Hello friends, today we have come up with a beautiful service called iCloud. What is cloud service? The term cloud is used to describe information that is not stored on your personal computer but it is stored on a remote computer or server connected to Internet. It is the next step in computers having all your files, photos, music backed up and available over the Internet, whenever you need them.
In the same way, Apple has its own version of cloud server called iCloud. There are other competitive services like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive that let you store documents in the cloud. All the services are free to a certain extend. Apple iCloud service allows you to store up to 5GB (Which is pretty less when compared to Google Drive of 15 GB) of data on its cloud server. If at all you need more storage, you just need to pay for the further services. The main purpose of iCloud is to allow you to access your files from any of your Apple devices as well as from your Windows computers. Luckily, iCloud has also come-up for Windows computers. You can keep your documents in the cloud so that you do not lose them when your computer crashes or when it is stolen. Now I am going to add iCloud Drive to my Windows computer and in this tutorial, I will explain you how to set up iCloud for windows computers.
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The biggest advantage in iCloud service is it is capable of taking daily backups of your iPhone, iPad or iPod-Touch when you are connected to the Internet using WiFi or Mobile Internet. In addition to simplifying the backup process, the iCloud service makes quick work out of restoring an Apple iOS device from backup. If you want to restore your device any time you lose important data, reset or replace the device or it may be when you upgrade to new hardware. Apple will automatically restore from your iCloud backups as soon as you sign in with your Apple ID over a WiFi connection. Please follow the steps given below to set up iCloud in your Windows computer.
Steps to install iCloud for Windows
- First of all go to iCloud.com, and look for the Windows download.
- Now, click through the legalised agreement and check the box usually people don't read it but if you want you can read it and proceed further. When it's done click install.
- Click Finish after installation. After finish you must reboot your computer and later open the application upon boot.
- Later, iCloud login shows up at the bottom of the screen the first time you use it. Now you log in using your iTunes account which is the same account you have stored in your iPad, iPhone, or Mac.
- If you have turned on advanced security, Apple asks you to verify the device to which they will send a text message with the code. It is just additional security so that hackers or anyone who obtains your password will not be able to access your account.
- Below image indicates whether you want to provide them with usage stats.
- Now that you are logged in, you can see that it will sync files on the iCloud Drive, photos from your iPad or iPhone, and Safari bookmarks.
- Now, you can see in the File Explorer that, I have iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos. I can access them from my Windows PC. These would also be visible from my other Apple devices or the iCloud website.
- Once you enter the iCloud drive it will show you the files and folders present in your Apple devices, which are now visible on your Windows PC. So please stay connected with us to know more about cloud services in future…Visit again.
