How Can I Activate And Access iCloud Drive On My Mac?

Even if iPads and iPhones are amazing devices, the Mac still stands out as one of the most brilliant consumer technology in our generation.

Apple’s iCloud is a decent way to share data and projects across devices, and with Mac’s quality ability to execute projects (from Photoshop to video editing to writing, Mac still rules supreme), everyone has to know how to access iCloud from your Mac system.

There are various ways to rapidly and seamlessly access your iCloud Drive on your Mac.

You must be aware that iCloud Drive will not comprise all that is stored on your iCloud, but only the objects saved to the drive. Backups will get saved to the same iCloud storage, but will not present in iCloud Drive.

How Can I Activate iCloud Drive On A Mac?

1. Tap on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your display.
2. Swipe down to and choose “System Preferences.”
3. Tap “iCloud.” It will be seen on the far left of the middle row.
4. Get yourself signed in to your iCloud account and tap “iCloud Drive” to activate it. If it is tapped already, your iCloud Drive is enabled.

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Immediately your iCloud Drive is enabled, it will be possible to share everything with every device on that iCloud account.

But, if you wish to either access an iCloud account from another PC, or you need another way to check your iCloud account, you can access it from a browser.

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How Can I Access My iCloud Drive Using The iCloud Website?

1. Head to iCloud.com.
2. Get yourself signed in with your iCloud email address and password.
3. Authentication will be required and you will be sent a passcode to one of your saved devices for this iCloud account. (This will happen even when you attempt to access the site from one of these devices).
4. You will now be granted access to everything you have stored on your iCloud. One more advantage of using the site is the “Find your iPhone” tool, which is enabled using iCloud.
5. To access documents stored on your iCloud Drive, tap iCloud Drive.

Lastly, you can also check your iCloud Drive straight from Finder on your Mac.

How Can I Access My iCloud Drive Using Finder?

1. Tap Finder.
2. Tap “iCloud Drive” in the left column (it will be under “All My Files”). You can now tap on any file of your choice in the drive.