Downloading/moving files/folders in Cloud Drive

Hello,

I have synced some of my critical folders with iCloud Drive on my MacBook Pro Sonomo 14.5. Now, I can neither delete, move or copy an item in the drive. And when I browse my folders on a web browser, the download button is greyed out. Please help!

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Aug 7, 2024 2:15 AM

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Aug 7, 2024 9:54 AM in response to c3ran

Can you open the file? Can you use QuickLook by selecting a file and pressing spacebar to see its contents?

If you look at iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar, and you use the menu option "Finder>View>Show View Options" to show "iCloud Status," do you see a little cloud next to the files, or do you see a cloud with a line through it? or what?

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