{"id":31855,"date":"2014-09-18T12:02:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T19:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=31855"},"modified":"2026-07-04T01:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T08:58:07","slug":"ios-8-tip-read-this-before-you-upgrade-to-icloud-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/ios-8-tip-read-this-before-you-upgrade-to-icloud-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 8 Tip: Read This Before You Upgrade to iCloud Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

iCloud Drive is a cloud-based storage platform that launched with iOS 8<\/a> as part of Apple’s continuity<\/a> features. Essentially, iCloud Drive is Apple’s response to Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud-based storage services.\u00a0It allows you to share files across apps on multiple iOS and OS X devices. And\u00a0you can activate it\u00a0once you download iOS 8.<\/p>\n

But after downloading iOS 8, should you upgrade to iCloud Drive\u00a0as well?<\/p>\n

If\u00a0you upgrade to iCloud Drive, there’s a catch: It will not work properly until Apple releases OS X Yosemite.<\/p>\n

So what’s the big deal? If\u00a0you currently use iCloud to sync document and data\u00a0between your iPhone and your Mac, you will lose that sync ability if you activate iCloud Drive today. The reason why is that you can’t reverse it if you activate iCloud Drive today, which could cause\u00a0some temporary but major headaches. You can’t turn it off and go back.<\/p>\n

“If you upgrade to iCloud Drive, you will only be able to sync with devices running iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite,” said Nik Fletcher at\u00a0Realmac<\/a>. “Developers cannot work around the choice made when upgrading to iOS 8, so please make sure you pay close attention to the iCloud Drive screen shown after you update to iOS 8.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you need to sync with devices that are currently not compatible with iCloud Drive,\u00a0you should\u00a0wait before upgrading. Here’s\u00a0what to do (I promise, it’s really really easy).<\/p>\n

After you download iOS 8 and start the setup process, you’ll be given\u00a0the option of signing into iCloud Drive. Simply ensure you\u00a0select the “Not Now” option.<\/p>\n

\"iCloud<\/p>\n

This will keep iCloud’s “Documents and Data” sync feature enabled on your iOS 8 device, and you will continue to sync with OS X Mavericks and earlier iOS devices.<\/p>\n

October 21 is when Yosemite will be released. You can wait until then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

iCloud Drive is a cloud-based storage platform that launched with iOS 8 as part of Apple’s continuity features. Essentially, iCloud Drive is Apple’s response to Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud-based storage services.\u00a0It allows you to share files across apps on multiple iOS and OS X devices. And\u00a0you can activate it\u00a0once you download iOS 8. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1432,1429,1147,174,168,1435],"class_list":["post-31855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-apple","tag-continuity","tag-icloud-drive","tag-ios-8","tag-mac","tag-os-x","tag-yosemite"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t