iPadOS 18: Apple’s Files app gets big upgrade for iPad power users

iPadOS 18 takes iPad to the next level

Despite the advanced M4 iPad Pro hardware, iPad power users’ hopes will again have to wait until next year for any big changes to multitasking or other core systems, but there’s one feature, coming to the Files app, that solves a huge pain point on the iPad.

Ryan Christoffel for 9to5Mac:
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For years, the Files app has provided an iCloud-first approach to file management—and I think that’s a good thing. While you can store files locally on your device, in our multi-platform computing world it’s helpful to keep everything in iCloud so you can access your data on any device and have assurance that it will live on even if tragedy strikes your device.

The biggest issue I’ve encountered with this approach has to do with file downloads. I keep my files in iCloud, but you have long been able to manually download files on demand.

The problem is, Apple “intelligently” decides which files can remain stored in local cache, and will make decisions to remove certain downloads without telling you. So when you need to access a given file—say, on an airplane with no connection—you might find that the file has been sent back to the cloud and is no longer available.

iPadOS 18 changes that.

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MacDailyNews Take: Being able to keep folders and files permanently downloaded sounds like a minor feature, but, in practice, it’s a significant upgrade!
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]

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