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Hi,
Can anyone advise how, if possible, I can create a folder in iCloud that will appear in my desktop sidebar but does not store anything on the desktop hard drive but simply uploads it to iCloud?
Thanks.
Paul
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), G5, Apple Cinema Display
Do you have the iCloud Drive folder in Finder? To tell, try opening Finder, on the toolbar, press Go > Go To Folder, and type in
/Users/InsertYourUserHere/Library/Mobile Documents/This is your iCloud Drive folder. Navigate to the folder in there that you wish to have in your Finder sidebar. Click and drag that folder to the sidebar, and it should add the shortcut there for you.
Why can't iCloud Drive be used as an external storage system? It can operate the exact same way Dropbox does. I have plenty of folders on iCloud that I use specifically as a backup. It works as long as you have enough iCloud space available.
iCloud is a syncing system, not an external storage system.
For what you want to do, you need a different cloud based solution such as Dropbox, OneDrive, or Flicker.
And space on your hard drive.The files in iCloud are also on your computer.
Thanks both. Eric - I have also tried OneDrive but that also appears to take up hard drive space.
You are welcome.
stand alone folder
