From Frank C

If you are not using Time Machine, and you are viewing/editing the PMUG iCloud Drive documents, you should start doing it now! Why? See the following.

I was on my iPad and I wanted to add something to PMUG Programs.numbers that is stored on the PMUG iCloud Drive. When my MacBook Pro needed to be wiped and reloaded, I downloaded a copy of that file to my iPad. When I looked at “Recent” documents on the iPad using the Files App, I saw two “PMUG Programs.numbers”. One was the older version I put on my iPad, the other was the one that was on the PMUG iCloud Drive. I deleted the older one on my iPad, and to my horror and consternation, they both disappeared!!!

The issue is that iCloud Drive documents ARE NOT BACKED UP ANYWHERE and the drive documents are linked to your iPad/iPhone is you download it!!! I called Mr. Carter immediately and explained what happened and that was when I learned that first hard lesson. Lesson two came when he said it might be on my Time Machine Backup… Thank goodness he was right. I restored the file and all is well!!

The lesson?? USE TIME MACHINE to make sure iCloud Drive files you access are backed up!!!

Frank