iCloud Query

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iCloud Query

Hi

Signed-out of iCloud a couple of days ago.

Opened 'Finder' today (while still signed-out of iCloud). The 'Favourites' & 'Locations' Menus appeared (as usual) on the left-hand side of Finder, but the iCloud Menu is no longer visible. (I assume that's normal, after signing-out of iCloud, correct?)

What really threw me though was that (while signed-out of iCloud) I clicked on 'Documents' under the 'Favourites' Menu, and it was empty. (No Files in it).

Once I signed back into iCloud, the iCloud Menu reappeared in Finder and ( listed under the 'iCloud' Menu) was 'Documents' complete with the files I had expected to see earlier when I clicked on "Documents' under the 'Favourites' Menu.

The 'Documents' Folder (under the 'Favourites' Menu) still remains empty. My previous practice has been to find files by navigating the path: Finder / Favourites / Documents, but now that is no longer possible, as the navigation has become Finder / iCloud Drive / Documents

How do I put things back the way they were, i.e., so that I can access my files in on the path:

Finder / Favourites / Documents?

(I can only guess that on some past, forgotten occasion, I must somehow have mapped 'Documents' to iCloud Drive but - even if that were so - until the recent issue described above - I've still been able to find my files via the Path: Finder / Favourites / Documents, which is no longer possible).

Thanks in advance for any reply (Appreciated).

Posted on Oct 29, 2024 3:29 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 29, 2024 8:41 AM in response to clickfix

I don't know what "Favorites" is. "Finder / Favourites / Documents" isn't a path. For instance, Finder isn't a place, it's an app. The normal place for the Documents folder is in

Macintosh HD/Users/[userid]/Documents

But have you done a search on your Mac for the Documents folder? I used Finder to search for "documents" with Kind set as Folder:

Imagine my surprise when I found 94! folders with "documents" in the name! I sorted by date modified, and the folder I think of as Documents was the most recently modified. Mine says it's in iCloud Drive, which is right. ("iCloud Drive" is actually a folder sort of hidden in my Mac's Library.

Can you find your Documents folder-- the one with stuff in it?

If not, let us know, and we can get it back (I think…)

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Answer 2

clickfix Author

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Oct 30, 2024 3:55 AM in response to clickfix

OK. So now I'll shorten this 'help request' to the following:

I'm currently signed into iCloud and - on my Macbook (under my User Name on my Mackingtosh Drive) there exists a Folder called ''iCloud Drive (Archive)'' with the 'content' shown in the accompanying photo.

Is this normal?

Should I ignore it?

Should I delete it?

Other??

Thanks in advance for any reply (Appreciated).

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Answer 3

clickfix Author

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Oct 30, 2024 3:57 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

Thanks Richard. Noted.

See also the new addition to my original enquiry, that I've just added today.

FYI: My Documents are all safe, thanks.

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