Major improvement to iCloud Drive in iPadOS18

[bscheffel]

One major complaint I've had of iPadOS is that you can't designate files or folders to always stayed downloaded to iPad. (the default behavior on Mac is to always have iCloud Drive files downloaded to Mac unless "optimize space" is selected).

According to this article from 9 to 5 Mac - iPadOS now allows for you to designate a file or folder to always stayed downloaded. Given the amount of time I spend on planes this is a welcome change to take the guess work out of whether a file will be available.

This Files upgrade is the best iPadOS 18 feature - 9to5Mac

Apple had little iPadOS 18 news at WWDC, as most of its features are cross-platform. But there’s one key upgrade you need to know about.

9to5mac.com

 

[Macintosh101]

Agree, it’s a welcome addition that I’ve noticed. Just a shame there are so few improvements to the Files app, was expecting much more.

 

[richpjr]

Agree, it’s a welcome addition that I’ve noticed. Just a shame there are so few improvements to the Files app, was expecting much more.

I am too jaded at this point: I had low expectations for any improvements and got nothing, so it is business as usual.