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aben-ari Author

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Hi

how do I download a folder my my iCloud to my MacBook?

thanks

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Mar 22, 2022 10:04 AM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2022 10:19 AM

Enter the Apple ID account credentials at www.icloud.com from a browser , click on iCloud Drive , single click on the folder , again double click on folder that is saved in iCloud Drive , click on download icon ( see the download icon is highlighted in the second screen shot ) , a pop up appears click on allow .

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Mar 22, 2022 10:19 AM in response to aben-ari

Enter the Apple ID account credentials at www.icloud.com from a browser , click on iCloud Drive , single click on the folder , again double click on folder that is saved in iCloud Drive , click on download icon ( see the download icon is highlighted in the second screen shot ) , a pop up appears click on allow .

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Mar 22, 2022 11:21 PM in response to aben-ari

See the article How to download content from iCloud when using Optimized Storage - Apple Support

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aben-ari Author

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Mar 22, 2022 11:16 AM in response to tygb

Apologies, perhaps I haven’t phrased the question well:

I have a folder- full of content- on my iCloud which I would like to download onto my local on my MacBook .

How can I download in one go the whole folder including the content

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aben-ari Author

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Mar 22, 2022 10:28 AM in response to tygb

Thanks

this allows me to download individual files in the folder.

how can I download the whole folder with its contents in one go

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Mar 22, 2022 10:54 AM in response to aben-ari

Create a folder in finder > in iCloud section > under iCloud Drive it will automatically appear in iCloud.com

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