Use icloud as storage

I bought more icloud storage to download videos. How do I use it?

I am afraid you cannot use the iCloud storage to suppliment your iDevice i.e. increase your iPad storage capacity.
You should download Videos/Movies to iTune (computer) and sync to iPad as and when you want to watch them.

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    Just to be clear, I want everything to remain on my local hard drive.  I only want to use iCloud for storage/backup only.  So, again, how do I stop iTunes and iPhoto from reading music and photo files once I successfully get them on iCloud?  (I am thinking I have to hide the archived files once I get them in iCloud, but unsure about how I go about doing that).  And here's my second question.  To upload my personal music and picture files to iCloud, can I simply drag and drop them into the iCloud drive on my computer and assume they will be successfully uploaded?
    My second question seems kind of basic too.  But, once again, iCloud does not seem entirely intuitive to use for a beginner.  For example, I recently purchased some music from the Itunes store.  And while I have it downloaded on my harddrive (like I wanted it)......I don't see it on the iCloud drive (on my computer)....nor do I see it when I log into icloud.com on the web site.  Thanks for any replies.

    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.

  • Can i use icloud as storage and delete pictures from macbook?

    My macbook is currently full. I would like to know if i can move all photos/videos to icloud then delete them from macbook. My fear is the backup would run and realize they were not on the macbook then delete them from the cloud.

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    Before you delete any files from your Mac, make sure, that you have at least one working backup and can read the moved files on the new drive.

  • Can i use iCloud as storage

    I was wondering if I could save apps on my iCloud account. Because I ran out of free space on my iphone

    It uploads the songs to iCloud, so they are not stored on your device. Note that you will need Internet to listen to the songs. See > http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/

  • Hey i am unfamiliar with how to use icloud for storage. Can some one slowly( lol ) help me to understand how this thing works. I also need someone to help with how to transfer pics from your iphone to your flash drive.

    Hello i am needing some assistance as i am not very good at how the cloud works. I need to delete my account and start over.  I don't want to loose all of the things that i have on phone. Help!

    Slowly
    http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/
    but surely
    http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/10/18/how-to-sync-email-contacts-and-calendar- with-icloud/
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    http://transfer-iphone-contacts.blogspot.com/p/iphone-contacts-sync-via-icloud.h tml
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519
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    http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/backup/
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
    And here we will find instructions on how to backup (import) pictures to computer, cause there is no direct transfer to flash drive.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083

  • Can I use iCloud storage for iOS apps?

    Hello,
    I'm trying to work out if it's possible to use iCloud to save/load data across devices with iOS apps created using Air.
    I know there is a lot of talk about now meeting the Apple data storage guidelines eg http://www.saumitrabhave.com/2011/11/air-ios-solving-apps-must-follow-ios.html
    What I can't understand is if I actually want to use iCloud to save data a user has created in my app (ie condition 1 of the storage guidelines - user generated data, cannot be re-created by application).
    If I was to save this user data to the <Application>/Documents directory...
    a) would it be backed up by iCloud and meet Apples requirements?
    b) if my application was installed on another device is there any way, using Air/AS3, to know that a file has been updated and read the file?
    Please let me know if this doesn't make sense... still trying to get my head around how it all works.
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    More details are available at http://blogs.adobe.com/airodynamics/2012/03/05/app-compliance-with-apple-data-storage-guid elines/

  • I share a an apple id with my kids. We all use the same credit card for purchases.  Is it possible for only me to use the icloud online storage without making this available or visible to the kids?

    My kids and I all use the same credit card and password for app and music purchases.   I'm assuming we all use the same apple ID too. (not sure) We can share apps and music although we all have our own itunes libraries. Is it possible for only me to use the icloud online storage without making this available or visible to the kids or do we all have our own storage?

    I just checked and they have already sucked up all my online storage.  Ahhh techy teens!  I think I will just leave it at that and back my own stuff up on my computer. Less confusing
    Thanks for all the help!  I am definitely more educated now and I'm off to check that cc bill too.

  • Can I use iCloud storage to upgrade my 4s to ios6?

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  • Can I use iCloud as my library instead of using local storage?  Would I be able to synchronize the music on my phone? and make CDs out of the my music in the icloud using itunes?

    Can I use iCloud as my library instead of using local storage?  Would I be able to synchronize the music on my phone? and make CDs out of the my music in the icloud using itunes?

