Why is iCloud download documents when they have status "in Cloud" on my local iCloud Drive an Mac?

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Why is iCloud download documents when they have status "in Cloud" on my local iCloud Drive an Mac?

A problem to fix for Apple, and I know your support team reads the content we write in the Community:

I have a MacBook Pro with 8 TB and a 2 TB iCloud. I have the situation, that I stored my own music 900 GB in the iCloud (I have a Apple Music too) but secure is secure. I loaded all of my files over the local iCloud drive and then up to the iCloud. All files had at that time the status "Downloaded", that OK. After everything was upload to the iCloud, I started the action "Remove Download"on my local iCloud Drive to all the files, because I need them not, they are already in the Apple App "Music". After I deleted all files locally, the iCloud in iCloud Drive is "In iCloud / Arrow down". Now I see all my files in the iCloud on all Devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac,, etc. After weeks with no problem, I had to log myself out of my iCloud account and logged my self in back again, just on the MacBook Pro. On all other devices, not. After that the system started to download again all files 900 GB again, and I have no chance to stop it. So soon my MacBook is online, it starts to download again. But all the files have on the local iCloud Drive "In iCloud".

It would not be a problem, if the user has access to a flat download service. But when I'm got my mobile service with 40 GB per month, it kills my flat rate and gives me even the risk to go over and have then huge roaming fees. Apple, why is it not possible to stop the download from iCloud permanently? And why is it downloading when the Status on my local iCloud Drive is "In iCloud.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 9:16 AM

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muguy

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Jul 22, 2022 10:30 AM in response to e2783

iCloud is a synchronization service, not offline storage. If space is available, your documents are going to download onto your Mac.

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e2783 Author

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Jul 22, 2022 5:31 PM in response to muguy

That's the Standard Apple Communication and Yes you correct but so incorrect as well. The Storage in iCloud is the Master, yes to sync my devices with the same Data, for all my devices. Including my Mac Pro 8 TB, iPad, 2 TB and iPhone 1 TB. There I have all the data in iCloud status "In iCloud / Arrow down". All the files a locally removed. When I need them, I download them. But the download effect I have on my MacBook Pro is not happening on all my other devices. At least It should happen on my Mac Pro where space would be available. So the Data Master is my iCloud, and works as an external cloud storage. But thank you for your answer, even that it don't explain why the MacBook Pro download the files still they all have the status "In iCloud / Arrow down" and the problem, that the user is not able to cancel the download permanently to avoid the risk of high cost, when he has no access to a flat rate internet connection and the system downloads data against my and others will. My device, my decision when I download data from iCloud to my device. At the moment, the user has no chance to avoid that action. Even when I stop over the "Activity Monitor" the process "bird" = "iCloud download", the process starts after a few minutes again to run.

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Why is iCloud download documents when they have status "in Cloud" on my local iCloud Drive an Mac?

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