Are all of my files stored on my iMac as well as on icloud
My iMac seems take a along time to access files - are they stored locally as well as on iCloud, and if so which one will be accessed by Numbers for example.
iMac 21.5" 4K, macOS 10.15
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Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, Peterk99!
I understand you want to know how files stored in iCloud work. I'd be happy to provide information about this.
Have a look at the following article: Set up iCloud Drive on a computer, iOS device, or iPadOS device
"In addition to using iCloud Drive on iCloud.com, you can work with your files and folders stored in iCloud Drive on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Windows computer.
Important: Your devices must be set up for iCloud Drive and meet the minimum system requirements listed in the Apple Support article System requirements for iCloud. You must also be signed in with your Apple ID on each device.
If you have devices with iCloud Drive turned off, documents and data on those devices aren’t kept up to date with documents and data on your devices with iCloud Drive turned on."
This means that when files are stored in iCloud they are not duplicated.
I hope this clears things up.
Have a great day!