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Where is icloud drive on the mac ssd and can I move it to an external ssd?

Where is icloud drive on the mac ssd and can I move it to an external ssd?

Mac mini (M2, 2023)

Posted on Jun 20, 2023 12:37 AM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2023 8:05 AM

If the user is presently using iCloud and syncing files to iCloud.


Copies of this same files will also be on the computer.


That is so when an Internet Connection is not available, you can still work on the files.


Then when an Internet Connection is available, the changes will be up loaded to iCloud


Instead of trying to move or, as Previous Contributor suggested, Copy the files to an External Drive


Perhaps subscribing to iCloud+ plans and pricing could be an option


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Jun 20, 2023 8:05 AM in response to Oxford_boy

If the user is presently using iCloud and syncing files to iCloud.


Copies of this same files will also be on the computer.


That is so when an Internet Connection is not available, you can still work on the files.


Then when an Internet Connection is available, the changes will be up loaded to iCloud


Instead of trying to move or, as Previous Contributor suggested, Copy the files to an External Drive


Perhaps subscribing to iCloud+ plans and pricing could be an option


Where is icloud drive on the mac ssd and can I move it to an external ssd?

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