iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage service, offering integrated online backup and syncing for Apple devices. iCloud is built-in on iPhones, iPads, and Macs, but can also be accessed on Windows.
iCloud是Apple的云存储服务，为Apple设备提供集成的在线备份和同步。 iCloud内置在iPhone，iPad和Mac上，但也可以在Windows上访问。
While other services allow you to upload any type of file, Apple chooses to place your data into different compartments. This can be confusing — for example, iCloud will store your documents forever, but will delete your stored photos eventually.
尽管其他服务允许您上传任何类型的文件，但Apple选择将数据放入不同的分区中。 这可能会令人困惑-例如，iCloud将永远存储您的文档，但最终将删除您存储的照片。
(What iCloud Syncs and Backs Up)
iCloud is an online service linked to your Apple ID. When you set up a new iPad or iPhone, iCloud is enabled by default. Apple provides a free 5 GB of iCloud space to each account, which is used to store the following things online:
iCloud是链接到您的Apple ID的在线服务。 设置新的iPad或iPhone时，默认情况下会启用iCloud。 Apple为每个帐户提供5 GB的免费iCloud空间，用于在线存储以下内容：
- Mail: You can choose to use an @icloud.com email address on your device. If you do, iCloud will store your mail and it will also be accessible on icloud.com. If you use another email service, such as Gmail, Outlook.com, or Yahoo! Mail, this feature does nothing.
邮件 ：您可以选择在设备上使用@ icloud.com电子邮件地址。 如果这样做，iCloud将存储您的邮件，也可以在icloud.com上对其进行访问。 如果您使用其他电子邮件服务，例如Gmail，Outlook.com或Yahoo! 邮件，此功能不起作用。 - Contacts: iCloud syncs your contacts, or address book, between your devices and makes it accessible on icloud.com.
联系人 ：iCloud在设备之间同步您的联系人或地址簿，并使其可在icloud.com上访问。 - Calendars: Calendar events you create on your device can be synced along with your iCloud account.
日历 ：您在设备上创建的日历事件可以与您的iCloud帐户同步。 - Reminders: Reminders is Apple’s to-do list or tasks app. Reminders you create on one device are synced between your devices.
提醒 ：提醒是Apple的待办事项列表或任务应用程序。 您在一台设备上创建的提醒会在设备之间同步。 - Safari: iCloud syncs Safari browsing data, including your bookmarks, open tabs, and reading list between your devices. On a Windows PC, you can use the iCloud Control Panel to sync Safari’s bookmarks with Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome.
Safari ：iCloud在设备之间同步Safari浏览数据，包括您的书签，打开的标签和阅读列表。 在Windows PC上，您可以使用iCloud控制面板将Safari的书签与Internet Explorer，Firefox或Chrome同步。 - Notes: iCloud can sync notes you take in the included Notes app and make them available on the iCloud website.
便笺 ：iCloud可以同步您在随附的便笺应用中记录的便笺，并使它们在iCloud网站上可用。 - Keychain: iCloud Keychain is a new feature that functions as a syncing password manager for Safari on iOS and Macs. It doesn’t work with third-party applications unless the apps were designed with iCloud keychain support in mind, and iOS doesn’t make it easy to copy-paste these passwords into apps. A dedicated password manager like LastPass is probably a better solution for now.
钥匙串 ：iCloud钥匙串是一项新功能，可用作iOS和Mac上Safari的同步密码管理器。 除非这些应用程序在设计时就考虑了iCloud钥匙串支持，否则它不适用于第三方应用程序，并且iOS很难将这些密码复制粘贴到应用程序中。 目前，像LastPass这样的专用密码管理器可能是一个更好的解决方案。 - Photos: iCloud’s Photo Stream feature temporarily syncs some photos between your devices. Unlike many other iCloud features, Photo Stream isn’t a permanent back up, only a temporary one. In other words, iCloud isn’t backing up all your photos, so you’ll need your own backup solution.
照片 ：iCloud的照片流功能可在设备之间临时同步一些照片。 与许多其他iCloud功能不同，Photo Stream不是永久备份，而只是临时备份。 换句话说， iCloud不会备份您的所有照片 ，因此您需要自己的备份解决方案。 - Documents & Data: Documents you create with Apple’s now-free iWork apps — Pages, Numbers, and Keynote — can be synced to iCloud. They can then be accessed from iWork apps on another iOS device, a Mac, or via the iCloud website. Other apps can also choose to store their data in iCloud.
文档和数据 ：使用Apple现在免费的iWork应用创建的文档(页面，数字和基调)可以同步到iCloud。 然后可以从另一台iOS设备(Mac)上的iWork应用程序或通过iCloud网站访问它们。 其他应用程序也可以选择将其数据存储在iCloud中。 - Find My iPhone/iPad/Mac: The “Find My” services aren’t for storage, but they’re considered part of iCloud. They can be used to track your device via the iCloud website if you lose it.
查找我的iPhone / iPad / Mac ：“查找我”服务不用于存储，但被视为iCloud的一部分。 如果您丢失了设备，它们可以用于通过iCloud网站跟踪您的设备。 - Device Backups: Rather than requiring regular device backups via iTunes, iOS devices can automatically back up their data over Wi-Fi to iCloud when iCloud is enabled.
