However, there are also some major disadvantages this feature:

• You will potentially require a lot more iCloud storage to 'fit' your Desktop and Documents, involving additional monthly cost.
• You will be using more internet, due to the constant syncing that will occur with your iCloud account whenever you add or modify the files in your Documents and Desktop folders.
• You may not want all your files and folders from Documents and Desktop to be available on all devices.

Personally, I don't want my Desktop to be syncing to my iCloud as I use it as a temporary storage area for screenshots and other files that I will not be keeping longer term.  I also want to be able to be selective about what Documents content I sync to any Cloud storage solution.

iCloud Drive is nowhere near as mature a cloud storage product as Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive.  I mainly use OneDrive for my 'cloud' storage, but also have Dropbox.​  
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How do you get your Desktop and Documents out of iCloud Drive?

The trick is how to undo this setup once it has occurred.  It is a little confusing and requires several steps.

You must go to your System Preferences -> iCloud -> iCloud Drive, and 'untick' Desktop & Documents Folders.

​It doesn't end there, however.  There are a couple more steps to follow to get your Desktop and Documents out of iCloud and back to where they used to be.

We have recorded a video tutorial of how to get your Desktop and Documents folders out of iCloud.  This tutorial is now available to all members of The iTandCoffee Club.  You must have a club login to access this tutorial.  (Find out how to Join the Club here »)

If you are not brave enough to undertake this change yourself, iTandCoffee can help.  Appointment bookings can be made here, or just call 1300 885 420.

We have recently re-recorded the Files Folders and Finder class from the Getting to know your Mac class series, creating a great set of easy to follow video tutorials about how to organise and manage all your files and folders on your Mac.  The list of topics is shown below.

These videos are now available to anyone who has either the Online or Premium iTandCoffee Club membership. (Find out more about The iTandCoffee Club here »)

Those of you without membership can purchase this set of videos for only $25 (a great price, considering classes cost $55 - and that you can watch these videos as many times as you like!). Find out more about how to gain access to these videos here »

Try before you buy!

Would you like to first get a taste of the style of these tutorials?  The first first two in the list below are unrestricted - no membership or purchase is required to view them.  Check them out and see what you think.

2-1 Introduction and concepts (unrestricted)
2-2 Opening and Using Finder (unrestricted)
2-3 The Finder Sidebar
2-4 Main Finder Folders
2-5 Viewing your Files and Folders - List View
2-6 Viewing your Files and Folders - other Views
2-7 Arranging and Sharing Finder Content
2-8 Customising Finder's Toolbar
2-9 The Path Bar and Status Bar 
2-10 Previewing Files (Quick Look)    
2-11 Opening a file    
2-12 Creating Folders
2-13 Reorganising your files and folders
2-14 Selecting Multiple Files
2-15 Create Folder from Selection    
2-16 Reorganising using Drag and drop    
2-17 Copy, Paste, Move - with Command Key
2-18 Copy, Paste, Move - with Right Click
2-19 Saving files from other applications
2-20 Get Information about a file or folder
2-21 Setting up Favourite Files and Folders
2-22 Searching for files and folders
2-23 Smart Folders, Saved Searches
2-24 Desktop and Documents in iCloud Drive
2-25 Minimising multiple app windows    
2-26 Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

​Are you interested in other 'Getting to Know your Mac' topics?

We have also re-recorded the first class of the Getting to know your Mac series - 'A Guided Tour of the Mac'.  13 short videos introduce you to your Mac and all the key areas and features.  You can sample the first two of these videos to see what you think.  

1-1 Introduction, talking terminology (unrestricted)
1-2 Starting, Stopping, Restarting, Sleeping (unrestricted)
1-3 System Preferences
​1-4 The Finder    
1-5 The Desktop
1-6 The Dock
1-7 Menu and Status Bars
1-8 Siri and Notification Centre
1-9 The Mac App Store
1-10 Launchpad
1-11 Mission Control and Multiple Desktops
1-12 The Dashboard
1-13 Dealing with a mis-behaving Mac or App

The rest of the class series will be available very soon, so stay tuned!

If you have any queries about these videos, don't hesitate to contact iTandCoffee on 1300 885 420 or at enquiry@itandcoffee.com.au.

While assisting a client to set up Parental Controls on her 12yo child's new iPhone this week, discussion turned to the topic of the 'Ask to Buy' setting  in the Family setup of iCloud.  

