A year after announcing plans to convert iCloud Documents & Data to iCloud Drive, Apple has confirmed that it has completed the migration of the cloud-based service.
In May 2021, Apple knownthat it wanted to reduce confusion and streamline iCloud storage segments. This included discontinuing Documents & Data and moving that data to iCloud Drive. Almost 12 months later, Apple has confirmed that it has made and completed the change. Under iCloud Documents & Data, users' files were automatically synced between different apps and devices. The concept was similar to that of services like iCloud Drive, but was considered to be separate. In a Update On the Apple support page, Apple now informs users that the old iCloud Documents & Data service has been "discontinued and replaced by iCloud Drive." Accounts that used the old service have already been migrated to iCloud Drive on the user's behalf. Although the migration has already taken place, these users still need to enable iCloud Drive to view their files if it isn't already enabled for their account.
How to activate iCloud Drive
On an iPhone or iPad with iOS 8 or later:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap the user's name.
- Tap iCloud.
- Enable iCloud Drive.
- The files can then be viewed in the Files app.
On a Mac with macOS Catalina or later:
- Open System Preferences and select Apple ID.
- Select iCloud.
- Enable iCloud Drive.
- The files can be found in Finder under iCloud.
On a Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier:
- Open System Preferences.
- Select iCloud.
- Enable iCloud Drive.
- The files can be found in Finder under iCloud.
Now that the migration has officially been completed, Apple could announce further iCloud innovations at WWDC 2022 - so it remains exciting. (Photo by nikkimeel / Bigstockphoto)
