Insufficient space on drive for Monterey due to iCloud
I have an iMac with 1TB disk and save my files to iCloud (2TB).
However, iCloud keeps downloading these files to my MacBook Air which only has 256GB storage and this is is filling up the drive. I have gone through iCloud folder on my MBAir and right clicked to “remove download” but as soon as I clear space, iCloud keeps filling the drive again.
I’ve been through as many help articles as I can find but unable to resolve this indiscriminate action. Dropbox has a “Selective Sync” feature which allows me to control downloaded files on each device but I can’t find an equivalent for iCloud.
Now I can’t upgrade the OS as there is “insufficient space on the target drive”
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6