iCloud Drive
The facts below are what the maker publishes about iCloud Drive, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From iCloud Drive's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| iCloud | — | 5 GB storage |
| iCloud+ 50GB | $0.99 a month | 50GB storage · iCloud Private Relay · Hide My Email · Custom Email Domain · HomeKit Secure Video for one camera · $0.99/month |
| iCloud+ 200GB | $2.99 a month | 200GB storage · includes 50GB plan features · HomeKit Secure Video for five cameras · $2.99/month |
| iCloud+ 2TB | $9.99 a month | 2TB storage · includes 200GB plan features · HomeKit Secure Video for unlimited cameras · $9.99/month |
| iCloud+ 6TB | $29.99 a month | 6TB storage · includes 2TB plan features · $29.99/month |
| iCloud+ 12TB | $59.99 a month | 12TB storage · includes 6TB plan features · $59.99/month |
| iCloud 5GB | Free | 5GB storage · back up and sync data across devices |
The facts
Each one read from iCloud Drive's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- Files are available in the Files app on iPhone and iPad, Finder on Mac, File Explorer on Windows with iCloud for Windows, and a browser at iCloud.com.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Advanced security
- With Advanced Data Protection enabled, iCloud Drive is end-to-end encrypted and its keys are held by trusted devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Collaborators’ changes to shared files and folders appear to everyone in real time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deleted files
- Deleted files can be recovered from Recently Deleted for 30 days; permanently deleted files cannot be recovered.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Family sharing
- An iCloud+ plan can be shared with up to five other family members at no extra cost, while each person’s files remain private and separate.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File storage and sync
- iCloud Drive stores files and folders in the cloud and keeps changes up to date across devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- With Advanced Data Protection enabled, web access to iCloud data is disabled unless the user re-enables it and approves temporary access from a trusted device.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- Users can share files and folders by link, choose who can access them, and allow recipients to edit or only view and download.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Standard security
- By default, iCloud encrypts data in transit and on its servers, with iCloud Drive encryption keys stored by Apple.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Storage limit
- Files added to iCloud Drive count toward the user’s iCloud storage, and storage limits depend on the selected iCloud storage plan.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- Apple lists iCloud Drive for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC, with the PC version requiring iCloud for Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Zero-knowledge encryption
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- iOS,macOS,Windowschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Third-party apps
- Users can choose which apps have access to store and edit content in iCloud Drive.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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