sync an external disk with iCloud

Hello.

I have a 2TB iCloud Plan.

My macbook is only 128 GB.

my SSD is 1 TB.

I need to sync files from my SSD to iCloud but I can’t find a way to do it. I can’t copy files locally to the iCloud drive on my macbook, my files size are > 500 GB.

any option?

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 11:55 PM

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2 replies

LACAllen

Level 8

43,590 points

Feb 27, 2019 5:41 AM in response to wdib

Not an option using iCloud.

icloud only syncs specific local folders and content

wdib Author

Level 1

31 points

Feb 27, 2019 8:27 AM in response to LACAllen

My 2TB are useless in this case except for the iPhoto app. Thank you for the response. I will probably need to get another cloud to backup my external disks

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