How to open an iCloud document, when macOS can’t open it until it has been downloaded: the dog really did eat my homework this time.
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What can you do when Notes, Contacts, Calendars or Reminders stop syncing properly via iCloud? Where to look?
How the iOS Photos app may save your PNG screenshot images in JPEG format: one mystery solved, another opened.
When you take a screenshot in iOS, it is saved in PNG format. There is no option. So why do mine come across on iCloud Drive as a JPEG?
How much help does macOS provide for the diagnosis of iCloud problems? What does iCloud ‘throttle’, and what are its ‘budgets’?
Simple tools to preserve versions in documents, whether copied to an external drive, NAS, cloud storage including iCloud and Dropbox, even sent by email.
Support for deep copying of documents, and a tool to preserve versions across iCloud Drive enable you to rely on versions in your work.
Many pro users are now turning to iCloud Drive to integrate them into their work. How well does it cope? Is it ready for such demanding use?
How does the ‘Optimize Storage’ feature work? Indeed, does it work? A look at its confusions and a couple of bugs.
When does macOS decide to download new and changed items in iCloud Drive? This steps through the process from decision to completion.
