How to Use iCloud iPad Sync + Not Syncing Fixes

• What is iCloud Sync?
• How to Use iCloud iPad Sync
• How to Access iCloud on iPad
• Why is My iCloud Not Syncing?
• Bonus Tip: Sync iCloud with Another Cloud via MultCloud
• Conclusion

What is iCloud Sync?

iCloud Sync makes Apple devices maintain data synchronization across all iCloud-enabled devices. Changes made on one device that is connected to the same iCloud account are automatically reflected on all other devices when iCloud Sync is enabled.

💡Syncing: Any addition or change made on one device that is linked to the same iCloud account is instantly updated on all other devices when iCloud Sync is enabled. For instance, photo editing on your iPhone will be automatically updated in your iCloud Photos and available on your Mac or iPad.

💡Applications and Services: iCloud Sync is compatible with a number of Apple services, including Contacts, Calendar, Notes, iMessage, iCloud Photos, and iCloud Drive (for documents). Data can be saved in the cloud by apps that support iCloud Sync, guaranteeing consistency across devices.

How to Use iCloud iPad Sync

As mentioned before, iCloud Sync syncs data from various Apple services across your devices logging in to the same Apple ID. To enable iCloud Sync on your iPad, you can refer to the steps based on iPadOS 18 below.

Step 1. Go to Settings on your iPad and sign in to the Apple ID.

Step 2. Click on your Apple ID and choose iCloud.

Step 3. Tap See All next to Saved to iCloud and you can see a list of Apple services that can be synced with iCloud.

Step 4. If you want to sync the service with iCloud, turn on the button next to it. But for some services, you may have to open it before toggling the button. For example, if you want to set up iCloud Drive on an iPad, you have to open Drive and switch on the button next to Sync this iPad.

How to Access iCloud on iPad

After following the steps on how to use iCloud iPad sync to enable iCloud Sync for your selected Apple services, the data changes of these services will be immediately synced across devices. For most of the selected services, you can find the corresponding apps on your iPad. However, iCloud Drive does not have its individual app. You can find iCloud Drive in the Files app.

To access iCloud Drive on your iPad, you can:

Step 1. Open the Files app on your iPad.

Step 2. Choose iCloud Drive under Locations.

Step 3. Open iCloud Drive and you can see the documents you saved to iCloud. Then, you can copy, move, share, download, rename, compress, duplicate, or use other features on these files.

When you enable iCloud Photos, you may see two options below: Optimize iPad Storage or Download and Keep Originals. If you choose to optimize your iPad storage, the original photos will be saved to iCloud and only the compressed smaller photos are kept on your iPad. When you want to download photos from iCloud to your iPad, go to the iCloud Photos sections and choose Download and Keep Originals.

Why is My iCloud Not Syncing?

Even after you sync iPad with iCloud, you may find it not working. To address this issue, you can try the following quick fixes.

Bonus Tip: Sync iCloud with Another Cloud via MultCloud

If you are using another cloud storage service like Google Drive, Google Photos, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc., you can use MultCloud to sync files between iCloud and these clouds for file backing up or updating.

MultCloud is a web-based cloud file transfer, sync, and backup service and it supports 30+ cloud drives. After adding your iCloud Drive/iCloud Photos and other cloud accounts to it, you can create an automatic sync task to let files transfer from iCloud to another cloud in real-time.

You can see an example of syncing iCloud Drive with OneDrive via MultCloud.

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account.

Step 2. Add iCloud Drive and OneDrive to MultCloud by clicking Add Cloud and the cloud logo. When adding iCloud Drive, you have to go through the two-factor authentication.

Step 3. Select the Cloud Sync function in the left sidebar and choose iCloud Drive as the source and OneDrive as the destination.

Step 4. Toggle the button to Real Time Sync if you need it. Finally, tap Sync Now to sync files from iCloud Drive to OneDrive.

Conclusion

How to Use iCloud iPad Sync? You can learn how to enable iCloud Sync, access iCloud Drive, and download photos from iCloud on your iPad. Moreover, the post gives some advice to address the iCloud Sync not syncing problem.

Moreover, if you want to sync iCloud with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or other clouds, you can use MultCloud to automate the process and easily access files on any cloud you want.