Apple has discontinued its iCloud Documents and Data service. Don’t worry, your cloud files are still there but may take a few clicks to view and access.
Where did my iCloud documents go?
iCloud Documents and Data, Apple’s legacy document syncing service, has been officially discontinued and replaced by iCloud Drive. If you were a user of the iCloud Documents and Data service but don’t seem to be able to view your files post-transition, that’s because Apple has not automatically turned on iCloud Drive for your Apple ID account. Read:How to share iCloud Drive folders
“If you used the iCloud Documents and Data service, you need to turn on iCloud Drive to see your files,” according to a support document on theApple website.
iCloud Drive is managed in the Files app where you can store, access and share files. It’s synced across devices so any documents that you store in iCloud Drive on your iPhone will stay up to date across all of your devices. Aside from being supported out of the box in iOS, iPadOS and macOS, iCloud Drive can also be accessed from Mac or Windows PCs and on iCloud.com. Apple says that migrating accounts to iCloud Drive won’t change the amount of storage space their saved files use in iCloud.
How to turn on iCloud Drive on iPhone and iPad
Turn on iCloud Drive in iOS and iPadOS to securely access and manage all your documents, files and folders from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
you may access your files from the Files app on iOS and iPadOS 11 or later.
How to turn on iCloud Drive on Mac
Turn on iCloud Drive in macOS to securely access and manage all your documents, files and folders from your Mac computers using the same Apple ID.
You can access iCloud Drive through your Mac’s Finder.
How to turn on iCloud Drive on iCloud.com
Turn on iCloud Drive on the iCloud.com website to securely access and manage all your documents, files and folders in a web browser on your computer.
Alternatively, simply bookmark theiCloud Drive page.
If you’re on a PC running Windows 10 or later with Apple’s iCloud for Windows app installed, you can also access your iCloud Drive directly from File Explorer.