This setting allows a parent to remotely authorise (or not) a request from a child who is a member of their iCloud Family, to purchase/download content (even free apps).

In this particular client's case, her child was very keen to get onto the social media platforms that her friends were already on.  

This mum was considering allowing her child on Instagram (as a Private account of course), so we installed it and set up the app so that it is a Private account.  

She was happy that she had control over what other social media Apps her child could download, through the Ask to Buy setting.

But there is a catch to this setting that meant her child could have downloaded Apps or other content without having to ask for permission.  

All parents need to be aware of this 'back door'.

How your child can bypass 'Ask to Buy'

If another member of your iCloud Family has already purchased/downloaded an app, any member of the family (even a child who normally has to Ask to Buy) can also download that same app - without the usual parent authorisation.

This means that, if you as parent have already downloaded Facebook, Instagram or any other app, your children can download the same apps without your permission.  If your older teenager uses Snapchat, the younger members of the family could also download that app without your permission.

How to prevent downloads of apps purchased by others in family

You can prevent your kids from downloading apps purchased by others in the family by 'hiding' those apps in the Purchased area of the App Store.  The person who purchased/downloaded the app must do this 'hiding'.

If you are a club member, you will find further instructions on how 'hide' apps here.

• Hiding purchased apps in your App Store purchases - so that kids can't bypass 'Ask to Buy'

Preventing kids from downloading/viewing iBooks purchased/downloaded by others in family

Annoyingly, it is not possible to do the same sort of 'hiding' of iBooks just using your iPad or iPhone.  

This means that, if you have a heap of trashy romantic novels in your own iBooks library, the kids can see these books in the 'Purchased' area of iBooks. They can even download them without you being 'asked to buy'.

The only way to 'hide' iBooks that you don't want others to see is using the iBooks app on a Mac, or iTunes on Windows.   

See the above handy hint (for iTandCoffee Club members) for details of how to do this.

Not yet a member of our iTandCoffee Club?

The iTandCoffee Club is a paid subscription service that unlocks access to all sorts of handy hints, videos, guides, special offers, free sessions and more.    

Find out more about The iTandCoffee Club here » 

At the July Free Friday, during the information session on 'The Cloud' and 'iCloud', we touched on the topic of using iCloud to share albums of photos.

We didn't have a lot of time to cover this in any detail during this session, so this week we have included a couple of Handy Hints for club members - one for Mac, and one for iPad and iPhone - on how to use iCloud Shared Albums.

An iCloud Shared Album is an album that you create in the 'Shared' area of your Photos app on the Mac or iPad/iPhone.

This 'Shared' area is an area of your iCloud that you can choose to 'turn on'.  If you don't see it, you may not have chosen to enable it.

Albums that are created in this area can be then shared with other iCloud users, or even with those who don't have iCloud.

The great benefit of iCloud Shared Albums is that, by just adding photos to a shared album, others you nominate will be able to see the photos - without you have to text, email or use other ways of 'messaging' the photos to them.  

While there are other 'cloud storage' options for your photos, the benefit of iCloud Shared Albums is that it is integrated with your Photos app - so that you can see all photos in one app, instead of having to use different apps (as would be the case if you share photos using another cloud service).

Members can find out more about iCloud Photo Sharing by selecting the below buttons.  Not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club?  Find out more here ».

Handy Hints - iPad and iPhone 

• Creating an Album in Photos on your iPad and iPhone
• Sending an individual photo from the Photos app
• Send several photos from the Photos app
• Saving photos and documents received in Mail on the iPad and iPhone
• Separately control focus and light in the Camera app
• Scan your credit card and avoid typing in the details
• Taking better photos with your iPhone and iPad
• Camera and Photos: Quickly taking a photo on your iPhone or iPad
• Accessing the Camera App from the Lock screen
• How to see your iPad and iPhone photos presented on a map
• Getting edited iPhone (or iPad) photos across to your computer using iCloud Shared Streams
• iOS 10 - Accessing the Camera App from the Lock screen
• iOS 10 - Draw and write on photos + a new 'Edit' symbol
• Separately control focus and light in the Camera app
• Hiding photos from your timeline in the Photos app
• How to access 'edit' options for photos on your iPad and iPhone
• Search for your photos by location, date, object and more
• Tag your Favourite photos and view all of them in one place!
• Getting back a photo or video that was accidentally deleted
• Taking better photos with your iPhone and iPad
• Sending an individual photo from the Photos app
• Importing iPad and iPhone photos to a Windows computer
• How can I delete photos from my iPad and iPhone in bulk using a Windows computer?
• Deleting iPhone and iPad photos in bulk using a Mac
• Take a photo while you are videoing
• Take a photo of whatever is on your screen - screenshots
• Saving a photo you see in Facebook on your iPad or iPhone

