Hey chas_m, now your confusing me!. What do you mean by icloud -drive only files? that seams to contradict chsag, who states icould drive is backed up to time machine! That is the crux of my initial enquiry. If you move a file from documents to icloud-drive will time machine see it. I could prove it for myself but thought it would be easier to scan the forums. Now there are 2 senior guys on here, appearing to say the exact opposite!
I agree icloud-drive is not a back up, it can not be because if you inadvertently delete a file on your machine and you have internet connection, it is immediately deleted on all your other drives, so not a back up.
Jamiefort, I think you are mistaken. icloud-drive holds a copy on your local drive so you have it when no internet. This is what I am using it for. Modify a file and save it. As soon as you get an internet connection the mod is uploaded to the cloud and down to your other devices, really neat. icloud-drive is not just storing your master documents in the cloud, which I agree is useless unless you have a 100% reliable internet connection, which in the wilds of Wales on customers sites I don't.
5GB is a limit for sure, but I can hold several years worth of customers reports, contacts, British standards, European standards etc etc no trouble at all. The cost of going to 20GB is trivial. Agree this wont work if your tying to edit hi def films or carry an up to date portfolio of several thousands photos, but i don't think thats what icloud-drive is intended for.
Role on 10.10.2, beacause if its as improved as 10.10.1 was over 10.10 (which i think microsoft did quality control for) I cant wait.
Syncing disks across the internet has a totally different appeal, and I may well look into that for what amounts to disaster recovery of my backup drive....