iCloud Drive empty after upgrading

I had the same problem. Go into System Preferences/iCloud and turn off iCloud drive. It will warn you that your stuff will be deleted on the Mac but not other devices. Since your stuff is not appearing in the Mac, this doesn't matter. Click OK. Then turn iCloud Drive back on.

Worked for me.

I'm having the same problem. My documents are visible when I log into iCloud.com but in the Finder on my Mac, the drive is showing empty. I did log off iCloud on my Mac, rebooted and logged back on and folders did show up on my Mac but not all of the folders I saw when I went to iCloud.com. Later in the afternoon, I checked and it was empty again. Definitely a bug. Reminds of the iDisk days. Hopefully Apple will sort this out. There also needs to be a way to access iCloud documents in iOS. For example, if I had a file I wanted send via iMessage or Mail to someone and it was stored on iCloud, I don't see how that's possible from iOS, only the Mac. I know Apple is doing everything they can to keep a visible file system off iOS but sometimes you need access to things besides photos.

Perfect...tried tons of things...this was the only thing that worked. I appreciate it!

I have the exact opposite of this issue. My iCloud directory on my Mac running Yosemite shows my iCloud drive as it should with all my files. However, from any device via browser, I get the message that says my iCloud drive is empty. I'm using the same credentials to log into both approaches.

I have this problem too. I've restored my macbook pro and reinstalled OS X, but now Finder won't show the files I backed up to iCloud even though I can see them through safari. I've tried logging out of iCloud and back in, rebooting etc. Nothing is helping.

That was the correct solution for me. After going through a Command+R re-install last night (on my MBP Retina 15" late 2013), I noticed my iCloud folder on my Mac was empty. iCloud had all my docs, though. Turning off iCloud from the System preferences panel, then re-enabling it allows for the connection to re-establish itself. You'll notice a "download" bar next to each document that is becoming visible on your Mac iCloud Drive. It takes a while, but all docs eventually show up again.

When in doubt, always reach out for Apple Care tech support. They do this all day, and chances are they can help you with your specific issue, helping you identify where to go if you agree to share your desktop with them.

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Cheers,

Catherine

I have this problem as well. When I open Pages none of the documents I had before upgrading are there, just a blank window saying I can create a new file by clicking the plus sign.

On my laptop I get a message that I have to update in order to access icloud so I can't check my documents that way. AND updating is what got me in this fix in the first place! To make matters worse, I was backing up to my iMac which now is not usable with my phone. I get a message that I can't access the phone on the iMac until I upgrade that computer as well. So my backups are useless as well.

I'm afraid to take any steps because that may be the exact step that removes access to my documents forever.

This upgrade was a sort of negative tipping point in my "love affair" with Apple. They seem to be mainly interested in strong-arming me into joining the music service and to heck with the users.

Disabling the ICloud drive , deleted my empty folder. No problem there.

Turned it back on and then connected my IPhone to the same computer.

Then Waited about 3 minutes. Slowly my folders showed up and then the files. I share 15 gig of files and they finally showed up

Happy Camper.

Gary