iCloud Drive app

I can't find the iCloud Drive app only a file that is labeled iCloud Drive (Archive).

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 10:15 AM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2020 10:36 AM

Your brief description leads me to believe that you have previously enabled, iCloud Desktop & Documents, and subsequently turned off Desktop & Documents. Is the "file" which is labeled "iCloud Drive (Archive)" actually a file, or a folder? According to: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

"If you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud, you have the option to keep a local copy of your files that are in iCloud Drive. Whether you decide to keep a local copy or not, a new Desktop and Documents folder is created in your home folder. If you choose to keep a local copy, your files in iCloud Drive are copied to a folder called iCloud Drive (Archive) in your home folder. Then you have the option to move any files that were in your iCloud Desktop and Documents, back to your new local Desktop and Documents."


Is iCloud Drive selected in your System Preferences...>Apple ID>iCloud?


If it is open a Finder window, and select "Finder>Preferences...>Sidebar> check iCloud Drive, and the iCloud Drive icon will appear in the sidebar of your finder window.

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Apr 11, 2020 10:36 AM in response to motorat

Your brief description leads me to believe that you have previously enabled, iCloud Desktop & Documents, and subsequently turned off Desktop & Documents. Is the "file" which is labeled "iCloud Drive (Archive)" actually a file, or a folder? According to: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

"If you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud, you have the option to keep a local copy of your files that are in iCloud Drive. Whether you decide to keep a local copy or not, a new Desktop and Documents folder is created in your home folder. If you choose to keep a local copy, your files in iCloud Drive are copied to a folder called iCloud Drive (Archive) in your home folder. Then you have the option to move any files that were in your iCloud Desktop and Documents, back to your new local Desktop and Documents."


Is iCloud Drive selected in your System Preferences...>Apple ID>iCloud?


If it is open a Finder window, and select "Finder>Preferences...>Sidebar> check iCloud Drive, and the iCloud Drive icon will appear in the sidebar of your finder window.

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