Cloud Storage

Having access to your documents on multiple devices makes life easier. Storing and working with documents in the cloud is easy in iA Writer for Mac.

Enabling iCloud for iA Writer

iA Writer for Mac includes native integration for iCloud. If iCloud Drive is enabled on your Mac, iA Writer will automatically use this as the default storage location, giving you the ease and security you’ve come to expect from iCloud.

If you are not already using iCloud or need to enable iA Writer for iCloud Drive, you can do so by:

1. Launching System Preferences
2. Navigate to Apple ID → iCloud Drive (ensure this is checked) → Options…
3. Check box next to iA Writer

How to add other cloud providers to your Library

iA Writer for Mac supports the addition of basically any folder you can locate in Finder. You can add a cloud storage folder as a Location in iA Writer in one of three ways:

1. Drag and Drop from Finder window to Locations pane in iA Writer
2. Hover over Locations (iA Writer Library) and press the + button
3. Use the Add Locations... function found in the Go menu

For more information on working with your Library on Mac, please see: Library.

Popular options which offer good cross platform support include:

Dropbox | Google Drive | OneDrive

You can click on the links above to visit the file storage provider’s website for more info.

Having access to your documents on multiple devices makes life easier. Storing and working with documents in iCloud is easy in iA Writer for iOS.

iCloud for iA Writer

iA Writer for iOS includes native integration for iCloud. If iCloud Drive is enabled on your iPhone, iA Writer will automatically use this as the default storage location, giving you the ease and security you’ve come to expect from iCloud. If you are not already using iCloud or need to enable iA Writer for iCloud Drive, please follow these steps:

1. Launch iOS Settings
2. Go to: iOS Settings App → Apple ID, iCloud, Media & Purchases → iCloud → iCloud Drive
3. Enable iCloud drive (toggle switch to ON)
4. iOS 16: Go back one screen and select Show All, then scroll down to display iA Writer
   iOS 15 or lower: Scroll down to display iA Writer
5. Enable iA Writer (toggle switch to ON)

Other cloud storage providers

iA Writer for iOS supports adding Locations to the Library provided the full folder can be accessed via the iOS Files API. Despite Apple’s best intentions, many major file storage providers (FSP) still do not support this functionality (as of May 2023). Using the Open… function in the Library, you can quickly access and work on individual documents. If you do not see your file storage provider’s folder in the popup Files window, please ensure it is enabled directly in the Files app.

Having access to your documents on multiple devices makes life easier. Storing and working with documents in iCloud is easy in iA Writer for iPadOS.

iCloud for iA Writer

iA Writer for iPadOS includes native integration for iCloud. If iCloud Drive is enabled on your iPad, iA Writer will automatically use this as the default storage location, giving you the ease and security you’ve come to expect from iCloud. If you are not already using iCloud or need to enable iA Writer for iCloud Drive, please follow these steps:

1. Launch iOS Settings
2. Go to: iOS Settings App → Apple ID, iCloud, Media & Purchases → iCloud → iCloud Drive
3. Enable iCloud drive (toggle switch to ON)
4. iOS 16: Go back one screen and select Show All, then scroll down to display iA Writer
   iOS 15 or lower: Scroll down to display iA Writer
5. Enable iA Writer (toggle switch to ON)

Other cloud storage providers

iA Writer for iOS supports adding Locations to the Library provided the full folder can be accessed via the iOS Files API. Despite Apple’s best intentions, many major file storage providers (FSP) still do not support this functionality (as of September 2022). Using the Open… function in the Library, you can quickly access and work on individual documents. If you do not see your file storage provider’s folder in the popup Files window, please ensure it is enabled directly in the Files app.

Having access to your documents on multiple devices makes life easier. iA Writer for Android offers the Dropbox and Google Drive services for storing your data in the cloud.

Dropbox

Effortlessly sync your documents using Dropbox. As long as you have an internet connection, any documents stored in Dropbox will be synced automatically. To link your Dropbox account: in the Library long press Dropbox to connect the location. You can disconnect it anytime with a long press on the cloud storage provider.

Google Drive

iA Writer for Android supports linking Google Drive in the same intuitive manner as Dropbox.

Having access to your documents on multiple devices makes life easier. Here is a quick look at storage providers compatible with iA Writer for Windows, to keep your data in the cloud.

Adding cloud storages to your library

Open the left panel (Library) of iA Writer with Ctrl+E. Click on Add to Library at the bottom-left and then choose Add folder to the Library. This will open a new window displaying all the storage folders available on your PC, including previously installed cloud providers.

OneDrive

The cloud provider from Microsoft is usually automatically installed on your Windows PC and thus, could be your first choice for a cloud provider.

iCloud for Windows

If you are using iA Writer with Apple products, chances are high you are using iCloud as your primary storage. The good news is you can keep using this storage provider on your PC by downloading iCloud for Windows.

Dropbox

Effortlessly sync your documents using Dropbox. As long as you have an internet connection, any documents stored in Dropbox will be synced automatically.

Google Drive

iA Writer for Windows supports linking Google Drive in the same intuitive manner as Dropbox.

Potential issues

An internet connection is required to access or synchronize files stored in cloud locations. Please ensure that your device has a proper internet connection. If you run into issues with your cloud storage, check our trouble shooting section prior to contacting our Support Team.