Apple's new iCloud feature for iPhone, iPad and Mac will have you kissing Dropbox goodbye - CNET |
- Apple's new iCloud feature for iPhone, iPad and Mac will have you kissing Dropbox goodbye - CNET
- How To Recover Deleted Photos on Your iPhone - Popular Mechanics
- Why you should use Google Photos over iCloud Photos: Sharing photos and movies - Macworld
| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 03:29 PM PDT  At the end of March, Apple gave iPhone, iPad and Mac owners yet another option to share folders of important documents and photos. Instead of relying on third-party service such as Dropbox, a software update from Apple added the ability to use your iCloud Drive storage to share a folder, whether it's a work presentation, a collection of GIFs between friends or your kid's remote learning homework. Not too long ago, Dropbox was the service to use for storing and sharing files and folders online. With Apple's iCloud platform expanding beyond single-file sharing, I don't see myself ever sharing files with Dropbox again. I've been looking for a Dropbox replacement since March 2019 when the company announced free users would be limited to linking their account to only three devices. And with most of my family and friends using Apple products, the fact that iCloud Drive is already built in should make the transition easier for everyone involved. Especially me. Turning on and tailoring settings for a shared folder aren't all that obvious, but once you know where to look, the process is simple.  You can share or access shared iCloud folders on any Apple device running the latest software. Dan Ackerman/CNETBefore using iCloud Drive, read thisHere are a few things to be aware of before you start sharing folders with colleagues or family members:
 Open the Files app to share a folder with just a few taps. Screenshots by Jason Cipriani/CNETShare a folder on iPhone and iPad1. Open the Files app and select iCloud Drive from the Browse tab. 2. Tap Select in the top-right corner of your screen, then tap on the folder you want to share. 3. Select the Share button, followed by Add People. 4. Before you can copy or send a link to the shared folder, you'll need to enter email addresses or phone numbers for the people you want to grant access to. 5. Use Share Options to adjust permissions, including allowing anyone with the link to view or edit the folder.  Sharing a folder from your Mac takes a couple of clicks. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETShare a folder on a Mac1. Open Finder and select iCloud Drive. 2. Select the folder you want to share and click on the Share button at the top of the Finder window. 3. Click on Share Options to set your sharing permissions. 4. Choose how you want to send the link, then click Share. 5. Finder will add the email address or phone number you send the link to the approved access list.  Sharing files and folders make it easy to collaborate and stay productive. Óscar Gutiérrez/CNETOnce a contact accepts the shared folder invite, it will show up in their iCloud Drive account. They'll have access to its contents and, depending on your permissions, will be able to add, edit or delete files in the folder. Each file will have a contact's name next to it, letting you know who added it to the folder. In my testing thus far, I have yet to receive a push alert of notification of any kind when someone has altered a file or added items to a folder. Hopefully, that's something Apple will add in a future update. To view a list of shared folder members, select the folder in Files or Finder, click on the share button, but this time select Show People. You can remove anyone who has access by selecting their name > Remove Access on an iPhone or iPad, or by clicking on the three-dot menu button next to their name > Remove Access on a Mac. Once you've started sharing some folders, make sure you know how to maximize your iCloud storage by getting rid of old device backups. If you've just started using a Mac, change these settings right away. iCloud folder sharing wasn't the only new addition to iOS and iPadOS 13.4, the iPad now has true trackpad support. |
| How To Recover Deleted Photos on Your iPhone - Popular Mechanics Posted: 13 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Maybe you've accidentally hit the "Delete Photos" button instead of the edit option, or had to erase extra pictures to free up storage space, only to later regret that decision—after all, you can always upload them to iCloud. Not to worry, though! There are some simple shortcuts and hidden workarounds that will let you recover the memories if you act quickly enough. Check the Recently Deleted FolderBy far your best option for anything you haven't backed up—if you have an iPhone, that is—would be to check your "Recently Deleted" folder. If you're running at least iOS 8 (newer software works, too), your images will be kept in this semi-secret folder for up to 30 days after you've canned them.  Screenshot To find the folder, open Photos > tap Albums > and scroll down until you see Recently Deleted. Open this folder and search for whatever you've deleted. Once you've found the items you'd like to recover, select the images and tap Recover. Check Your iCloud Backups NurPhotoGetty Images Unfortunately, if you've deleted the images in question over 30 days ago, you're going to have to use a backup to get them back. Here's the thing with iCloud, though: usually, when you delete a photo from your iPhone, it's also deleted from your iCloud account. Technically, there are a few ways that you can stop this from occurring—you could turn off iCloud photo sharing, sign into another iCloud account, or use a second cloud server for photo sharing—but if this is a true emergency, there's a good chance you didn't have the foresight to set up this way. However, there is a workaround that can come in handy if you use at least one cloud service, and it will work in most cases, even if you've inadvertently deleted the photo from both your device and the cloud. Backup extractor software, like CopyTrans Backup Extractor or EaseUS MobiSaver can bail you out. 