seeing whether it is automatically backing up.
Settings > iCloud > Backup will show the date of the last backup to iCloud
Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage (in the iCloud section, not the Storage section) > device name > shows the date and size of the latest backup.
A restore is all or nothing and will restore what was on your phone as of the last backup. You can delete the entire backup if desired by going to Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage (in the iCloud section, not the Storage section) > device name and scroll to the bottom of the screen.

HT204053 How does Icloud work with Ipod?

Have an Ipod, Icloud and live accounts - cannot get them to work...I just want my photo stream to work to upload...keep getting stuck in a viscous loop of instructions...HELP!

"cannot get them to work" - please tell us exactly what you are doing and what happens that the ipod doesn't work.

How does icloud work with 2 separate libraries on 1 computer?

When my son synced his ipod on his library, all of his music showed up on my daughter's separate library. They just upgraded to itunes 11.0 and it says it has icloud. Before they upgraded, they had completely separate libraries and never had any problems with their music crossing over.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can't sync data between different accounts,

How does iCloud Photo Library and Optimize iPhone Storage Work?

Even Apple Phone support can't answer these questions:
How does iCloud Photo Library (Beta) from yesterday's 8.1 update with Optimize iPhone Storage turned on work? (I'm on an iPhone 6)
It only stores your iPhone/iPad versions on your device, which is amazing. Why would you need anything else? It freed up around 8-10GB of space on my device which is amazing. But how does it work when you use it?
When you email it seems to ask you, when sending what size you want to send like it's always done. It gives you the original 2.4MB version. This works like I'd imagine and when I received the test email the photo was correct. In this case I assume it hits iCloud and sends it from there, not your actual device. (Like it doesn't re-download it to email it). Correct?
When posting to Facebook, does it do this same thing? Or is this something Facebook has to build into their iOS app in an update? Or does it just work? Correct?
When posting to Instagram, does it grab the right version. Obviously the phone optimized version should be fine, but when viewing on a Desktop version of Instagram at instagram.com, will it show the right version?
Sometimes I backup photos using Image Capture on the Mac. If I did that right now, would it only grab the iPhone versions? Obviously I can just test it but it'd be amazing if someone who knows these things could explain all of these use cases.
Do you need to be on
In closing it's more of how does this work? Does it work? Why wouldn't you want to use this feature if it saved space and made more sense? I guess I just would love some real clarity since not even the blogs are explaining how it works in every application.
In closing part 2. It does seem to work really well, it's just those fringe cases. I just viewed all my photos on https://beta.icloud.com/#photos and they're all there, easy download of the high res, delete, it deletes from my camera roll on my phone, it's amazing, it works, it's magic. Just tell me what issues there are with storing only low res iPhone on my device and if there are none, game on!
Thanks!

santiagofrommiami wrote:
And of those 4.3GB of backup, my Photo Library is 1.4GB.
So my question is, how do I prevent my Photo Library from being backed up to the cloud, since I already have a backup of it everytime I connect to iPhoto and it copies all those photos to my mac?
I don't know, sorry. It's supposed to work alongside Photos & iCloud, so that photos are stored only once. When it doesn't work you have a couple of options as I see it –
Delete the old backups on iCloud to hopefully start over (I don't like deleting the only backup of anything).
Forget about iCloud backups & use iTunes to backup instead, it might not be suitable if you have no computer etc.
Buy more storage for iCloud.
I don't use iCloud backup, it bemuses me with issues like this, there is no easy way to resolve when it fails.
And one more question while we are at it...can I erase iphoto from my computer now that I have the new Photos app?
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Today, a VIP mailbox magically appeared in my mailbox list. I was the vip. But, the folder contained only my emails for one mailbox. I have several mailboxes. I went to another mailbox & activated myself as a vip. Now, there are two of me as vip's, but each vip mailbox contains different emails. I want all my emails, in all mailboxes, to be under myself as a single vip. How does vip work, so I can do that?

Does this info from Mail>Help assist?
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Does iCloud work with iPad/iPhone and Outlook?

Yes
How to set up iCloud on all your devices
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

How does this work?

This is not a complaint, but a confused sigh of admiration. I've got an email account at the university where I teach. When I got my iBook, it took me a while, and a few conversations with IT at the school, to get this account working in the Mail application. (Since I have a Verizon DSL at home, I had to include that SMTP as the outgoing server.) Anyway, I synched this mail account (along with my AOL and .Mac accounts) onto the iPhone, and it works perfectly, both incoming and outgoing. I didn't have to change any of the settings. I thought I was computer savvy, but I can't wrap my mind around this. It seems like magic. How does it work?

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HT2357 So how does this work on Mountain Lion? I cannot seem to ignore the iTunes 11 updates, which now seem to appear every 5 minutes!!

So how does this work on Mountain Lion? I cannot seem to ignore the iTunes 11 updates, which now seem to appear every 5 minutes!!

Fantastic! Didn't work at first so restarted App store and tried again. This time it asked 'ignore update'. All gone!

TS1425 My co worker has given me his iPod to take home and transfer his music to my laptop, however, I am unable to access his music to download it to my computer. How does this work?

My co-worker has given me his iPod to take home and transfer his music to my laptop, however, I am unable to access his music to download it to my computer. How does this work?

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There are third-party Windows applications that will transfer data from an iOS device, but they don't re-create the iTunes Library exactly as it was before.

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OR
Does Remote "Control" the music that resides on Apple TV HD>Home Speakers.
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Will Remote still "Control" the larger music collection on Apple TV or your computer?)
2. Will iPod Wifi work on a patio outside a home to control Apple TV inside the home?
thank you in advance, Tom

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