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Set up Family Sharing
The family organiser starts things off.
In iOS, go to Settings > iCloud > Set Up
Family Sharing, or in macOS, go to System
Preferences > iCloud > Set Up Family. You
can choose which features to share.2
Add family members
You can then add anyone who has an
Apple ID as a family member; you and they
must both be using iOS 8 or later or macOS X
10.10 Yosemite or later. They just need to reply
to the invitation message.3
Check iCloud space from iOS
There’s no file size info within the
Files app. To check how much of your
iCloud storage is being used by Drive,
open Settings, tap your name, tap iCloud,
then Manage Storage. Tap iCloud Drive
for a full breakdown.6
Share a file or folder
By default, everything on your iCloud
Drive is accessible only to you, from
devices signed in to your Apple ID. To
share an item, right-click or long-press
it and choose Share, then Add People.2
View Files in iOS
The Files app is part of iOS 11 and later.
Tap Recents at the bottom to see recently
used items, or tap Browse, then iCloud
Drive to see the folder structure. You can
tap the top right icon to switch between
list and icon views.5
Add third-party cloud services
After you install an app for a third-
party cloud service, check the Locations
screen in Files for a ‘More Locations’
option. Tap this to see a list of your cloud
drives that you can view within Files.1
View Drive in macOS
In System Preferences > iCloud, tick
iCloud Drive. You’ll now find iCloud Drive
in the sidebar of any Finder window. Click
to see its contents. With no subfolder
selected, press ç+I to check how
much space Drive is using.4
Download optimised files
Documents in Files show a cloud
symbol when stored in iCloud but not on
your device. For offline access, long-press
the file, tap Move and pick On My iPhone
(or tap Duplicate, then move the copy).iCloud superguide FEATURE
HOW TO Manage your files in iCloud Drive
HOW TO Set it up