Safely store Pages, Numbers, or Keynote files that are on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Learn how to use iCloud or iTunes to store your iWork files.

Use iCloud Drive to store your files

iCloud Drive provides safe storage for your files. You can access them on any device that has iCloud Drive turned on.

  • On iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, access your files from the iCloud Drive app or any compatible app. 
  • On a Mac, you can use Finder to find all your files. 
  • On your Windows PC, you can use iCloud for Windows to access your files.
  • On iCloud.com from a Mac or PC.

In iOS 8 and later, you are asked to turn on iCloud Drive. If you didn't turn on iCloud Drive, or at some point turned off iCloud Drive, learn how to turn it back on.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, make sure you turn on:

  • Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive. Then turn on iCloud Drive for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
  • Settings > Pages/Numbers/Keynote > Use iCloud.

On your Mac, make sure you turn on:

  • System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive.

Use iTunes to save files to your Mac

If your device uses iOS 7 or earlier, you can back up your iWork files by sending them to your Mac or PC using iTunes.

  1. Open Pages, Numbers, or Keynote for iOS.
  2. In your Documents list, tapSend a Copy .
  3. Tap Send a Copy.
  4. Tap the document that you want to back up.
  5. Choose the format you want the file saved as.
  6. Tap iTunes.
  7. Repeat steps 1-6 for each file that you want to back up.

You can use iTunes File Sharing to locate and copy your documents from iTunes to your Mac or PC.

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