ICLOUD IS NOT REALLY CLOUD BASED FILE STORAGE IS IT?

I HAVE copied thousands f files to my iCloud account. the problem is that most of the files have a little cloud next to them. opening files or previewing files takes longer than I would suspect.

Posted on Dec 18, 2023 2:33 PM

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muguy

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Dec 18, 2023 4:26 PM in response to MacIlvernock

iCloud is a synchronization service, not offline storage. If you optimize your files, then some may be offloaded from your device in favor of iCloud only. If you do not optimize, all files remain o your computer and are synced using iCloud.

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