I "heard tell" that iCloud can get "wobbly" (my term) once you go deeper than two levels. I understand that it's possible to go on many, many levels, and my question is focused on best practices and reliability.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.4
I don’t know about iCloud, but Finder can’t handle more than several hundred items. Also, the file name includes the entire folder path, so if you get too deep with long folder names, you could hit a file name limit.
I've gone decades w/o issues until I lost stuff during a migration and a senior tech said something to the effect that iCloud isn't supported for more than two levels deep.
Sounds like someone who doesn't really know what he's talking about.
It makes zero sense.
I certainly have at least six levels deep.
As the saying goes it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. I've gone decades w/o issues until I lost stuff during a migration and a senior tech said something to the effect that iCloud isn't supported for more than two levels deep. This doesn't mean you can't go deeper and have it work. Maybe like the message of the mines of Moria, don't be greedy and go too deep into the darkness...
But seriously, I'm just looking to see if anyone has heard anything similar.
I've read about file name limits. What do you mean several hundred ITEMS? Folders, nested Folders, or something else?
Just the items at the level of folder hierarchy you are viewing, not the items inside subfolders.
Just a quick review, I have many iCloud directories at 8 levels with no issues.
I've read about file name limits. What do you mean several hundred ITEMS? Folders, nested Folders, or something else?
Is there a maximum RECOMMENDED nested folder depth for macOS?
