Do my emails get stored on iCloud?

Answered by Edward Huber

Your emails can be stored on iCloud if you have an iCloud email account. iCloud is a cloud storage and computing service provided by Apple, and it allows you to store various types of data, including emails, on their servers.

When you create an iCloud email account, you can use it to send, receive, and store emails. Any emails that you receive or send through your iCloud email account will be stored on the iCloud server. This means that you can access your emails from any device that is connected to your iCloud account.

However, it is important to note that only emails and attachments that are in your iCloud email account will be backed up. If you use a mail client, such as Apple Mail or Outlook, to access your emails, only the emails and attachments that are in your iCloud account will be stored on the iCloud server.

For example, let’s say you have multiple email accounts, such as a Gmail account and a Yahoo account, in addition to your iCloud account. If you use a mail client to access all of your email accounts, only the emails and attachments from your iCloud account will be stored on the iCloud server. Emails from your other accounts will not be stored on the iCloud server.

It’s also worth mentioning that if you have emails stored locally on your device, such as emails that are “On Your Mac” in Apple Mail, those emails will not be stored on the iCloud server. The iCloud server only stores emails that are in your iCloud email account.

To summarize, if you have an iCloud email account, your emails and attachments can be stored on the iCloud server. However, it’s important to make sure that the emails you want to be stored on iCloud are in your iCloud email account and not in other accounts or stored locally on your device.

In my personal experience, I have found iCloud email to be a convenient and reliable way to store and access my emails. I appreciate being able to access my emails from any device, and I find it reassuring to know that my emails are stored securely on the iCloud server.