All my desktop icons have iCloud symbols with down arrows. What does this mean and how do I fix this?

All my desktop icons have iCloud symbols with down arrows. What does this mean and how do I fix this?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), iOS 10.1.1, 10.12.4 Sierra

Posted on Apr 10, 2017 2:08 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2017 2:27 PM

It means that they are being saved in iCloud.

To put them back on your Desktop turn off iCloud Drive. Follow the instructions to turn off iCloud Drive in this Apple Support Topic:

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

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Apr 10, 2017 2:27 PM in response to ken1549

It means that they are being saved in iCloud.

To put them back on your Desktop turn off iCloud Drive. Follow the instructions to turn off iCloud Drive in this Apple Support Topic:

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

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All my desktop icons have iCloud symbols with down arrows. What does this mean and how do I fix this?

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