Blog articles - iPad and iPhone

• My first iMovie video on my new iPhone 6 Plus!
• Do you hate having to scan and send documents?
• Password Keeper apps for iDevices
• A great app for tracking data usage on your iPad and iPhone
• Have you discovered 'app extensions'?  Here are some really great extensions for the Photos app.
• I seem to get two copies of photos on my iPhone when HDR is on
• How can I print several photos on a single page from my iPad or iPhone
• iOS 9 offers a new way of deleting photos in bulk from your iPad and iPhone
• Great slideshows for learning all about taking and managing photos on your iPad and iPhone
• Are your 'bursts' of photos causing your iPad, iPhone or Mac to 'burst its storage banks'?
• One of the most important things to do to take a good photo 
• Trying out some interesting new Photo Book options
• Can I change the date of a photo so it appears in the correct Year in Apple's Photos app?
• How to add music to a Photos slideshow when you have Apple Music
• How Apple's Photos app 'saved the day'!

This question has been asked a few time this week, so I thought it worth re-publishing an article that was written in December last year.  

In fact, it's an article that I wrote for my own Mum, who was really confused over messages appearing on her iPhone saying someone from 'St Kilda Rd' was trying to access one of her devices.

Here is a link to the article, for anyone suffering the same confusion.

• I keep getting  a message showing a sign-in is requested from a strange location. (In Melbourne, it shows St Kilda.)         

This has been a common problem encountered by so many iTandCoffee clients.  In fact, we have already had seen two clients this week who have had the problem (and it's only Tuesday!).

Contact iTandCoffee on 1300 885 420 if you need help to solve this problem.

​If you are 'not so local' and are not yet a member, why not join The iTandCoffee Club to gain access to our huge library of great tips like this.​

This one comes up in visits with iTandCoffee clients every single week.  

​What do you do when you get that message that says that your iCloud storage is full.

What is in your iCloud, how do your remove stuff that doesn't need to be there and how do you upgrade your storage if you end up needing to.

We have covered this one previously as part of our Handy Hint Newsletter, but it is time to include it again - given that the relevant options have moved since we last covered it.

This is a members-only hint for members of The iTandCoffee Club

There I was, happily writing this week's iTandCoffee Newsletter, when the following message popped up on my iPad's screen.

It would be very nice to be in London, but I am currently here in Melbourne!  So just who was trying to sign in to my Apple ID on an iPhone in London??

I, of course, chose Do Not Allow and promptly changed my iCloud password, forcing all devices associated with my iCloud to be signed out (as a precaution).

Thank goodness I had two-factor authentication set up on my Apple account so that, even if someone had gotten access to my password (which I can't believe they did!), they would not be able to break into my account without my iPhone or iPad. 

Have you set up Two Factor Authentication on your iCloud account yet? If not, it's time to think about doing this - not just on your iCloud account, but on ALL of your online accounts.

If you need help with this, talk to iTandCoffee on 1300 885 420.

A great feature of the iPhone and iPad (and Macs) is the 'Find my iPhone' (or iPad or Mac) feature of iCloud.

By turning on the 'Find my iPhone' switch in Settings -> iCloud on the iPhone or iPad, or in System Preferences->iCloud on the Mac, you can usually find a mislaid, lost or stolen device from another of Apple device, or from any computer's web browser.

Here is a handy hint previously published on this topic.

• How can I find my misplaced iPad or iPhone when it is muted!?
  
  

But what happens if your battery has gone flat on the missing device.  Can the device still be found?  

Well, this depends on whether you have enabled a particular setting on your iPhone or iPad - one that sends the last location of the device before the battery died.  If this location has been sent, Find my iPhone can show this last known location.  

It is worth checking today if you have enabled this useful setting.

Go to Settings -> iCloud on the device, tap on the Find my iPhone option, and make sure Send Last Location is turned On (ie. it is green).

A client who visited iTandCoffee this week had been unable to access her iTunes account on her Apple TV since she upgraded her iPhone to iOS 10 and activated the security feature called 'two-factor-authentication' on her Apple account - something that Apple really pushed us all to do when updating our devices to iOS 10.

