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I want to quit icloud from saving on my Macbook Pro 10.13.6. It constantly disappears all the documents I want and saves stuff I don't want saved, just by the way. So, it's pretty much useless for me.
I do want to be able to go online and use icloud if I wish.
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13
You can archive your data.
Archive or make copies of your iCloud data
Towards the end of the article are instructions for getting the files back on your computer.
Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive
If syncing photos with iCloud, ensure Optimization is turned off in Photos/Preferences/iCloud. Then make sure full resolution photos are on the computer. When signing out of iCloud, if asked whether you want to retain data, choose yes. Then you can sign out. If you later get messages about iCloud, sign back in and uncheck all the boxes so your data doesn't sync.
You can archive your data.
Archive or make copies of your iCloud data
Towards the end of the article are instructions for getting the files back on your computer.
Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive
If syncing photos with iCloud, ensure Optimization is turned off in Photos/Preferences/iCloud. Then make sure full resolution photos are on the computer. When signing out of iCloud, if asked whether you want to retain data, choose yes. Then you can sign out. If you later get messages about iCloud, sign back in and uncheck all the boxes so your data doesn't sync.
I want to quit icloud from saving on my Macbook Pro 10.13.6. I do want to be able to go online and use icloud if I wish.
