KR.eativ: Architects Ltd Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I currently use Vectorworks with the file I am working on located on the iCloud. Would it be quicker/faster to use a server based project file on the iCloud? Or download the file from iCloud and work locally and then save back to the iCloud at the end of each day? Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 My understanding is the iCloud already has a local copy and that then syncs to the cloud (and then to other machines). If you are using iCloud that way, then having a local copy will not offer any speed increase as you already are using a local copy. If you are somehow actually opening the copy from the cloud and not copying it to your local machine, then yes you will get a significant speed increase, at least in opening and saving the file by using a local copy. Quote Link to comment
KR.eativ: Architects Ltd Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 5:16 PM, Pat Stanford said: My understanding is the iCloud already has a local copy and that then syncs to the cloud (and then to other machines). If you are using iCloud that way, then having a local copy will not offer any speed increase as you already are using a local copy. If you are somehow actually opening the copy from the cloud and not copying it to your local machine, then yes you will get a significant speed increase, at least in opening and saving the file by using a local copy. Interesting. When opening the file from iCloud it cannot always find the referenced files so I have to complete the file opening without them and then open each and everyone of them from iCloud before the file I want to work on recognises them. So if I read your answer correctly working on the file directly on iCloud is slower than converting it to a project file which can update itself at a more leisurely pace and working on the project file as a 'local' VWX ought to be quicker. Quote Link to comment
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