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My system restarted and automatically started backing up all my local files onto my iCloud drive. I do not want this. I only want my files on my local computer/macbook. But it appears that they have been taken off my local desktop and documents and are now resident in the iCloud. I want them all back onto my macbook and I want to turn off this sync.
How to turn off iCloud Drive on my iPhone?
How to turn off iCloud Drive on my iPhone?
If you want to turn off the Desktop and Documents option of iCloud Drive, see the following from Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support
Turn off Desktop and Documents
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.
or if you want to completely turn off iCloud Drive, see the following from the same Apple Support article:
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.
øyvind288 wrote:
This does not address the question, dude, as he wants to keep a copy locally.
The instructions include information on how to keep a local copy.
effi82 wrote:
I like to turn off iCloud photo
See instructions in How to turn off iCloud Photos - Apple Support
This does not address the question, dude, as he wants to keep a copy locally.
I like to turn off iCloud photo
How do you turn OFF icloud drive
