Saving documents on the hard drive... not iCloud

I just bought the new MacBook Pro with the touch bar and it has 256gb memory. When I save things it automatically saves them to iCloud, and there is even an iCloud folder. I don't need to use iCloud and would simply like to save everything to the hard drive, just like in the older MacBooks. Now I have a lot of files with "Out of Space" written underneath them.


Is there a way I can just save everything directly to the hard drive?


Thanks!

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, 4 TBT3), iOS 10.2

Posted on Jan 10, 2017 9:43 PM

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Posted on Mar 8, 2018 8:30 AM

caglatry wrote:


How can I create folders on imac or mac? I want this folder to be somewhere else other than desktop or documents. (I would like to save documents under a different folder than desktop or documents - otherwise they will be automatically saved to icloud drive.)

thanks!

They will only be "automatically" saved to iCloud Drive if you have set it up to do that. If you want them saved to your local hard drive instead, then go to >System Preferences>iCloud>iCloud Drive>Options>, and turn off Desktop & Documents. Then follow the instructions to move them back into your hard drive from iCloud Drive, and you will be all set:


Turn off Desktop and Documents

When you turn off Desktop & Documents Folders, your files stay in iCloud Drive and a new Desktop and Documents folder is created on your Mac in the home folder. You can move files from iCloud Drive to your Mac as you need them, or select all of your files and drag them to the place you want to keep them.

  1. From your Mac, go to Apple menu User uploaded file > System Preferences > iCloud.
  2. Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.
  3. Deselect Desktop & Documents Folders.
  4. Click Done.

If you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud, you have the option to keep a local copy of your files that are in iCloud Drive. Whether you decide to keep a local copy or not, a new Desktop and Documents folder is created in your home folder. If you choose to keep a local copy, your files in iCloud Drive are copied to a folder called iCloud Drive (Archive) in your home folder. Then you have the option to move any files that were in your iCloud Desktop and Documents, back to your new local Desktop and Documents.

Cheers,

GB

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