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How to pause iCloud drive sync? Stop button is inactive

I'm on super slow and expensive connection right now, every KB matters. And I permanently can't download anything as iCloud Drive permanently syncs something, grabbing all bandwidth! And I even can't see, what exactly is tries to sync.

I need my already downloaded files and don't want to sign out or disable iCloud drive at all. But leaving iCloud Drive active makes near impossible even to use Safari! Desktop and Documents are not synced.

The only idea I have is to install Little Snitch or other fw to block iCloud Drive connections. But, ironically, I can't download even it.

How to deal with it? I need «Pause sync» button or something like this as Dropbox or any other cloud provider has.

Posted on Jun 22, 2021 12:34 AM

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Posted on Jun 22, 2021 7:12 AM

High network speed is essential to sync documents / files .

See the articles Download items from the web using Safari on Mac - Apple Support

If you can’t download an item from the web using Safari on Mac - Apple Support

As per this article Show or hide filename extensions on Mac - Apple Support

When you rename a file or folder, don’t change its filename extension, or you may no longer be able to open the file with the app that was used to create it. To be warned before you change an extension, select “Show warning before changing an extension” in the Advanced pane of Finder preferences.

If you want to change a file’s format, use the app you used to create the file. For example, TextEdit can convert a document from plain text format (.txt) to a rich text format (.rtf), and Preview can convert many types of graphics files.

Make sure you had turned on iCloud Drive and desktops and documents box see the articles Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac and iOS devices - Apple Support

Get file, folder and disk information on Mac - Apple Support

iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support

See the section - What types of files can I store in iCloud Drive?

Note : uninstall little snitch , third party softwares / apps / any anti virus / cleaners / vpn services if used in Mac .

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