I've only been here 2 days. What is cloud data?

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Cloud data is data stored on the server and not on the computer, so it will render the same for every user:

REGULAR VARIABLE:
Set at 0 initially.
You change it to 2.
Someone else logs on an hour later and sees 0, because the variable is only on your computer.

CLOUD VARIABLE:
Set at 0 initially.
You change it to 2.
Someone else logs on an hour later and sees 2, because the variable is on the server.

As said on the wiki article:

Cloud data is a new feature that allows users to store variables and lists “in the cloud”, or on the server. Cloud variables and lists have the character “☁” (a cloud icon in the font Scratch uses) in front of them, to distinguish from regular variables.
They update automatically, as opposed to requiring refreshing before updating. They do not refresh instantly, however; they lag about 2 seconds between updates.

Cloud variables and lists use the regular blocks associated with the data types. The only difference is that the value is truly global, and is reflected across all copies of the project being viewed on the Scratch Website.

Cloud data is referred to as “persistent” in the code and some early development versions.

Cloud data may not be used by New Scratchers. The Scratch Team does not want people new to Scratch crashing the server or taking up space because they may not know what they are doing.

Since Cloud Data is stored on the server, cloud variables cannot be used in the offline editor.

Hope this helps! For more information on Cloud Data check out this wiki link: http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Cloud_Data

Cloud data is just like a cloud, and it saves people scores, or whatever the cloud variable is, and it saves them into a cloud- you can't access cloud data yet, if you are a new scratcher, but once you become a scratcher, you will be able to access cloud data.
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I wanna use cloud data NOW NOW NOW! Sorry, new scratcher!

I know what it is AWESOME STORED IN THE CLOUD OF SCRATCH! I wanna explore it! It's probly like for users that were on scratch for 7 years!

lulu_walrus wrote:

I know what it is AWESOME STORED IN THE CLOUD OF SCRATCH! I wanna explore it! It's probly like for users that were on scratch for 7 years!

Generally, active users who have been on for two weeks or more.

How long do you have to be a scratcher to have access to cloud data? (I'm new and it says that I can't use it yet)

BeeBoy10 wrote:

How long do you have to be a scratcher to have access to cloud data? (I'm new and it says that I can't use it yet)

When you get to be a Scratcher, you can use cloud data.