Some mystery documents are stored in iCloud

Today is my first day using a macOS. (version is 14.4.1)


I've noticed that iCloud Drive shows storage usage of 322 KB, but when I access it via both Terminal and a web browser, there's nothing visible except for an 8 KB .DS_Store file in the Terminal output.




There's also nothing on the Recently Deleted page.



Below is a screenshot of the iCloud screen in system settings.



This discrepancy is confusing. Can anyone help me understand and resolve this issue? Thanks in advance!

Mac mini, 14.4

Posted on Apr 25, 2024 12:48 AM

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Apr 25, 2024 11:31 AM in response to lakeisha234

Wow, that sounds like a really alarming situation. Fortunately, in my case, they turned out to be just system files.


I contacted Apple Support and got everything sorted out. I meant to update my post with this information, but I forgot. My apologies for that oversight. Thanks for your interesting reply!

Some mystery documents are stored in iCloud

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