You might not notice any distinction between Apple iCloud and the iCloud drive if you’re a casual Apple user. To be fair, a typical user could think the two services are identical on the surface. They are, however, utterly dissimilar from one another. Despite the fact that both backup services, they have very different functions. In this post, we describe the functions of the Apple iCloud and iCloud Drive as well as how they differ from one another.
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Summary of Contents
Apple iCloud
There has been an Apple iCloud for more than ten years. Millions of Apple users utilise the cloud backup service, which was introduced in 2011, to sync and backup their iPhone and iPad data. You probably utilised iCloud if you ever wanted to move your contacts from an older Apple device to a new iPhone. Your phone’s contacts, messages, calendar, notes, photographs, reminders, documents, and other data are automatically synced when the iCloud is enabled. When using numerous Apple devices, iCloud makes life much easier by synchronising your data across all of them and reflecting any changes you make to it. For instance, updating a contact on your iPhone will update that contact on your iPad, and vice versa.
iCloud Drive
What is iCloud Drive, then? iCloud Drive is essentially Apple’s version of Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft One Drive—a file-sharing and storage service. It is an addition to the iCloud services provided by Apple. Similar to Dropbox, iCloud Drive allows you to upload any type of material for sharing with your friends or even for maintaining a personal backup.
Why a user would require iCloud Drive when iCloud already backs up their phone data is a frequently questioned subject. First off, while iCloud stores your phone data, you cannot share it with anybody else. It is not a platform for file sharing. Second, not all of the info on your iPhone is synced with iCloud. For instance, the iCloud will not back up any audiobooks, mp3s, or pdfs that you uploaded from your PC to your iPhone. Music, audiobooks, and other material can only be synced via iCloud if they were bought using Apple services. However, you may backup and share any data on your smartphone, including third-party apps and ripped mp3s, with iCloud Drive.
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The main distinctions between iCloud and iCloud Drive are as follows. Apple provides 5GB of free storage for both services to its customers. You’ll need to buy more storage after you’ve used all your allotted 5GB. Apple currently charges $0.99 for an additional 50GB of storage (Rs 75 for Indian users).
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