Unable to create an alias for iCloud Drive on the desktop

Make an alias for iCloud drive on the desktop? How?

I would like to place an alias of the iCloud Drive on my desktop but can't seem to do it.

Google says to drag it to the desktop from the Finder window sidebar while holding the Option + Command Keys, but this does nothing on my system.

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

MtD

Posted on Feb 9, 2026 10:08 AM

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2 replies

Niel

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Feb 9, 2026 10:13 AM in response to Meg The Dog

Choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, provide ~/Library/ as the path, and create the alias from there.

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Meg The Dog Author

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Feb 9, 2026 10:17 AM in response to Niel

That worked, thank you very much

MtD

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