iCloud Storage

[dgruhn]

In iOS does iCloud store items locally on your device? If so, why are there such large iCloud storage options if your device has limited storage? I imagine I am missing something.

Thanks,

Dan

 

[Warbrain]

In iOS does iCloud store items locally on your device? If so, why are there such large iCloud storage options if your device has limited storage? I imagine I am missing something.

Thanks,

Dan

That's not how iCloud works with iOS.

 

[dgruhn]

Okay, so if I create a pages document on my iPad it will only save to iCloud drive and not to the device itself? The document will not be available offline?

Thank you,

Dan

 

[Rusty33]

Okay, so if I create a pages document on my iPad it will only save to iCloud drive and not to the device itself? The document will not be available offline?

Thank you,

Dan

To my knowledge, a copy of the pages file will be stored locally, and then synced/updated to the cloud.

 

[LV426]

In iOS does iCloud store items locally on your device? If so, why are there such large iCloud storage options if your device has limited storage? I imagine I am missing something.

Thanks,

Dan

It is possible to upload high resolution RAW images to iCloud Photos from OS X. That can take up a lot of space, maybe 40MB per photo.

When such images are subsequently downloaded to your iOS device, however, much smaller optimised versions are put on the device itself.

 

[charlituna]

In iOS does iCloud store items locally on your device? If so, why are there such large iCloud storage options if your device has limited storage? I imagine I am missing something.

Thanks,

Dan

essentially yes. There will be a corresponding local copy of many items such as photos. That copy might be just a thumbnail, depending on your settings.

The larger size is due to this ability to put the full size of photos in the cloud and keep a thumbnail locally, the ability to do a full backup of all data of several iOS devices in the same account etc.