can't delete documents or desktop folders from iCloud

I had synced my documents and desktop to iCloud on my MacBook Pro some time ago. Later, I deselected Desktop and Documents Folders in the iCloud options (in system preferences). Now in Finder, when I select the Documents folder on the hard drive, it says "Documents - Local (same for Desktop). I see the Desktop folder in iCloud, but not the Documents folder. I'm not able to delete the Desktop. I would like to confirm that my stuff is no longer on the cloud. Any suggestions are appreciated.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.3)

Posted on Feb 9, 2017 11:40 PM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2017 8:50 PM

Eric,

Thanks for the response. I was messing around in my iCloud folder on the web and deleted the Desktop folder that was visible there. I was restricted from deleting it from in Finder's iCloud folder. That pretty much solved the problem. Needless to say, Desktop and Documents are no longer labeled as "Desktop - Local" or "Documents - Local" in Mac HD/Finder anymore.

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Dec 15, 2017 10:55 AM in response to gail from maine

You rock... thank you so much... it worked perfectly... now I can stop subscribing for more space on iCloud... only needed it for that friggin' documents folder!

Dec 16, 2017 9:30 AM in response to gail from maine

Yes I did, I had renamed them doc1 and desk1, then when I deleted them in iCloud, had to rename them properly in Finder. Thanks again for your help.

Dec 16, 2017 8:17 PM in response to jengrant1

Great - that's good to know for future reference. And you are most welcome 🙂. I'm glad that got you back in business!

Thanks for posting back with the info!

Cheers,

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