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How to copy my file from iCloud to external hard disk

How to copy my file from iCloud to external hard disk

Posted on Jun 17, 2023 11:21 PM

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Posted on Jun 18, 2023 12:43 AM

rosziati Said:

"How to copy my file from iCloud to external hard disk"

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For future reference...

Finding Specific Filetypes from iCloud:

To search for specific filetypes in iCloud (i.e. all pdf documents), you would perform the following...


How this Works:

You would...

  1. Plug in: the External Hard Drive to a Mac.
  2. Download: all of iCloud to the External Hard Drive (using my user tip)
  3. Create: a folder on the External Hard Drive
  4. Search: for the images by filetype (enter the extension in the top-right corner of the Finder window).
  5. Drag & Drop: all of these found item to the folder (in step two)
  6. Move: the rest of the download to the Trash
  7. Delete: the files from the Trash
  8. Eject: the hard drive in a Finder window.
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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jun 18, 2023 12:43 AM in response to rosziati

rosziati Said:

"How to copy my file from iCloud to external hard disk"

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For future reference...

Finding Specific Filetypes from iCloud:

To search for specific filetypes in iCloud (i.e. all pdf documents), you would perform the following...


How this Works:

You would...

  1. Plug in: the External Hard Drive to a Mac.
  2. Download: all of iCloud to the External Hard Drive (using my user tip)
  3. Create: a folder on the External Hard Drive
  4. Search: for the images by filetype (enter the extension in the top-right corner of the Finder window).
  5. Drag & Drop: all of these found item to the folder (in step two)
  6. Move: the rest of the download to the Trash
  7. Delete: the files from the Trash
  8. Eject: the hard drive in a Finder window.

How to copy my file from iCloud to external hard disk

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