I used to click on "ICloud Drive" on the sidebar and I would see an index of files, folders etc. in the drive. I could easily scroll through them to find the file I wanted. Now all I see are empty folders for "Desktop" and "Documents". I checked my ICloud drive on-line and everything is there. How can I get that indexed view of my Icloud drive back in Finder?
MacBook Air
Hello JMT_Cairn,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! I see you're having an issue with Finder and viewing iCloud Drive files, and I'd like to help out.
If you haven't restarted your Mac since noticing this, I'd recommend doing so. It's a simple step, however it can resolve unusual or unexpected issues.
Verify that you're signed in to iCloud with the Apple ID that you use on your devices for iCloud at > System Preferences > iCloud. You'll also want to make sure that iCloud Drive is checked. Click on Options to verify the options you'd like to use are also selected.
It may just be that you'll need to add iCloud Drive to the Finder Sidebar, as shown here in the macOS User Guide for Catalina:
Change Finder preferences on Mac
Here's some additional info on iCloud Drive: Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Enjoy your day!
If the above doesn't work, try going to System Preferences/iCloud and stop iCloud Drive syncing by unchecking the box. Wait a couple of minutes, then check syncing. Allow time for the sync to complete.
Last resort - have you tried signing out of iCloud and then sign back in?
Icloud drive index gone after upgrade to Catalina.