Her Apple TV kept giving her the error message that her iTunes password was not correct, even though she knew it was - and that password still worked fine everywhere else.  

​Each time she tried to sign in on the Apple TV, she got a message on her iPhone saying that there was an attempted sign in.  Even if she chose 'Allow' and got the 6-digit code on the iPhone, the Apple TV did not give her an opportunity to enter that code.

The good news is that there is a solution to this, one that provides a way to sign in to an Apple iTunes or iCloud on a device that is not giving you an option to enter the 'two-factor-authentication' code

We have added a 'Handy Hint' for iTandCoffee Club members on how to fix this problem.  It is now in the Handy Hint Library - select the link below to view this hint.

Contact iTandCoffee on 1300 885 420 if you need help to solve this problem.

​If you are 'not so local', why not join The iTandCoffee Club to gain access to great tips like this.

If you have you been confused about why Apple sometimes shows that your device is in some other location, you are not alone.

In particular, the message says that 'Your Apple ID is being used to sign in to a device near ...' and shows a location that is (usually) in your current city somewhere, but just not necessarily at your current location.

This is one that iTandCoffee deals with regularly.  In a very recent example, Messages was failing to complete activation because the owner of a new iPhone 7 Plus was choosing the wrong option when shown a message on her iPad - a message indicating that someone was attempting to access her account 'near St Kilda Rd'.  

This was confusing, given she lives in Clayton - so she chose 'Don't Allow' every time it popped up.

Why do I get a message that shows a sign-in has been requested at some other location?

Please consider your friends when setting up your iCloud and iMessage!  If you are already using iCloud and iMessage, please, please check the Apple ID that you are using, and whether any other members are using that same ID.

If you have your Messages app set up incorrectly on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, your friends may be inadvertently sharing their deepest secrets with other members of your family when they send you a message via the Messages app.

For the sake of others who send texts to you, and who would like to think that they are only corresponding with you, please make sure that you are not using a 'shared' Apple ID for Messages.

​Let's look at how you can check this.

With the school holidays coming up, this question may be one that is relevant to you too.  

A client of iTandCoffee today asked how an automatic reply can be set up for her iCloud email account while she is on holidays.  

She wants a message to be automatically sent to anyone that emails her while she is away, with key information about what to do if they need assistance while she is away.

Find out how to set up such an 'auto-reply', in this Handy Hint for members of The iTandCoffee Club.  

Not yet a member of the Club?  Find out more here.​

During this past fortnight, I visited a client who had a tricky problem with iCloud.

In a fairly standard appointment with a family, I was assisting in 'untangling' their iCloud mess, where some of the kids' devices had Mum's Apple ID used for iCloud and others had Dad's.  As mentioned in another post this week, this was causing all sorts of havoc with mis-directed messages, full iClouds and more.

The problem came when we tried to 'sign out' of Dad's Apple ID on the daughter's device.

The password for Dad's Apple ID had been forgotten.  This is not normally a problem, and a forgotten password can (usually) be fairly easily reset.

(Here is an article that describes how to reset a forgotten Apple password.)

In using the iforgot.apple.com webpage to try to perform this reset, we found that the Apple ID that was used for the daughter's device did not exist - so the password could not be reset.

How was this possible?

How was this possible, given that there was a device signed in to iCloud using this Apple ID?

It turned out that the father had moved on from a job, and no longer had the email address that was associated with the Apple ID.

So, he had signed in the appleid.apple.com and changed the email address to a new, current email address.

HOWEVER ...

The mistake he made was not signing out of iCloud on all of the devices that used this Apple ID BEFORE he changed the email address.

Now, the old Apple ID doesn't exist - so attempts to sign out of any iCloud account attached to that address are unsuccessful.

If he still had access to that old email address, he could sign in his Apple account at appleid.apple.com and temporarily change his account's email address back to the old email address so that he could then sign out the still-attached devices.

But changing back to the old email address requires that he can receive a 'verify' email at that email address - something this father could not do, given that he no longer has access to the account.

What can this family do to resolve the problem?

The only option in this case is to talk to Apple - over the phone, not at an Apple Store - to try to sort this out.  If Apple cannot find a record of the old Apple ID, they might be stuck , never able to sign that device out of the incorrect Apple ID.

The moral of the story?

DO NOT change your Apple account email address UNTIL you have signed out of iCloud on every device that uses that Apple ID.

If the problems described in the title of this post are familiar to you, then you definitely have a case of iCloud Confusion.  

