iOS 和 Windows 设备(iOS and Windows devices)之间缺乏跨平台兼容性可能是令人头疼的问题。过去，我们已经展示了如何在 Android 上访问 iCloud(access iCloud on Android)，但该过程(process isn)不像 PC 上那样简化。但是，完全可以将文件从您的 PC 上传到 iCloud。
随着网络浏览器打包在每个主要操作系统中(operating system)，同步到网络服务器(web server)并通过网站访问应用程序和数据已成为许多交叉兼容性问题的解决方案。在这种情况下和许多其他情况下都是如此。
尽管在每个主要平台上都可以使用，但Dropbox就是一个例子。通过访问Dropbox 官方网站(Dropbox website)，您可以访问甚至修改当前在您的设备之间共享和同步的所有文件。
幸运的是，对于Mac 和 iPhone 用户(Mac and iPhone users)来说，iCloud 也走上了同样的道路。Apple 的专有云存储服务(cloud storage service)也可以通过icloud.com上的浏览器访问，在本文中，我们将解释如何将文件从 PC 上传到 iCloud。
什么是网络版 iCloud？(What Is iCloud For the Web?)
通过导航到icloud.com ，您可以从任何支持浏览器的设备登录您的Apple iCloud帐户。(Apple iCloud)对于与运行 iOS 13 的设备关联的 iCloud 帐户，您将可以访问以下 12 项服务：邮件(Mail)、通讯录(Contacts)、日历(Calendar)、照片(Photos)、iCloud Drive、备忘录(Notes)、提醒事项(Reminders)、页面(Pages)、数字(Numbers)、Keynote、查找朋友(Find Friends)和查找 iPhone(Find iPhone)。与早期 iOS 版本关联的帐户可能访问较少。
对于不喜欢整天拿着手机的桌面居民来说，访问这些应用程序非常有用。这是一种更简单的解决方案，可以将 iPhone 直接连接到 PC 以检索照片、视频等。
虽然目前没有任何与 iCloud 的 Web 界面交互的本机浏览器集成——例如提醒你提醒或更新的笔记的(Notes—this)插件——如果你需要输入特别长的内容，这仍然是管理你的 iPhone 的好方法。
最明显的例子是 Notes 应用程序。如果您在旅途中随身携带了多台Apple设备，并且您要输入一些可能在 iPhone 上不太舒服的内容，那么通过其 Web 界面访问 iCloud 并使用键盘在其中输入注释将允许即时和自动同步。键入后拿起你的 iPhone，你应该会立即在你的 Notes 应用程序中看到它。
如何从 PC 上传文件到 iCloud(How To Upload Files To iCloud From PC)
iCloud网络界面(web interface)最常见的用例之一是将图像、视频和其他文件从 iPhone 上拉到 PC 上，反之亦然(vice versa)。这可以通过 iCloud Drive、Photos、Numbers和Pages应用程序实现，并且每个应用程序的过程都是相同的。
在此示例中，我们将使用Numbers应用程序来展示如何将文件从 PC 上传到 iCloud。
在此页面的顶部，以及您可以在 iCloud Web 界面(web interface)的应用程序(s apps)中上传文件的所有其他页面，您会看到一个带有向上箭头的云形图标。
这是上传图标，点击它会提示搜索您的系统并上传一个或多个新文件。在Windows中，这使用Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)。
单击(Click)上传图标并选择一个或多个文件。对于 Pages，这些需要是电子表格，但文件限制在其他 iCloud 应用程序中会有所不同。
一个具体的例子是照片(Photos)不允许您上传PNG(PNGs)，这是一种非常常见的屏幕截图文件类型(screenshot file type)。在Windows上，您可以按住Ctrl键一次选择并上传多个文件。
上传文件几秒钟后，您可以检查iPhone 或 Mac上的(iPhone or Mac)Numbers应用程序以查看是否已同步。
就是这么简单。同样(Again)，同样的过程适用于所有其他允许上传的 iCloud 应用程序。所有这些应用程序还允许下载、重命名、复制和其他选项。
在Pages中，将鼠标悬停在某个项目上会显示省略号 ( … ) 按钮，您可以单击该按钮以显示下载、复制、删除、重命名和发送副本的选项。这些选项在其他应用程序中有所不同，但一般过程是将鼠标悬停在该项目上并左键或右键单击该项目。这些选项应该出现在菜单中或页面顶部。
访问 iCloud 的Web 界面(web interface)并将文件上传到支持它的许多不同应用程序非常简单，并且与从 iPhone 执行此类任务相比可以节省大量时间。
虽然没有迹象表明Windows和 iOS 应用程序将具有交叉兼容性支持(cross-compatibility support)，但 Web 应用程序弥合了差距，并为我们提供了许多原本不可能的便利。
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How To Upload Files To iCloud From a PC
The lack of cross-platform compatibility bеtween iOS аnd Windows devices сan be the саuse of major headaches. In the past, we’ve shown how you can access iCloud on Android, but the process isn’t as streamlined on PC. However, uploading files from your PC to iCloud is completely possible.
