documents folder changed after monterey update

konovaliv wrote:

Would love to know why the original documents folder was renamed and why this happened in first place though.

When you enable Desktop & Documents in iCloud Drive when you have another Mac enabled, it will store the Documents in a folder inside ICloud Drive Documents named for the Mac to differentiate from the other Mac. If you want a universal Documents, you can move them out of the Mac-named folder into the topmost Documents folder.

Hey there konovaliv,

We understand you've noticed that your apps aren't able to identify your documents folder after an update. We'd be happy to provide information to help you out.

Check to see if turning off Desktop and Documents files on iCloud Drive helps:

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Turn off Desktop and Documents

1. From your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings. In macOS Monterey or earlier, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. 

2. Click Apple ID, then click iCloud.

3. Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.

4. Deselect Desktop & Documents Folders.

5. Click Done.

What happens when you turn off Desktop and Documents

When you turn off Desktop & Documents Folders, your files stay in iCloud Drive and a new Desktop and Documents folder is created on your Mac in the home folder. You can move files from iCloud Drive to your Mac as you need them, or select all of your files and drag them to the place you want to keep them.

What happens when you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud

If you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud, a new Desktop and Documents folder is created in your home folder. You also have the option to keep a local copy of your files that are in iCloud Drive. If you keep a local copy of your files in iCloud Drive, they're copied to a folder called iCloud Drive (Archive) in your home folder. You can move any files that were in your iCloud Desktop and Documents to your new local Desktop and Documents.

Kind regards.

konovaliv,

For that it may be best to reach out to Apple directly.

You can do so by going to Get Support.

They will take a closer look and check on available options.

Cheers!

Hi konovaliv,

Glad to hear you found a solution! Thanks for letting us know.

Take care.