Thanks Ronni, What's the difference in result between hand-off and emailing to yourself, what ever you're working on?
Cheers, Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Sep. 2016, at 8:00 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hello Graham & Michael, > > You DON’T have to use "iCloud Drive" unless you want to! > The first thing I do after installing a OS X update & iOS update is check > that iCloud Drive is NOT ON… & turn if OFF if it is. > " iCloud Drive” is turned OFF on all my iDevices and computers. > I use iCloud but NOT “iCloud Drive”! > > Sierra adds a new iCloud Drive feature where you can integrate your Desktop > and Documents folders with iCloud Drive. > New! Documents and Desktop Folder Syncing > Sierra adds a new iCloud Drive feature where you can integrate your Desktop > and Documents folders with iCloud Drive. > You may want to keep it OFF until you’ve had time to consider it’s pros and > cons— > — > Have a read of the 'iCloud Drive FAQ' > <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201104> > > Use iCloud Drive to store documents, presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, > images, you name it, on Apple’s servers. Everything you save here is > immediately synced and available on other compatible Apple devices you’ve set > up. > > That means you can work on a document on your iPad and then open it later on > your Mac. In many cases, you can also work with it on the iCloud.com Web site. > > Apple’s iCloud Drive stores your files in the cloud, making it easy to access > them on any of your Apple devices (or a Windows PC)—so long as the device has > a fast enough Internet connection. > > Drag files to and from the iCloud Drive folder in your Mac’s Finder, and > iCloud Drive syncs them across your devices so they’re always up to date. > ============== > Re: Sierra ——— macOS Sierra 10.12: > I have been running macOS Sierra 10.12 successfully on both my MacBook Pro > and MacBook Air, without any problems at all. > But - I did follow my normal safety ‘Prepare' before upgrading any major > version of OS X. > I updated all applications that had Sierra updates, did CCC bootable backups > / Time Machine as in my Post to WAMUG members 23 Sept. 2016 at 8:15am - > Subject: Sierra > > Prepare to upgrade: > 1. Make sure your computer can run Sierra. > 2. BACKUP! - BACKUP! > 3. Make sure key software is up to date, and remove clutter that could > interfere with the upgrade. > 4. Decide which upgrade strategy is best for you > etc etc etc as per my previous post. > > I really like Sierra it is a very good upgrade. One of features I find > extremely useful is ‘Handoff’ > "Use Handoff to move seamlessly between your Apple devices. For instance, say > you start to write an email message on your Mac and then have to rush out the > door for work. While you wait at the train station, you can finish composing > the message on your iPhone. Or, say you start reading an article in Safari on > your iPad and then want to finish on your iMac at the office. > Handoff lets you pick up where you left off when using Calendar, Contacts, > Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Reminders, Safari, and > some third-party apps in Sierra and iOS 10” > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > macOS Sierra 10.12 > >> On 29 Sep. 2016, at 1:18 pm, Graham Rabe <gra...@rabe.com.au> wrote: >> >> I’ve upgraded to Sierra and all of my data in my previous “Documents” folder >> previously on my hard drive (in Finder under Documents”) is now only >> available in iCloud (where there is now a “Documents” folder). There is no >> longer a “Documents” folder listed anywhere on my hard drive. >> >> I’ve gone to System Preferences - iCloud and see that I can change that >> scenario (under Options). >> >> What I can’t figure out is that at the bottom of that Options box it states >> that “The full contents of iCloud Drive will be stored on this Mac if you >> have enough space. Older documents will be stored only in iCloud when space >> is needed.” >> >> I have more than enough space on my hard drive. >> >> In the Finder menu, when I select “Go” for “Documents” - it shows the >> documents in the iCloud section. >> >> My question is: where in Finder do I find all of my documents on my hard >> drive? Where are they “stored”? >> >> Any views/recommendations about allowing all documents to be stored only on >> iCloud under this new regime would be appreciated. What and the hell happens >> when iCloud bombs out/is hacked etc etc? And if I use this iCloud method of >> saving all my data previously stored on the hard drive under the “Documents” >> folder, what work is my local Time Machine able to do by way of backing up >> (and/or other external drives that I use for backup backups for that >> matter). >> >> Thanks, >> >> Graham Rabe >> >> iMac late 2012 >> macOS Sierra 10.12 > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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