iCloud Drive app: conveniently access your documents from anywhere

When you use the iCloud Drive app, you can conveniently access, edit and store files on all your devices. Only an Internet and Apple ID are needed to use Apple's cloud service.

Preparing the iCloud Drive app

To be able to store data online via Apple iCloud and access it from different devices, only a few preparations are necessary:

1. The first step is to update all Apple devices that are to be included in the Drive app to the latest iOS version. For Mac, this is correspondingly the latest macOS version.
2. After that, you should make sure that you are logged in with the same Apple ID on all devices. If this is the case, you can set up iCloud on all devices.
3. This even works on a Windows PC: For this, you only need iCloud for Windows.
4. If you don't want to install an app, you can also go to the icloud.com website in the browser and log in there.

Setting up the iCloud Drive app

1. On the iPhone or iPod Touch, now open your settings. Tap on your name. Under the iCloud menu item, you will find the options for settings about backups and more.
2. On the Mac, under the Apple menu, you will find System Preferences. There you will find the iCloud option, where you can also enable iCloud Drive.
3. To enable iCloud Drive on your Windows PC, open the "iCloud for Windows" app. You can find this under "Start", where there is a menu item called "Apps". After you have entered your Apple ID and thus logged into iCloud, you can select the "iCloud Drive" option and then click "Apply".