iCloud Sync Symbol

Hi there, rony-z! Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. 

After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are questioning the icons you see in iCloud Drive. We would love to help. When you see a cloud icon (without a down arrow, slashes through it or anything else), it indicates that there is a file that is stored only in iCloud and not on your device. 

You can find out more about this and other iCloud icons here:

Get file, folder, and disk information on Mac

Please let us know if you have follow-up questions about this. Have a great day!

Thanks for getting back with us about this, rony-z. We definitely want to make sure to clear up any confusion. The folder itself, even if it contains no content, was synced and would be available for edits/viewing. When you add content, that too will be synced the next time and available.

Do you use Optimized Storage with your Mac? If so, that may be affecting the presence of those icons. Learn more about that here: Optimize storage space on your Mac. Please let us know if you are using this and we can investigate further.

Thanks and have a good day.

Okay, thanks rony-z. It doesn't sound like there is an issue, as long as the folders are opening and able to have files saved to them as expected. Let's test a couple of things. If possible, can you delete and recreate the folder to see if this changes the icon's presence? Also, try adding a test file to one of the empty folders and see if that changes anything.

We'll wait to hear back from you! Take care.