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iCloud Drive: Is anybody able to store files?

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busch

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Jun 18, 2014
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Hello,


is anybody able to store files in the iCloud Drive using Finder?
For me, the filesystem in that folder acts like it is read-only and I can see no files in it.
 
I'm able to create a new folder [ eg. pictures ] and transfer from iPhoto. Took a while and had to force quit iPhoto and Finder, after endless beach-balling.

Upon re-opening the iCloud folder within Finder, I found most pictures had indeed been transferred, but some didn't carry over and the *date modified* column reads ' Jan 24, 1984 '

I wasn't even born then... :p

Oh well...it's sorta working.
 
I can and see folders for Keynot, Numbers and the other Apple Apps. These folders did not appear initially after DP3 install.

On DP2 I tried copying all my docs there just for fun and it worked fairly well.
 
thomsonr said:
I can and see folders for Keynot, Numbers and the other Apple Apps. These folders did not appear initially after DP3 install.

On DP2 I tried copying all my docs there just for fun and it worked fairly well.
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Yes now that I have those folders I can now copy files into the iCloud drive.
 
Well you can always check if it is actually read only with the terminal command

Code: 
ls -al ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents | head -n 2

should be drwxr-xr-x


Aside from checking that I'd just recommend trying these things:

1) Enable and disable iCloud Drive in system preferences

2) Sign out of iCloud in system preferences and sign back in

3) Restart your computer
 
w0lf said:
Well you can always check if it is actually read only with the terminal command

Code: 
ls -al ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents | head -n 2

should be drwxr-xr-x


Aside from checking that I'd just recommend trying these things:

1) Enable and disable iCloud Drive in system preferences

2) Sign out of iCloud in system preferences and sign back in

3) Restart your computer
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Thanks! I disabled and enabled iCloud Drive again in system preferences and now it is working like it should.
 
Update:

After another reboot, the iCloud Drive is syncing (badly through Amazon AWS) :(

icloud_drive_operating.png
 
I'm able to store files there, but i'm still missing the iCloud Drive app on iOS and also a webapp on iCloud.com to access the stored files like in Dropbox.
 
rodknocker said:
I'm able to store files there, but i'm still missing the iCloud Drive app on iOS and also a webapp on iCloud.com to access the stored files like in Dropbox.
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I don't think there will be an app on iOS. Instead each individual app will be able to save documents to the iCloud drive. In a particular app that supports iCloud drive will have a browser like app to save or load files.
 
sfwalter said:
I don't think there will be an app on iOS. Instead each individual app will be able to save documents to the iCloud drive. In a particular app that supports iCloud drive will have a browser like app to save or load files.
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As Apple write on their website uploading and accessing files through the Finder or Windows Explorer will be possible.
 

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rodknocker said:
As Apple write on their website uploading and accessing files through the Finder or Windows Explorer will be possible.
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Obviously iCloud Drive is not going to be functioning 100% until closer to it's actual release with iOS 8 and Yosemite. I'm not even sure it will be a totally clean experience at that point. I mean it wasn't even named iCloud Drive in Yosemite until DP3.
 
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