On Wednesday, Apple released the final version of iOS 8, which contains some serious upgrades, including cloud storage iCloud Drive.Despite the fact that many have already updated their mobile devices to the latest version of iOS, fully declared all the functions (and iCloud Drive included) earn only at the end of October, when Apple will introduce the final version of the desktop operating system OS X Yosemite. Because of the month gap between the release of the two systems has developed a rather ironic situation: the owners of the computers on Windows first to receive full access to cloud storage, and can now download a special application from the site Apple, which gives the opportunity to work with synchronized files on a PC.
iCloud Drive is an alternative to services such as Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive. It syncs mail, contacts and calendars between devices iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and Windows, and allows you to receive a share calendars and task lists.
To gain access to cloud storage from your computer you must go to this link , download the installer program iCloud Drive for Windows, install it on your computer and follow the instructions to activate the program. After making the necessary action iCloud Drive will appear in the user profile folder in Windows Explorer menu. Unfortunately, the Windows program will be missing features such as iCloud Keychain and Find My Device. Note that for a successful installation, your computer must meet the following requirements:
- Microsoft Windows 7 or 8;
- Microsoft Outlook 2007 or later, or does the latest version (for mail, contacts, calendars);
- Internet Explorer 9 or higher, Firefox 22 or later or Google Chrome 28 or later (for bookmarks);
- availability of broadband connection to the Internet.