    Many thanks JEM24 for your help.  Ive just spent the best part of six hundred pounds on a new Sony Rx100m2 compact camera, so I have no interest in the Ipods camera at all really. I doubt Ill be watching many videos on it as Im very lucky in that I have a good Android tablet. Its more as a stock music player that Ill be buying the Ipod for, if indeed I do end up buying one. I dont like the idea of paying the exorbitant amount added for more memory space that Apple along with most other companies charge. In fact I read an article on this very subject just yesterday in the tech section of Flipboard. It stated in the article that in the case of the Iphone  the actual cost of each additional  gigabyte of storage  to Apple et al is something in the order of 60p.. This is certainly not reflected in the price us the customer has to pay at the till.. Its for this reason primarily that Apple in particular, because their products do not allow adding expandable memory of your own in the form of cheap to buy cards, that nobody in their right mind buys the 64gig etc Iphones..I am aware that we are discussing my potential purchase of an Ipod Touch here but you see my point. Many thanks again though for helping me.

  • Can I use iCloud like a mass storage device - pc free

    I am living on a boat and I am using my iPad w a camera connector kit. Can I back up photos that won't all fit on my iPads internal memory(16G), using iCloud like an external hard drive?  I don't have a pc w me and don't want one.

    With iCloud and photo stream your photos are automatically syced to the cloud, but the photos will only stay in the cloud for 30 days which is enough time by Apple's standards to download them from the cloud to a mac or pc so I guess the answer to your question would be no, you cant use iCloud as a mass storage device.

  • I still have 5 Gb icloud storage but 2.1 gb on iphone I want to upgrade to 6.0 but need 2.6 gb on my phone can i use icloud to free up some space and still access the apps that I store there on my iphone

    i still have 5 Gb icloud storage but 2.1 gb on iphone I want to upgrade to 6.0 but need 2.6 gb on my phone can i use icloud to free up some space and still access the apps that I store there on my iphone.

    No.
    You need to delete content from your iphone.

  • HT4847 How to use iCloud as virtual storage

    Sorry for my ignorance but does anyone know how to use iCloud as virtual storage for music n photos that I don't want on almost full iPhone? I have an iPad too and don't mind if these items are on there. Thx!

    You can't. It doesn't have an option that allows you to not have a copy of the data on your Mac. You can make the suggestion to Apple at https://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html

  • Is it possible to use iCloud storage for videos

    Is it possible to use iCloud storage for videos. I ran out of 16 gig storage on my iPad.

    You can try cloud storage like Sugarsync, Dropbox or Box.com
    http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee374/Diavonex/Album%203/b8e055e5cd15e01d23d aa6d55f1bea4b.jpg

  • Is the iCloud Drive storage space independent of the original iCloud? Do they share space? Can you use them both at the same time?

    Does Apple provide 5GB storage with both iCloud and iCloud Drive for a total of 10GB? Or are they shared for a total of 5GB? I am running low on space in my original iCloud (4.7GB used), and would like to move my photos to iCloud drive and stop them from saving in original iCloud, but want to continue to use iCloud for all my other data backups/settings/etc. Thanks!

    iCloud Drive is simply a newer version of iCloud (newer set of features) for handling available documents and allowing third party apps access.. Otherwise it is still part of the you overall iCloud service. Unless you choose to pay for additional storage, your total iCloud space is 5 GB.

  • I just purchased a macbook air, and because of the limited memory (256 gb) and my HUGE music library, I need aomne form of external storage.  i am considering either using iCloud for iTunes, or purchasing an external hard drive.  suggestions or opinions?

    hi!  just purchased a macbook air, and because of the limited storage (256 gb) and my massive music library, I am going to find an alternative storage method.  I am debating between an external hard drive and utilizing iCloud. icloud makes me a little nervous....having my entire library in "the cloud" and deleted off of my desktop - do most of you who use icloud for music and photos have a backup on external hard drive anyway? So....iCloud vs. external hard drive for storage.  Thoughts?  opinions?  thanks!

    iTunes Match allows you to put 25,000 songs in the Cloud. At present it isn't possible to add more storage but I wouldn be surprised if that isn't an option offered in the future. With iTunes Match you allow Apple to match your songs (purchased from Apple, ripped from your own CDs are purchased elsewhere). When Apple cannot match a song a copy of yours is uploaded.
    Once the match process is complete (for my 24,000+ collection it took a couple days) the fun begins. Since my MBA can't hanle all my music, I use iTunes Match to download a small selection of my music every couple of weeks. My music remains in the cloud even when I delete them from my computer and if I have WiFi accesss I can get new songs. It is a great service and much more convenient than keeping your MBA's music on an external drive.

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