Can i delete the documents off my mac once ive added the documents to icloud drive?
Can i delete the documents off my mac once ive added the documents to icloud drive? I want to save the documents but free up space on my Mac
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Open system preferences > iCloud and uncheck the box of iCloud Drive a pop up window appears , showing to keep a copy of documents , and remove from the Mac .
( a ) if you had clicked on keep a copy , they will be archived in home folder that can be viewed by clicking on finder in the dock , take cursor on top menu bar > Go > Home > your user name > iCloud Drive ( Archive ) .
Double click on unchecked box of iCloud Drive it will show seting up , the iCloud Drive box will get checked then delete the documents from finder > iCloud section > Documents ( just right click on them and move to trash ) , restart the Mac and empty the trash , however the precious documents are still saved in iCloud Drive ( archive ) , and the space is reduced .
Another method is move documents to another location https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mchl1a02d711/mac