💡You can also use backup extractor software and follow these steps to recover important messages or documents, too, assuming you've backed those up at some point. Once you've downloaded the backup extractor software, make sure to back up the most recent copy of your phone's files—you'll want to revert back to this version when you're done. Then, search for the backup version that contains your deleted photo. To do so, go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage > Backups. Each backup version will note which device it was completed on, the date, and the size. Next, you need to restore your phone to a previous backup version and restart your device. This will erase all content on your device, but since you've created a brand-new backup, you can revert back to it once you're finished. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. Finally, restart the device. Then, go to Apps and Data > Restore from iCloud backup > log into your iCloud account. Select the backup in question and wait for the restore to complete. Copy all of these photos in the backup extractor software or save them to an external hard drive or jump drive. Finally, restore the most recent backup version to revert your iPhone and its contents to the way it was when you started this process. Next time around, this won't be a problem if you make sure to back up your photos to at least two different cloud services, like Google Photos and Amazon Photos. You should also periodically back up your entire device's contents and save a copy to an external drive—you know, in the extremely unlikely event that your files get lost in the ether. April 15, 2020: This story has been updated to reflect the correct name for a software package. CopyTrans Backup Extractor can help restore deleted photos. |
| Why you should use Google Photos over iCloud Photos: Sharing photos and movies - Macworld Posted: 30 Sep 2019 05:02 AM PDT iCloud Photos is a fantastic way to sync your images and videos across all the devices you own that use the same Apple ID for iCloud, have access anywhere via a web browser to the same media at iCloud.com, and let Apple effectively perform a backup (or extra backup, depending on your configuration) of all your media. But iCloud Photos is for devices, not people. When it comes to sharing pictures and movies with other people, it's not a robust solution. You can use Shared Albums, which let you invite people or create a publicly accessible album that anyone with the URL can access. This is great for an event or a pool of photos that families might share of each other's kids and pets. It's not manageable beyond a relatively small number of images and videos, however. Many readers send us email asking for help sharing their entire Photos library. It's simply not possible currently with Apple's device- and account-centric approach. (Family Sharing increases the amount of services and features it encompasses with each new operating system release, but pooled photos are still not part of the option.) The best bet for most people is Google Photos. Instead of being device-centric with a cloud-based sync part, Google Photos—like many Google products—is cloud focused, allowing you access, download, or sync data on devices or via Google's web apps. With Google Drive for macOS and Google Photos for iOS and iPadOS, you can automatically sync images you import to specified folders. (You'd need to export your Photos Library and then import it; Google doesn't have an automated method.) If you have an existing Google account that you want to share from, Google has an option that lets you share all photos with a single person, who it calls a "partner."  IDG Google Photos is an easier way to share an entire library than iCloud Photos. If one person isn't enough, you could create a new, separate Google account that you and others all log into and use for photo and video sharing. The limitation is that Google Drive in macOS and in some Google apps, you can't switch freely between accounts. If you or others already use Google features in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, this may not work for automatic synchronization. Instead, you could use a browser to upload media and view the contents of a Google Photos library, as you can switch among accounts in a browser. Google has an interesting unlimited media option for Google Photos. If you're willing to let very high-resolution photos and videos be downsampled, you can store as much media as you like. The limit is 16 megapixels for images (roughly 4920 by 3264 pixels for a standard-ratio camera) and 1080p for video. Above that, it's resized to the limit. To store all unaltered versions of your media, no matter how large it is, you can pay Google for additional storage. The company includes 15GB with a free account, which covers email, photos, and Google Drive files. Above that, the charge is $2 a month for 100GB, $3 a month for 200GB, and $10 a month for 2TB. Google offers discounts for paying for 200GB or 2TB a year at a time, too. (You can even get larger quantities, like 10TB.) One bonus of using Google Photos? Its web app is quite fast and full-featured compared to iCloud.com. And it has a much larger set of items it can recognize automatically and let you search by. This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Jay. Ask Mac 911We've compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently along with answers and links to columns: read our super FAQ to see if your question is covered. If not, we're always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours to mac911@macworld.com including screen captures as appropriate, and whether you want your full name used. Not every question will be answered, we don't reply to email, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice. Note: When you purchase something after clicking links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Read our affiliate link policy for more details. |
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