设备备份 ：启用iCloud后，iOS设备无需通过iTunes进行常规设备备份，而是可以通过Wi-Fi自动将其数据备份到iCloud。
These iCloud settings are all accessible in the Settings app’s iCloud section on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. You can see which types of data are set to synchronize and choose what you want to synchronize.
这些iCloud设置都可以在iPhone，iPad或iPod Touch上的“设置”应用程序的“ iCloud”部分中访问。 您可以查看已设置要同步的数据类型，然后选择要同步的数据。
Apple also syncs other data — for example, your history of purchased apps and content, as well as your iMessage and SMS messages.
Apple还同步其他数据，例如，您购买的应用程序和内容的历史记录以及iMessage和SMS消息。
(Using iCloud on a Mac)
Apple makes both the Mac OS X and iOS operating systems, so iCloud is integrated on a Mac. When setting up your Mac, you should be prompted to sign in with an iCloud account. If you want to manage what settings sync, you can click the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and click iCloud. From here, you can control which types of settings sync, just as you can on an iOS device.
苹果公司同时生产Mac OS X和iOS操作系统，因此iCloud已集成在Mac上。 设置Mac时，系统会提示您使用iCloud帐户登录。 如果要管理同步哪些设置，可以单击Apple菜单，选择“系统偏好设置”，然后单击“ iCloud”。 从这里，您可以控制同步哪种类型的设置，就像在iOS设备上一样。
(Accessing Your iCloud Data From Windows)
There are two ways to access synced iCloud data on Windows: via the iCloud Control Panel desktop application and via the iCloud website.
有两种方法可以在Windows上访问同步的iCloud数据：通过iCloud控制面板桌面应用程序和通过iCloud网站。
The iCloud Control Panel, available for download from Apple’s website, offers the following features:
可从Apple网站下载的iCloud控制面板具有以下功能：
- Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks Sync: iCloud Control Panel can sync this information with Outlook 2007 or later. If you don’t use Outlook, don’t worry — you can access this data on the iCloud website. “Tasks” used here is the same thing is “Reminders.”
邮件，联系人，日历和任务同步 ：iCloud控制面板可以将此信息与Outlook 2007或更高版本同步。 如果您不使用Outlook，请不要担心-您可以在iCloud网站上访问此数据。 这里使用的“任务”与“提醒”相同。 - Bookmarks: Your Safari bookmarks can be synced with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome. Apple supports so many other browsers on Windows because Safari for Windows has been discontinued.
书签 ：您的Safari书签可以与Internet Explorer，Mozilla Firefox或Google Chrome同步 。 由于Windows的Safari已停产，因此Apple在Windows上支持许多其他浏览器。 - Photos: iCloud Control Panel can automatically download photos from your iCloud Photo Stream to your PC. This is essential if you want to have a local back up of your photos, as photos in your Photo Stream will be automatically deleted. 照片 ：iCloud控制面板可以自动将照片从iCloud照片流下载到PC。 如果您希望对照片进行本地备份，这是必不可少的，因为照片流中的照片将被自动删除。
- Manage iCloud Storage: This feature allows you to see what’s taking up space on your iCloud storage — for example, device backups and settings backups from apps you’ve used — and delete them to free up space.
管理iCloud存储 ：通过此功能，您可以查看iCloud存储上正在占用的空间(例如，设备备份和使用过的应用程序中的设置备份)，并删除它们以释放空间。
The iCloud website, which you can access at icloud.com, offers the following features:
您可以在icloud.com上访问iCloud网站 ，该网站具有以下功能：
- Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders: Your data from these productivity apps can be viewed and edited on the iCloud website, so you can access to it from any PC, even one running Windows. You don’t have to sync via Outlook to access this.
邮件，联系人，日历，便笺，提醒 ：可以在iCloud网站上查看和编辑来自这些生产力应用程序的数据，因此您可以从任何PC甚至是运行Windows的PC上访问它们。 您无需通过Outlook进行同步即可访问此内容。 - Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch/Mac: Apple’s Find service is accessible from here, so you can sign into iCloud on any PC and track your device if you lose it. This feature displays the GPS location of your device on a map and allows you to remotely lock or wipe it.
查找我的iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch / Mac ：可从此处访问Apple的查找服务，因此您可以在任何PC上登录iCloud并在丢失设备时跟踪设备 。 此功能可在地图上显示设备的GPS位置，并允许您远程锁定或擦除设备。 - Pages, Numbers, Keynote: The iWork apps now have web versions you can access via the iCloud website. Using these, you can view and edit your synced documents on any device.
页面，数字，主题演讲 ：现在，iWork应用程序具有可通过iCloud网站访问的Web版本。 使用这些，您可以在任何设备上查看和编辑同步的文档。
Note that some features are only accessible on the desktop, while some are only accessible on the iCloud website. For example, you can’t view your Photo Stream on the iCloud website, while you can’t edit your iWork documents outside of a browser.
请注意，某些功能只能在桌面上访问，而某些功能只能在iCloud网站上访问。 例如，您无法在iCloud网站上查看照片流，而无法在浏览器外部编辑iWork文档。
If you find yourself running out of free iCloud space and don’t want to delete data, Apple allows you to purchase additional iCloud storage space.
如果您发现自己的iCloud可用空间已用完，并且不想删除数据，Apple允许您购买额外的iCloud存储空间 。
翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/175712/what-icloud-does-and-how-to-access-it-from-windows/
