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I didn't realize my document files would no longer be on my Mac after I stored them on icloud. I very often don't have internet access and I need to keep copies of documents on my Mac. How do I keep them in both places?
MacBook Air, macOS 13.3
Beanfromtwins wrote:
I didn't realize my document files would no longer be on my Mac after I stored them on icloud. I very often don't have internet access and I need to keep copies of documents on my Mac. How do I keep them in both places?
Documents are synchronized across all devices accessing the iCloud account. They are kept on your local drive in the iCloud directory.
Beanfromtwins wrote:
But if I turn off the icloud for my documents, are they still on my Mac?
Yes.
Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support
But if I turn off the icloud for my documents, are they still on my Mac?
How do I keep document files on my Mac after I've turned on keeping in the cloud?
