iCloud drive archive

Not helpful. Can't have giant folders taking up 25% of hard drive space that simply replicate every other file.

Neither is asking questions you don't really want answers for. I asked you a follow up in an effort to help you. You didn't answer my question.

These relevant bits of information were not in your original post.

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AS I said before iCloud drive archive is only created if you choose to uncheck iCloud drive. What its doing is backing up what you had on iCloud drive only to your device. So that if you didn't already have your files on your computer i.e.. they were only in iCloud drive and not on your computer, you can retrieve your files from iCloud archive because closing iCloud drive removes all files within it except some hidden files not relevant to your question.. If you are happy that the files you need are already on your device then you can delete its contents to free up space. If later you discover something is missing, a file, perhaps, you have 30 days to retrieve them from the restore feature that is under settings when you log on to iCloud drive via a web browser.

So delete the folder, then. I promise you nobody here cares. You asked a question and you got a correct answer. Nobody's problem but your own if you don't like the answer.