why is my desktop saving to icloud and how do I remove it from storing there?

dstreet22 Said:

"why is my desktop saving to icloud and how do I remove it from storing there?: i hate icloud"

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Why? Because you have items syncing with it.

To end syncing:

1. Go to: System Preferences
2. Click: Apple ID (top item)
3. Uncheck: whatever is not needed to sync

You have turned on iCloud Drive and desktops and documents box , if you uncheck the box of desktops and documents the files / personal documents will be temporarily un-synced but they still occupy iCloud space .

It will prompt the items from this desktop and the documents folder are available in iCloud Drive , to remove items from iCloud Drive , move them to your desktop and documents folder on this Mac , click on show in finder .

Again open system preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > the box of desktops and documents box is unchecked , tap over the box to get it rechecked , a circle rotates setting up the box gets checked .

You will notice a folder is created literally on the desktop , tap it a pop up window appears the items on this desktop on this Mac have been moved into a new folder called “ Desktops - Apples Mac book …( the name of Mac will be written in the existing desktop folder in iCloud Drive , you can combine the contents of these folders any time , click on show in finder .

Right click on the folder created on the Mac and move to trash , restart the Mac and empty the trash , but again the documents are placed in a right place in iCloud Drive as well in iCloud server .

https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mchlp1774/10.14/mac/10.14

By unchecking the box of desktops and documents - the files and documents created are invisible temporarily both in iCloud Drive and www.icloud.com but they are not deleted from the server and still occupying the space , you can check the box and use get info and delete the desired documents any where from iCloud Drive or iCloud.com and restart the Mac and empty the trash .

You don't need to uncheck the keychain box from Mac system preferences , it will corrupt the iCloud Keychain settings .

Safari , Siri , find my Mac box must not be turned off .

Note : you can't remove desktops and documents box from Mac it is inbuilt .