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    iCloud Error -36 on icloud drive files, dot_clean not working

    Hi y’all, I’m having this incredibly frustrating issue with my mac that I just cant seem to figure out. I have an m1 2020 Mac mini running Monterey 12.6.2. I have iCloud syncing my mac mini and my macbook; specifically the Documents, Desktop and Application folders. As of a few months ago, I...
  2. RoseTheCorgi

    iCloud Drive is not syncing to my Mac on Catalina, tried everything I could think of. Any ideas on how to fix this?

    Hi all, I am having an issue where I am unable to view my iCloud files on my MacBook. This issue is very weird because the files are showing in the Recents tab in Finder, but not in the proper iCloud Drive folder. My iCloud is working on all of my other devices just fine, just not my Mac. I...
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    iCloud How to unsync Documents/Desktop from iCloud Drive without deleting all files in those folders locally?

    I'm running out of space in iCloud and since iCloud Drive doesn't let you manually sync specific folders in your documents or desktop folders, I decided to unsync the whole lot via Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive. However, if I untick desktop and documents in here, my Mac removes all files from...
  4. swsm

    Can I Move Documents Folder?

    I have my desktop and documents folders setup to sync with iCloud. Can I move the documents folder to a different drive (internal SSD) and still have it sync with iCloud? Thanks for your help.
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    HELP! iCloud ****ed up my iMAC and filesystem!

    So, I checked the "Optimize Mac Storage" without even thinking about what actually iCloud would do to my computer. There was NO WARNING that my files stored locally on the desktop and in the documents folder would be DELETED from my machine and uploaded to iCloud Drive. I have backups of...
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    [iCloud] sync Documents but not Desktop

    Excuse me if that has been answered already, just point me to the right thread, as my search did not lead to any useful results. I started to use iCloud Drive to synchronise Desktop & Documents folders. Is there a way to separate them? I'm happy to have backup of my Documents in the cloud, but...
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    "Ghost documents" taking away iCloud storage

    Hi there I am using iCloud to sync my stuff across four devices. Since I also use the iCloud Photo Library I have a 200GB storage plan. A few days ago I got a notice that my storage is almost full. However, all my stuff in iCloud sums up to only about 150GB. If a go to the iCloud tab on a Mac...
  8. PaddyPatPat

    Moving from old to new mac, both with Sierra without re-downloading iCloud drive?

    Hi there, I currently have an iMac running up to date Sierra and most of my files are stored on iCloud Documents and Desktop. My desktop computer always keeps a copy of all my files locally. I also have a laptop that mostly manages its own Documents and Desktop storage. My systems are also...
  9. Aeparker

    How Stable is it?

    I'm am debating on installing the Mac OS Sierra public beta. All the new features look great. I held off on installing it because I didn't want to deal with bugs. This is the 7th update. How stable is it? I have a early 2015 iMac. I am a photographer, so I need my all of my Adobe software to...
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    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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