Where are iCloud documents on iPhone?

When you turn on iCloud Drive, any documents that you already store in iCloud automatically move to iCloud Drive. You can see your files on iCloud.com, in the Files app on iOS 11 and later, in the Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps, or in the iCloud Drive app on iOS 10 and iOS 9.

How do I find documents in iCloud on iPhone?

To access iCloud Drive files in the Files app:

1. Open Files on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Repeatedly tap the Browse button until you see a list of Locations.
3. Tap iCloud Drive to view all the files in your iCloud account.
4. Tap a file to download and open it.

How do I find stored documents on my iPhone?

How to find your files in the Files app

1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open the Files app. Don't see the blue Files app icon on your Home Screen? Just swipe down, then search for the Files app.
2. In the Files app, search or browse for the file that you want.

How do I retrieve files from iCloud?

In Settings on iCloud.com, click Restore Files (in the Advanced section). Select each file you want to restore, or select Select All. Click Restore.

How do I access files in iCloud?

Click iCloud Drive to view and open any files you have stored in your iCloud Drive, Apple's file-syncing and storage service. You can also email, download, and delete any file as well as upload new files and create new folders to house those files.

What is the difference between iCloud and iCloud Drive?

Think of iCloud as a filing cabinet and iCloud drive as one of the cabinet's drawers you can use to store things. It is designed to store files that don't fit in any of the other drawers. iCloud Drive is a space for documents that don't fit anywhere else on iCloud.

Where is iCloud stored?

One of Apple's original iCloud data centers is located in Maiden, North Carolina, US. Beginning in 2011, iCloud is based on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure (Apple iOS Security white paper published in 2014, Apple acknowledged that encrypted iOS files are stored in Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure).

What happens when I turn off iCloud Drive on iPhone?

When you turn it off, the app will no longer connect with iCloud, so your data will exist only on your device. You can choose which apps on your device you'd like to use iCloud, or turn off iCloud completely.

Is iCloud a backup or storage?

iCloud is, of course, Apple's online storage service, but it's not a file-sharing service like Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive. (That's where iCloud Drive comes in; see below.) Rather, it serves to back up much (but not all) of what's stored on your iDevice, while syncing some (but not all) of your data to other devices.

Does iCloud save text messages?

Apple's Messages in iCloud service can be used to backup all your text messages to the cloud so that you can download them to your new iPhone – and keep them in sync across all your Apple devices, so that every message and reply can be viewed on every device.

How do I stop storing things on iCloud?

To do this, go to Settings> Apple ID> iCloud> Manage Storage> Photos> Disable and Delete.

What is the difference between Apple ID and iCloud?

Your Apple ID is the account you use to access iCloud and all other Apple services. When you sign in to a device with your Apple ID, you have access to all the photos, files, and other data you store in iCloud.

Do I need iCloud on my iPhone?

Despite Apple's best wishes, you don't need to use iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Although most people are happy to use the service, some prefer to keep their data stored locally, away from Apple's servers.