Move file folders from iCloud to MAC

At one time I happen to transfer entire documents and desktop folder from Mac to iCloud.

(thought it was a good idea).

But now I want to transfer all the folders and the contents back to my mac.

What is the best way to do so? There are lot of files. So to move the files one by one will be tedious.

Please help.

iMac Pro

Posted on Aug 10, 2020 11:31 AM

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Aug 10, 2020 11:35 AM in response to Jayakori

See the information in Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

including the following:


Turn off Desktop and Documents

When you turn off Desktop & Documents Folders, your files stay in iCloud Drive and a new Desktop and Documents folder is created on your Mac in the home folder. You can move files from iCloud Drive to your Mac as you need them, or select all of your files and drag them to the place you want to keep them.


  1. From your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. Click Apple ID, then click iCloud. On macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click iCloud.
  2. Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.
  3. Deselect Desktop & Documents Folders.
  4. Click Done.


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.



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