Help - Need to upgrade iCloud but cannot access anything!

Hi everyone,

I would appreciate any help here.

I have some documents stored in iCloud in the form of spreadsheets and they only exist in iCloud. I use my MacBook to open them and they are password protected.

I just logged onto iCloud today and it states:

"To use numbers, you'll need to upgrade your account to iCloud Drive."

It will not let me open any of the files.

It also says I cannot access anything unless I upgrade to OSX Yosemite.

So Yosemite has not been released yet, yet Apple won't let me access anything unless I upgrade? I am not installing a Beta OS on my only computer.

I want to access my files.

Is there anyway I can do this?

I do have an iPad and iPhone running iOS 8.

I think it is unacceptable for Apple to lock file access in iCloud and keep them locked until you install their Beta software.

I will install Yosemite, but not until it is released.

Another question:

IF I upgrade to iCloud Drive, will I be able to access my files from a PC?

At the moment it won't let me. But I was wondering if it would if I do?

I can usually access files in iCloud from a PC browser, but not since today.

Thanks

Thanks for your help.

I have just noticed that I can still access the document using the Pages application in Mavericks.

That is a big relief !!!