As web browsers come packaged in every major operating system, syncing to a web server and making applications and data accessible through websites has become a solution to many cross-compatibility woes. Such is true in this case and many others.
Although available across every major platform, Dropbox is one example. By going to the official Dropbox website, you can access and even modify all files that are currently being shared and synced between your devices.
Fortunately for Mac and iPhone users, iCloud has followed in this same path. Apple’s proprietary cloud storage service can also be accessed through the browser at icloud.com, and in this article, we’ll explain how you can upload files to iCloud from a PC.
What Is iCloud For the Web?
By navigating to icloud.com, you can log into your Apple iCloud account from any device with browser support. For iCloud accounts associated with devices running iOS 13, you will have access to the 12 following services: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Photos, iCloud Drive, Notes, Reminders, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Find Friends, and Find iPhone. Accounts associated with earlier iOS versions may have access to less.
For desk-dwellers who aren’t a fan of having their phone in their hand throughout the day, access to these applications is incredibly useful. It’s a much simpler solution to connecting your iPhone directly to your PC to retrieve photos, videos, and more.
While there aren’t currently any native browser integrations that interact with iCloud’s web interface—such as plugins to alert you on Reminders or updated Notes—this is still a great way to manage your iPhone if you ever need to type out something especially long.
The most obvious example is with the Notes app. If you have multiple Apple devices that you take with you on the go and you have something lengthy to type out that may not be most comfortable doing on an iPhone, accessing iCloud through its web interface and typing the note out there using a keyboard will allow for immediate and automated synchronization. Pick up your iPhone after typing it and you should immediately see it in your Notes app.
How To Upload Files To iCloud From PC
One of the most common use cases for iCloud’s web interface is pulling images, videos, and other files off of your iPhone and onto your PC, or vice versa. This is possible with the iCloud Drive, Photos, Numbers, and Pages apps, and the process is the same in each.
In this example, we’ll be using the Numbers app to show how to upload a file to iCloud from a PC.
At the top of this page, and every other page where you’re able to upload files within the iCloud web interface’s apps, you’ll see a cloud-shaped icon with an up-facing arrow going through it.
This is the upload icon, and clicking it on it will bring up a prompt to search your system and upload a new file or multiple new files. In Windows, this uses Windows Explorer.
Click on the upload icon and select one or multiple files. For Pages, these will need to be spreadsheets, but file limitations will be different in the other iCloud apps.
One specific example is that Photos will not allow you to upload PNGs, which is a very common screenshot file type. On Windows, you can hold the Ctrl key to select and upload multiple files at a time.
A few seconds after uploading the file(s), you can check the Numbers app on your iPhone or Mac to see syncing has occurred.
It’s that simple. Again, this same procedure holds true in all of the other iCloud apps that allow uploading. All of these apps also allow downloading, renaming, duplicating, and other options, too.
In Pages, hovering over an item will reveal the ellipsis (…) button, which you can click on to show options to download, duplicate, delete, rename, and send a copy. These options are different across the other apps, but the general procedure is to hover over and left- or right-click the item. The options should appear either in a menu or across the top of the page.
Accessing iCloud’s web interface and uploading files to the many different apps that support it is extremely simple and can save quite a lot of time compared to doing such tasks from your iPhone.
While there’s no indication that Windows and iOS apps will ever have cross-compatibility support, web applications bridge the gap and allow us many conveniences that would otherwise not be possible.
Do you have any tips and tricks to share about iCloud’s web interface? Have a question or comment regarding how to upload files to iCloud from a PC? Drop us a comment below and let us know!
