Where are my files on my Macbook

My files are on iCloud but where are they and how do you find them. How do you request a search on iCloud

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 31, 2019 4:45 PM

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Posted on Mar 31, 2019 4:55 PM

If you are using the Desktop & Documents option in System Preferences->iCloud->iCloud Drive->Options, then your files act as if they were local to your Mac, and you can use Spotlight, or Siri to search normally.


If you are just storing files in icloud directly, you can open Finder and then open the iCloud folder there, and use Finder's own search like you would in any other folder.


More details here: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support



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Mar 31, 2019 4:55 PM in response to jodog123

If you are using the Desktop & Documents option in System Preferences->iCloud->iCloud Drive->Options, then your files act as if they were local to your Mac, and you can use Spotlight, or Siri to search normally.


If you are just storing files in icloud directly, you can open Finder and then open the iCloud folder there, and use Finder's own search like you would in any other folder.


More details here: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support



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