lost Pages files on ipad in ios11

[sjleworthy]

Can i use icloud purely as a backup dumping ground rather than a syncing tool? The last thing i want is to use icloud as a regular sync to my ipad.

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Can i use icloud purely as a backup dumping ground rather than a syncing tool? The last thing i want is to use icloud as a regular sync to my ipad.

Yeah, you could enable iCloud Drive for your Mac and/or iPhone, but leave it disabled on your iPad.

 

[masotime]

Can i use icloud purely as a backup dumping ground rather than a syncing tool? The last thing i want is to use icloud as a regular sync to my ipad.

I'm actually confused - wouldn't it make more sense to using iCloud to sync (Pages documents) instead of backup (entire device)?

 

[Wreckus]

I'm actually confused - wouldn't it make more sense to using iCloud to sync (Pages documents) instead of backup (entire device)?

In my opinion, yup. Learned the hard way as well. Once I started using ICloud (now onedrive) to back up my critical files (documents, pics, etc), I never looked back.

 

[gobikerider]

sorry if this is the wrong forum, but....

installed ios11 on my ipad pro 1st gen 12 inch yesterday. (did and itunes backup first).

all seems to have been a smooth process, other than a fair few Pages files dont open. the file name is there, but there's nothing in them and they wont open.

any idea how to retrieve these individual files without a restore?

You'd really benefit to embrace iCloud's seamless backup and cloud inteergration of files.

 

[sjleworthy]

i've had a bad experience with icloud before - as soon as i activated it on my ipad i had duplicates of ALL files, contacts, photos etc etc appearing on my device. loonacy. i dont want to risk it again, it was a nightmare to restore and fix

so, all i want is an active back up place.

can i, for instance, have my ipad automatically save my pages/numbers files everytime i amend them, not only to my ipad as per, but also automatically to drop box say?