With MacOS High Sierra and iOS 11, iCloud Drive is finally catching up with Dropbox and Google Drive in terms of sharing ability.
Plus, you can now share an iCloud account with your family for more than just app and iTunes purchases.
What's the new iCloud Drive sharing feature?
With MacOS High Sierra, you'll see a new sharing option called Add People that lets you send a link to your file instead of attaching it to an email or text message. This way, your file stays put and allows for real-time collaboration instead of emailing or texting versions back and forth.
How does it work?
On a Mac, open Finder, choose iCloud Drive or a folder you are syncing to iCloud such as Desktop or Documents, select a file and click the share button at the top of the window. Or just right-click a file and then click Share. Either way, you will see the new Add People option in the share menu.
The Add People menu provides the usual sharing suspects -- Mail, Messages, Twitter, Facebook, AirDrop -- but when you select one, it will send a link to your file instead of an attachment.
Does it work with folders, too?
Sadly, no. You can only share files. Actually, that should read file and not files; you can share only one file at a time with the new Add People sharing function.
What about permissions?
Yes. For files you share, you can set permissions on who can access the file (only those you invite or anyone that it might get forwarded to) and what they can do with it (make changes or view only).
Can I unshare a file?
But of course! Choose a person from the list, click the triple-dot button on the right and then select Remove Access. You can also change a file's permissions here, too.
Does this new sharing work on iOS devices, too?
It sure does. You'll see the same Add People option when you go to share a file from the new Files app in iOS 11.
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