Set up iCloud Drive on your Windows computer
After you set up iCloud for Windows, you can turn on iCloud Drive to view files stored in iCloud on your Windows computer. Before getting started, find out which version of iCloud for Windows you have.
For an overview of iCloud Drive, see Keep your files up to date and share them with iCloud Drive in the iCloud User Guide.
Set up iCloud Drive
On your Windows computer, open iCloud for Windows.
To the right of iCloud Drive, click
, then turn on iCloud Drive.Click Done.
Files under 1 MB are downloaded automatically. You can open and view downloaded files directly on your computer.
Note: If you’re using iCloud for Windows version 7, the entire contents of iCloud Drive are downloaded automatically.
Change where your files and folders are stored
Your files and folders are stored in C:\Users\[username]\iCloud Drive by default. If you have iCloud for Windows 14 or later, you can choose a different location.
On your Windows computer, open iCloud for Windows.
To the right of iCloud Drive, click
.If iCloud Drive is turned on, turn it off.
Click the Change button.
Choose a different disk drive that’s formatted as NTFS, click Select Folder, then click OK.
Click Done.
To get started with iCloud Drive on your Windows computer, learn how to view, add or remove files and share files and folders.
You can also use iCloud Drive on your Apple devices and on iCloud.com. See Set up iCloud Drive on all your devices in the iCloud User Guide.