Comments on: Does my Mac store iCloud Drive Desktop & Documents folders locally?

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:41:53 +0000

“How to download Desktop and Documents files from iCloud Drive” was helpful. Thank you

Can this be made permanent, that is, automatically add files locally. My problem is that I’m occasionally off the internet and want access to some file. And I may not looked at it recently on my MBA or I may have recently created it on my iMac, so it won’t be available on my MBA when I want it.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 00:10:53 +0000

If I turn on desktop and documents on my Mac, but do not optimize Mac storage, will all my files be stored locally, and backed up with time machine. If I then look at a file, or change a document on another Mac or iPad, will the file or document still be stored locally, or then only be on the iCloud Drive, and not get backed up with time machine?

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 02:23:59 +0000

Thanks for the article, very helpful! Sounds like if you want to have your files saved to your Mac as well as in the cloud, iCloud is a bit tricky. Would OneDrive or DropBox be better options if you want files saved locally and in the cloud at the same time? Thanks!