iCloud storage is reporting that I have 3.4GB of iMovies files taking up space in iCloud. I have the option to delete the files "from iMovie's icloud Drive folder in Finder", but I cannot find this.
My local iMovie and iTheater folders are 206KB and 2KB.
My iCloud Drive in Finder is empty.
Where do I need to look to view these files?
iMac Pro
The Theater movies wouldn't be in the Cloud unless you sent them there. See this link:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT209113
Possibly you sent them to the cloud as you completed each movie. Do you recall doing that?
You should be able to access iCloud drive from Go/Home/iCloud Drive archives. Check also iCloud drive from the Finder menu that appears when you click on the Finder icon in your Dock (the square that has a blue and white face).
On my Mac the Window>Go to Theater option used to be there but no longer is. So I assume that it is no longer available.
However, you can find your Theater files in the Theater folder. Look in your Movies folder. Unless you deleted it or moved it to a backup drive you should have an iMovie Theater.Theater folder there. It won't open by double clicking on it. However, control-click on it and click on Show Package Contents from the dropdown menu. You will see folders titled Archives. Open those folders and your movies will be in there. You can share them out or copy or move them to your desktop by dragging. From there you can send them to the Cloud if you use iCloud Photos. Or you can keep them in a Finder folder or import them into the Photos app.
-- Rich
The Theater movies wouldn't be in the Cloud unless you sent them there. See this link:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT209113
Possibly you sent them to the cloud as you completed each movie. Do you recall doing that?
You should be able to access iCloud drive from Go/Home/iCloud Drive archives. Check also iCloud drive from the Finder menu that appears when you click on the Finder icon in your Dock (the square that has a blue and white face).
On my Mac the Window>Go to Theater option used to be there but no longer is. So I assume that it is no longer available.
However, you can find your Theater files in the Theater folder. Look in your Movies folder. Unless you deleted it or moved it to a backup drive you should have an iMovie Theater.Theater folder there. It won't open by double clicking on it. However, control-click on it and click on Show Package Contents from the dropdown menu. You will see folders titled Archives. Open those folders and your movies will be in there. You can share them out or copy or move them to your desktop by dragging. From there you can send them to the Cloud if you use iCloud Photos. Or you can keep them in a Finder folder or import them into the Photos app.
-- Rich
There is a good chance that these are Theatre files, from the service that was discontinued - but I'd like to check them before deleting.
Apple support pages quote, "
, then tap View iMovie Theater."...but I do not have a ... button
Thanks again for responding. I definitely did send movies to Theatre at some time in the past, and have since deleted the local copy in Finder. I have backups of my movies, so fairly confident that I have local copies, but it would be nice to be able to get those iCloud ones to be sure.
You might try calling Apple Support to talk to the savvy techs there. They have the capability of remotely accessing your computer. To get there, click on the Contact Support item in the upper right hand corner of this forum's screen and navigate to a place where you can input your phone number.
If you have time, post back with your results as it might help others who have a similar problem.
-- Rich
Apple Support tracked it down to Theatre files that were placed there from a previous iPhone. When I opened the iMovie app from a new phone I was able to download them.
Sign in to iCloud at iCloud.com.
-- Rich
Nope, nothing there either. Just showing folders Numbers, Pages, Pixelmater, TextEdit - all very small files.
Thanks for the reply though.
Great. Glad you got it solved.
Did Apple Support explain why the clips didn't show up in iCloud.com? It seems that they should have displayed there even if sent by iPhone.
-- Rich
They didn’t explain. I was on the phone for 30 minutes and was passed between three levels of support. I think it was the iMovie support team that eventually worked it out.
Thanks for posing back.
-- Rich
iMovies Files in iCloud - How to access?
