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I just deselected icloud bs because I kept getting annoying notifications and now I see all my desktop items and documents are gone. I'm on icloud in a web browser and I see no files. How do I access them? Supposedly my 5GB is full, so WHERE ARE MY FILES?????
MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)
iCloud does not back up a Mac. When you elect to sync content, it remains on your Mac and is synced with iCloud (to sync across all of your devices). If you turn off the desktop and documents option in iCloud Drive settings, those files are moved to iCloud only and a new desktop and new documents folder created on your Mac.
You can access your files at iCloud.com or by navigating to finder and selecting iCloud Drive.
iCloud does not back up a Mac. When you elect to sync content, it remains on your Mac and is synced with iCloud (to sync across all of your devices). If you turn off the desktop and documents option in iCloud Drive settings, those files are moved to iCloud only and a new desktop and new documents folder created on your Mac.
You can access your files at iCloud.com or by navigating to finder and selecting iCloud Drive.
WHAT? Why? I assumed iCloud was just a backup scheme. Why would files I can SEE in my laptop folders not actually BE in my laptop folders? Who's the genius that came up with that idea?
Apple support tells my I HAVE TO upgrade my OS in order to access these files. And another - WHY?
I gotta say though, it's the computer equivalent of cancer. I had icloud turned off, was putting files on the desktop, and then I noticed some kind of file transfer taking place and apparently icloud turned itself back on so I turned it off AGAIN and ALL the files I had on the desktop disappeared. I'd REALLY like to meet whoever it was that came up with this backup scheme. What can I do to appease the Apple gods in order to get my files back????
Your Desktop and Documents folders are now in iCloud only. Navigate to the iCloud Drive location in finder. You'll see both folders. Drag the files wherever you would like.
I actually can't access MY 5GB of files until I upgrade my OS as per Apple support. And THAT seems more than a bit off to me. Why would an OS upgrade stand between me and MY files?
Where are all my files on icloud?
