unable to delete icloud drive archive

Hi all,


I have an iCloud Drive archive that I'm unable to delete, when I try I get the following msg

The operation can’t be completed because “iCloud Drive (Archive)” needs to be downloaded.

The archive was created some time ago, and I now have a fully in sync iCloud local and remote folder, so I'd really like to get rid of this 25GB archive folder on my MBP.


Any help most gratefully appreciated, thank you.

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 9:28 AM

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Nov 6, 2020 8:22 AM in response to Just_Wayne

Hello Just_Wayne,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're unable to delete an iCloud Drive archive, and we'd be happy to help.


Let's try the following steps:


  • Compress or zip the folder you're having issues with.
  • Move the zipped archive folder to your desktop and unzip it. Then drag the newly unzipped folder, and drop it in the same place where you have your original archive. You'll get a pop-up asking if you'd like to replace the file/folder, select "Replace", then try again to delete it.



We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

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