This is such a common condition suffered by families who have inadvertently set up their iCloud incorrectly on the family Apple devices. 

Children get parents' texts and vice-versa, frequent warnings appear about iCloud being 'full', the kids' silly photos appear on parents' devices, and so much more.

Is iCloud the Problem?

The problem is not with Apple or iCloud.  It is with the way that the various devices in the household have been set up, and a common misunderstanding about iCloud and Apple IDs.

This is something that iTandCoffee covers in it's informative class, 'Understanding and Using iCloud', and in an easy-to-read guide by the same same.  

Can't make this date and time?  
Express your interest in a future class and nominate your preferred day and time-of-day (morning, afternoon, evening) -
email classes@itandcoffee.com.au.

If your family devices are in such a mess that a class will never be able solve your all problems, iTandCoffee can help.

Unravelling a tangled iCloud mess is something that iTandCoffee specialises in.  Call 1300 885 420 to arrange an appointment.  If needed, we can come to you (depending on your location).

Here's a question: What would happen to all your valuable photos, contacts data, document, texts, and more if your broke or lost your iPhone or iPad?

If you don't sync your device with iCloud, back your device up to iCloud, or use iTunes to sync and backup your device, all your important data that is housed on your device will, most likely, be lost.   It is devastating when it happens.  For kids, it can mean the loss of important school or uni work.

(Did your eyes just glaze over when I mentioned backups, iTunes and iCloud?  Don't worry - you are not alone!)

At the start of another school year, it seems like a good time to talk about backups again.

Backing up your iPad and iPhone can be so easy - as easy as turning on a 'switch' in your iCloud settings.   Do you know if you have done this?

Many people choose not to do this, perhaps because they don't even know that the option exists, but often because they are worried about using iCloud - worried that it is something tricky, worried about their privacy and security, worried that they just don't know what it is or what it does, worried that it might cost them lots of money.

If this sounds like you, why not come along to iTandCoffee's 2-hour session called 'Understanding and Using iCloud' on Wednesday 17th February, 10am-12pm. 

We will unravel that 'glorious mystery' that is iCloud  and help you make sure that you don't lose any important contents of your Apple Mobile device/s.  It can all happen seamlessly for you - a 'set and forget' that gives you great peace of mind.

Those who attend this session will receive iTandCoffee's digital guide on the topic for FREE.  

Select the button below to find out more about this session, and to book your place.  There are very limited places, so don't delay.

If you would rather book by phone, call 1300 885 420.  Or email bookings@itandcoffee.com.au.

Some of the below tips are accessible only by iTandCoffee Club members.  Find out more about the iTandCoffee Club here.

This is a message that I keep repeating, because every week I deal with the mess that results from incorrect setup of iCloud.

It is essential that, when you set up your child's iPad, you DO NOT use your own Apple ID to sign in to iCloud.  

iCloud Apple IDs are not meant to be shared - each person must have their own iCloud account.

Have you made the mistake of using a 'shared' Apple ID for iCloud?  If you have, I highly recommend 'undoing' this before the school year gets under way.  Not doing so may risk loss of your data, and issues with storage space, messages going to the wrong person, and much more.

For anyone who would like to better understand iCloud, iTandCoffee will be holding the Understanding and Using iCloud class on February 17th at 10:00am.  

Attendees can receive one-on-one help with 'unravelling' their iCloud mess immediately after this class.

Of course, one-on-one help is available for you and your family - either in-home or at iTandCoffee.  This can be especially necessary in cases where there are multiple devices that need to be sorted out!  After hours appointments are available.

Hardcopies are also available - contact iTandCoffee to enquire about or order - 1300 885 420, or enquiry@itandcoffee.com.au.

Are you totally confused about what is happening these days with your music on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV?

I too found myself in this state during my summer break, when I went to play the Adele '25' album that I had purchased. At the time I was looking to play it, I had no internet service so needed to rely on my downloaded music.  

I knew I had downloaded Adele's album, but could not find the Album on my iPhone - despite it showing in my iTunes Store app that it had been downloaded.

It was then that I discovered that all the music that I had previously sync'd to my iPhone from my computer had also disappeared, leaving me with nothing to listen to while 'offline'.

Then, in setting up my new Apple TV, I couldn't get any music to show up in Apple Music - other than Apple Radio.

I found that there are a couple of things to consider when sorting out issues with your Music under iOS 9, depending on whether you have turned on iCloud Music Library and whether you have an Apple Music subscription.

