What Happens When You Turn Off Desktop & Documents Folders for iCloud Drive?

If you decide you want to turn off this useful feature, you'll find yourself looking at a very scary warning before moving forward. Find out exactly what happens when you do it.

Comments: 8 Responses to “What Happens When You Turn Off Desktop & Documents Folders for iCloud Drive?”

    Scott Hagarty
    6 days ago

    Hi Gary:
    If I have an iMac & MacBook and I turn on the features in iCloud, does it pull the desktop & documents from each mac? Would I then have the files from each one merged on iCloud?

    Darren
    6 days ago

    I also have an iMac & MacBook with the iCloud Desktop & Documents feature turned on. Why do files show up on the MacBook's Desktop but not the iMac's Desktop?

    6 days ago

    Scott: Can't remember. It either merges or for the second Mac you enable, it puts them in a separate folder for you to figure out.

    6 days ago

    Darren: They should. Check your settings again.

    Michael F Hayes
    4 days ago

    what's the best way to handle this when you only have intermittent internet (e.g., on a cruise ship, without satellite internet, and only cellular data hotspot access when in port?

    4 days ago

    Michael: Nothing special you need to do. Just use your files as normal. Chances are any file you want will be available to you. But if one is not because you have "Optimize" turned on, then it will tell you and you can get access to it when you have a connection.

    Jim Noyes
    1 day ago

    How does "optimizing" (or not) come into play when iCloud is either on or off?

    1 day ago

    Jim: Not sure what you mean. The “optimize” option only applies when iCloud is on.

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