How to Sync Your Mac Documents to Other Devices
Method 1 of 3:
Using iCloud
- Click the Apple menu. This is the upper left corner of the screen.
- Click System Preferences.
- Click iCloud.
- Sign in with your Apple ID.
- If you do not have one yet, you can make one by clicking 'Create a free Apple ID'.
- Check the iCloud Drive checkbox.
- Click Options.
- Click Desktop and Document Folders.
- This option requires macOS Sierra and iOS 10 (if syncing to an iOS device). [1] Older versions of macOS can use the Documents option in the main iCloud menu.
- Check all boxes in the window.
- Click Done.
- Open the Settings app (iOS).
- If you want to sync your documents to another Mac or Windows device, download iCloud Drive (if Windows) and repeat the previous steps.
- iCloud is not supported for Android devices.
- Tap iCloud.
- Tap iCloud Drive.
- Tap the iCloud Drive slider to enable.
- Open the iCloud Drive App. The files synced from your Desktop and Document folders will appear in the iCloud Drive app interface.
Method 2 of 3:
Using Google Drive
- Navigate to https://drive.google.com/ on your Mac.
- Sign into your Google account.
- If you do not have a Google account, you will need to make one.
- Click New.
- Click File Upload.
- You can also click Folder Upload to upload multiple documents.
- Select a file on your computer to upload.
- Click Open.
- You can also drag and drop files into the Google Drive window to upload them.
- Navigate to https://drive.google.com/ on your other device.
- If you are using an iOS or Android device, you can also download the Google Drive app.
- Sign into your Google account. You will have access to all of your files uploaded from your Mac.
- You can click/tap a document to view it or open the menu for a document and click/tap Download to save it to your device.
Method 3 of 3:
Using Dropbox
- Go to https://www.dropbox.com/ on your Mac.
- Sign up for an account.
- You will need to provide a name, email and password to do so.
- Click the Download.
- Run the installer.
- Sign into the app.
- Click the Dropbox menu. This will appear in the upper right corner of the top menu
- Click Open Dropbox Folder.
- Drag and drop your documents into your Dropbox folder.
- A file in the process of uploading will display a blue loading icon. This will change to a green checkmark when the upload or sync is complete.
- Go to https://www.dropbox.com/ on your other device.
- If you are using an iOS or Android device you can install the Dropbox app.
- Sign in to your Dropbox account. Your synced documents will appear in your Dropbox.
- You can click/tap a document to view it or open the menu for a document and click/tap Download to save it to your device.
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