iOS 8.1, iCloud Drive, and Mavericks

[jsd79]

Is "iCloud Drive" different from "contacts and calendar" syncing?

I've updated my iPhone and iPad to iOS 8.1 but not yet done the upgrade to iCloud Drive. My computer at work will likely stay on Mavericks for a while (until the IT folks are ready to make the switch), so it wouldn't be able to access iCloud Drive. Here's the question:

If I do the upgrade to iCloud Drive, will my work computer (running Mavericks) still sync contacts and calendar data with iCloud? Or will it be completely out of sync with my iPhone and iPad?

 

[maflynn]

If I do the upgrade to iCloud Drive, will my work computer (running Mavericks) still sync contacts and calendar data with iCloud? Or will it be completely out of sync with my iPhone and iPad?

I believe if you upgrade to iCloud drive, you'll not have access to your data on Mavericks - at least that's my understanding.

 

[kslingo]

The only way to do it on mavericks is to access your iCloud drive from iCloud.com

 

[Bromio]

But if you upgrade to iCloud Drive, does calendar, passwords, mail, notes... syncing remain operative in Mavericks?

 

[navarretemarce]

Hi, I am in the very same situation my iMac at work will remain on Mavericks a while. I did upgraded to iCould Drive at home.

Calendar: syncs Ok
Notes: syncs Ok
Mail: sync ok
Keychain: sync Ok
Pages: dont sync
Keynote: dont sync
Numbers: dont sync
Photo stream: sync ok

So far my experience. Yosemite has broken pdf rendering for complex files what ruined my workflow, so after rolling back to Mavericks at home syncing worked as mentioned above.

 

[Bromio]

Hi, I am in the very same situation my iMac at work will remain on Mavericks a while. I did upgraded to iCould Drive at home.

Calendar: syncs Ok
Notes: syncs Ok
Mail: sync ok
Keychain: sync Ok
Pages: dont sync
Keynote: dont sync
Numbers: dont sync
Photo stream: sync ok

So far my experience. Yosemite has broken pdf rendering for complex files what ruined my workflow, so after rolling back to Mavericks at home syncing worked as mentioned above.

Thank you.

What you say about pdf rendering is very important for me. I will wait for new Yosemite releases so.

 

[jsd79]

Hi, I am in the very same situation my iMac at work will remain on Mavericks a while. I did upgraded to iCould Drive at home.

Calendar: syncs Ok
Notes: syncs Ok
Mail: sync ok
Keychain: sync Ok
Pages: dont sync
Keynote: dont sync
Numbers: dont sync
Photo stream: sync ok

So far my experience. Yosemite has broken pdf rendering for complex files what ruined my workflow, so after rolling back to Mavericks at home syncing worked as mentioned above.

This is really helpful. Thanks!