ICloud drive needs to finish updating before being turned off

Since iCloud keeps complaining about storage, I only found out today all of my Documents are on the iCloud drive, which is completely unnecessary. When I try to turn off synchronisation, it is now stuck in this process forever. Any immediate solutions? I don't want to lose my files, but any replies are welcome.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 21, 2024 3:59 AM

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AlWeir

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Jun 21, 2024 7:11 AM in response to xingguo593

Log into iCloud on the web. Go to the file or files you want and click on the top righthand corner of the file or image and select "Download a Copy" (See image below)

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