Last night at an iTandWine gathering at iTandCoffee, one of the key topics discussed was that of iCloud - how to ensure that you don't get other family members' messages, what iCloud actually, does, misconceptions about iCloud, and how to set it up in a family situation.

Don't worry if you feel like you are 'in the dark' about iCloud.  In nearly every family that I come across, iCloud is misunderstood and so often incorrectly set up.  As described in another article published this week, this can have some pretty drastic consequences.

Given the focus on iCloud at iTandCoffee this week, I would like to offer a resource that can hopefully answer all your questions, and help you ensure that you are correctly set up.

iTandCoffee has a comprehensive, informative guide to iCloud, called 'Introduction to iCloud'.  

For a limited time, this guide has been made available for FREE to iTandCoffee Club Members.

Visit The iTandCoffee Clubhouse to get this guide››

If you are not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club, it only costs $30 year to gain access to great offers like this, as well as regular free/half-prices sessions, unlimited access to iTandCoffee's Handy Hint library, free videos of classes, slideshows of classes and more.

Find out more about The iTandCoffee Club and how to join here››

Why not come along to the 'Understanding and Using iCloud' class at iTandCoffee on Friday 27th November, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Find out more and book here ››

Or why not make an appointment time for iTandCoffee to check out and fix your iCloud setup!  Book here, or call 1300 885 420. 

I heard a very sad tale this week - about a family of Apple device users who, because of the incorrect setup of iCloud on their respective devices, is now in a terrible state of turmoil and upheaval.

When 'text' messages are not so private

One member of the household was involved in a very private set of communications with another person outside the family, using the Messages app on the iPhone - thinking that this was just 'texting' and that no-one else would see the 'texts'.

Unfortunately for that member of the household, other members of the family also received the very private replies on their own devices - revealing to them some disturbing information that was never intended for their eyes.

Bl**dy iCloud

The person telling me this story started with the words "Bl**dy iCloud!". 

Too many times I hear this - that mis-directed iPhone Messages are interpreted as a deficiency of iCloud.  This is then perpetuated as a reason to 'mistrust' iCloud.

What went wrong?

In fact, it is just that (unfortunately), this family's iCloud and iMessage setup was all wrong. 

Instead of using separate Apple IDs when signing in to iMessage on each device, they have made the mistake of using a common 'family' Apple ID, shared by two or more members of the family.

To make matters worse, they had probably also signed in to iCloud using that same Apple ID on each of their devices.

This would mean that their iCloud setup would be a tangled mess, one that results in family members seeing (and perhaps deleting) each others' Contacts, and maybe seeing Calendar events that were not their own.  (They may even have ended up seeing each others' passwords, and more.)

Have you made the same mistake with iCloud and Messages?

It's time to check your own iPhone, iPad and those of the rest of your family.  Do you also have this iCloud confusion?

Please feel free to tell us about your iCloud woes below - or ask a question of iTandCoffee.

If you are in an iCloud mess, iTandCoffee specialises in helping families in this situation.  

Contact Us for assistance - you can visit the iTandCoffee shop in Glen Iris, or we can come to you in Boroondara, Stonnington and surrounding suburbs.

iTandCoffee has a fantastic, informative guide to iCloud, called 'Introduction to iCloud'.  We are offering this guide for FREE for a limited time to iTandCoffee Club Members.

Visit The iTandCoffee Clubhouse to find out how to get this guide››

If you are not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club, it only costs $30 year to gain access to great offers like this, as well as regular free/half-prices sessions, unlimited access to iTandCoffee's Handy Hint library, free videos of classes, slideshows of classes and more.

Find out more about The iTandCoffee Club here››

Many people are not aware of a feature that arrived on our Macs with iOS 8, which gave us the ability to send a large file (or set of files) in an email using an iCloud feature called 'Mail Drop'.

This feature will detect cases where your mail message would be too large to send, and will instead upload the files in the email to iCloud, and then just send a 'download' link to each file to the recipients.

The recipients will click on the file link, and be taken to a webpage that allows them to then download the file that you sent.

​​Find out how to turn on and use this great feature in this Handy Hint for iTandCoffee Club Members.  (Make sure you have signed in - use the link in the right-hand sidebar if you haven't yet.)

• Sending emails with large attachments - use iCloud Mail Drop​

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​Not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club?  Why not join today.

You'll get access to iTandCoffee's ever-growing library of Handy Hints, special members-only information sessions and other special offers advertised from time to time.