Who Can Have an iCloud Account?
iCloud accounts are free to anyone with an Apple ID, which is also free. Create and access an iCloud account on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac computer. If you have a Windows PC, get web-only access to iCloud anywhere you have an internet connection. iCloud comes with 5 GB of free iCloud storage, which is shared with other Apple services. If you plan to upload many videos, 5 GB may not last long. Apple offers several tiers of paid storage beginning with 50 GB for $0.99 per month. Plans go as high as 2 TB and are shareable with your family.
How to Upload a Video to iCloud
Whether you make home movies in iMovie or short videos for posting on social media, upload the video file to your iCloud account if you want to share it with others. You have two options for sharing a file with other people from iCloud Drive: have iCloud Drive email the link immediately or generate a link you can use whenever you want to share the file with someone.
How to Share a Video
Open your iCloud Drive in any browser. Then:
How to Stop Sharing in iCloud
When you are ready to stop sharing a video, go back to your iCloud account in any browser.
Email adds the email addresses or phone numbers of the people you want to share the video link with. Copy Link creates a link you can distribute at any time.
How to Turn on iCloud
iCloud is a great resource for macOS and iOS users that makes it easy to store and share files. It provides online storage for Apple’s productivity apps, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. There is no app to install for Macs and iOS devices because iCloud in included in their operating systems. You just go to System Preferences, select iCloud, and sign in with an Apple ID. iCloud Drive is just one of the folders available on iCloud. Windows users need to download the iCloud control panel program. It places folders in your main user folder for iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos. Any file you put in the iCloud Drive folder or its subfolders appears on your other computers and iOS devices if you have iCloud Drive enabled.
