Set up iCloud Drive
Files and folders that you store in iCloud Drive stay up to date across all of your devices. Learn how to get started with iCloud Drive on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, PC, or iCloud.com.
How to set up iCloud Drive on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Vision Pro
Update your device to the latest iOS or iPadOS and sign in to iCloud with the same Apple Account on all of your devices.
Open the Settings app, then tap your name.
Tap iCloud.
Under Saved to iCloud or Apps Using iCloud, tap Sync this [device] to turn on iCloud Drive.
To receive email updates when you request or approve access to shared files and folders in iCloud Drive, turn on Receive Email Updates.
Find your iCloud Drive files in the Files app
How to set up iCloud Drive on your Mac
Update your device to the latest macOS and sign in to iCloud with the same Apple Account on all of your devices.
Go to Apple menu , click System Settings, then click your name.
Click iCloud.
If prompted, sign in to your Apple Account.
Under Saved to iCloud, click Drive. Click Sync this Mac to turn on iCloud Drive.
To receive email updates when you request or approve access to shared files and folders in iCloud Drive, turn on Receive Email Updates.
To add the files from your Mac Desktop folder and Documents folder to iCloud Drive, turn on Desktop & Documents Folders.
If you turn on Desktop & Documents Folders in iCloud Drive on a second Mac, you can find the files and folders in a folder with the same machine name as your second Mac.
If you add a second Mac Desktop, you can find the files in your Desktop folder and Documents folder in iCloud Drive, in a folder with the same name as your second Mac. The files from your second Mac don't automatically merge with the files on your first Mac.
If you already use another cloud provider to sync or manage your Desktop folder and Documents folder, turn it off before using the Desktop & Documents Folders feature.
How to set up iCloud Drive on your Windows PC
Set up iCloud Drive on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
On a PC with Windows 11 or later, download and install iCloud for Windows from the Microsoft Store.
To open iCloud for Windows, go to Start, open Apps or Programs, and open iCloud for Windows.
Sign in to your Apple Account.
To the right of iCloud Drive, click the arrow button
, then turn on iCloud Drive.Click Done.
How to access iCloud Drive on iCloud.com
Go to iCloud.com and sign in to your Apple Account.
Click Drive (or iCloud Drive).
How to find iCloud Drive on your device
After you set up iCloud Drive, any documents that you already store in iCloud automatically move to iCloud Drive:
On your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Vision Pro, you can find iCloud Drive in the Files app.
On your Mac, go to the Finder. You can find iCloud Drive under Locations.
On your PC, go to iCloud Drive in File Explorer.
On iCloud.com, sign in, then click iCloud Drive.
Learn more about using iCloud Drive
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