Q: Turned on iCloud, documents were deleted
I enabled Desktop & Documents Folders in iCloud on MacOS Sierra thinking that my items would be copied to iCloud. Instead they were deleted and put into folders on iCloud. Is there a way to use iCloud as a backup instead of a replacement? Seems kind of crazy to delete my stuff. After all, I use these items on my desktop and my documents ALL THE TIME.
Mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
Posted on Sep 21, 2016 12:53 PM
If you enable the Desktop & Documents Folders in iCloud, the documents will stay locally on your Mac, but sync to iCloud.
Only, if you enable the "Optimize Storage" option, older files will be removed and downloaded only, if you want to use them.
Did you enable "Optimize Storage" in System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options?
You will see the Documents and Desktop folder in the sidebar of the Finder window, in the iCloud section, if you enable them to show there in the Finder preferences:
Posted on Sep 21, 2016 2:17 PM
