View iCloud Drive files over the web

iCloud Drive is part of iCloud. iCloud Drive allows you to store and exchange files online. You can view and edit these via the Files app on the iPad/iPhone, via the iCloud Drive folder on the Mac and via File Explorer if you have iCloud Drive on your Windows PC. The iCloud.com website also provides access to iCloud Drive. This allows you to access the files anywhere and anytime.

Are you using someone else’s computer and want to access data on your iCloud account? For example to show photos large? Then log in to iCloud.com via the internet browser.

• Open the browser, for example Chrome or Edge.
• surf to www.icloud.com
• click on Apple ID and type the Apple ID email address and press Enter key.
• Type the password and press the Enter key.
• A verification code arrives on your Apple device. On the device, click Allow. Not having your Apple device at hand, but the phone whose number you provided when creating your Apple ID? Then click on the webpage Didn’t receive a verification code? You will then receive a text or voice message from Apple to that number with the verification code.
• Enter the code on the website.
• click on trust.
• click on iCloud Drive.

An overview of all folders and files on iCloud Drive opens. Double-click a folder or file to open it.