How do I transfer data from external hard drive to iCloud?
Use the Import option in Photos (file > import) to import the photos you’d like to add to your iCloud library. When this is done select the Import New Items option to add these to your Photos Library.
How do I transfer Photos from external hard drive to iCloud?
Quit and reopen Photos with the option/alt key held down and select the Library on the external Drive as the system Library. Go to Photos/Preferences/iCloud and set up syncing. Then go to System Preferences/iCloud, sign in, and check Photos syncing.
What can I upload from my iCloud to an external drive?
For documents and the like (PDF, Word, Excel ) files use iCloud and get the 99c per month plan with 20Gb, the rest upload to Google Drive / Dropbox, copy to an external drive as backup, do a selective sync and delete from your laptop!
How to sync files from external hard drive to cloud?
To sync files and folders from external hard drive to cloud storage, the syncing tool is the key point. AOMEI Backupper Professional is powerful and trusty syncing software in Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista that allows you to sync files and folders from internal/external hard drive to cloud storage desktop applications.
How is the iCloud Drive saved on a Mac?
iCloud Drive is already an External Drive. It is a virtual external drive. Moving iCloud Drive isn’t going save any memory on your Mac because the same documents and files that are currently downloaded to your Mac from iCloud Drive (for offline usage) would be there no matter where iCloud Drive was located.
Where is the iCloud Drive located on my computer?
You can reduce the number of files and documents stored on your computer by turning on Optimization. But iCloud Drive itself, is not located physically anywhere on your computer. It is already “stored” externally – in the cloud. I’m not sure if that is true.