documents folder has disappeared

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documents folder has disappeared

Catalina 10.15.2 has caused the Documents folder to be removed from the iMacHD. It is available from the Timemachine backup. How can I constitute the Documents folder on iMacHD?

Posted on Jan 21, 2020 3:03 PM

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Answer 1

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Old Toad

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Jan 21, 2020 3:18 PM in response to georgefromgordonville

Go into the System/Apple ID/iCloud/iCloud Drive/Options window and see if: 1 - iCloud Drive is enabled; 2 - Desktop & Documents Folders is enabled.

If they are that's why they are missing. You can find your Files in the iCloud Drive sidebar section:

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Old Toad

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Jan 21, 2020 4:28 PM in response to georgefromgordonville

It's been moved to the Users/Home/Library/Mobile Documents folder:

You must make the iCloud Drive visible in the sidebar in the Finder preferences:

Then click on the iCloud Drive in the sidebar to get to the files in the drive.

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Answer 3

Jan 21, 2020 4:15 PM in response to D.I. Johnson

Documents folder was not in the iMacHD - Data>users>yourusername location. The file is in the iCloud location however. Also, the the most recent Timemachine backup does not preserve the iMacHD - Data and iMacHD structure. With each Timemachine backup, only iMacHD is preserved. The iMacHD - Data partition is not preserved.

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Jan 21, 2020 6:45 PM in response to georgefromgordonville

Time Machine is actually doing its job properly and is backing up both volumes.

MacOS Catalina treats the two volumes as a single volume in most ways that we users typically interact with our Macs.

All is well, my friend.

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Answer 5

Jan 21, 2020 3:22 PM in response to georgefromgordonville

Look for it in iMacHD - data > Users > yourusername.

Catalina uses a new disk management system called APFS, and that is one of the normal side effects.

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Answer 6

Jan 21, 2020 4:20 PM in response to Old Toad

The Documents Folder is found in the iCloud Drive. But, is not available in the nameiMAC>Users folder.

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