How do I stop my macbook syncing desktop and documents to i-cloud?

Hi. I'm setting up a new macbook pro and somehow its syncing my desktop and documents to i-cloud. I don't want this as I have no storage and I think its weird to back it up anyways. When I go into system preferences - i-cloud and I click on options, I can untick the Desktop & Documents but then a pop up message appears saying

"If you continue, items will be removed from the Desktop and the Documents folder on this Mac and will remain available in iCloud Drive. New items added to your Desktop or your Documents folder on this Mac will no longer be stored in iCloud Drive."

But I want them to remain on the macbook pro and not be on i-cloud at all. Help needed please!

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), iOS 10.3.2

Posted on Jan 8, 2018 5:57 AM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2018 8:19 AM

The following are instructions on how to turn it off and move your files from Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

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.

From your Mac, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud.

Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.

Deselect Desktop & Documents Folders.

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.

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Feb 11, 2018 8:05 PM in response to suzanne250

Thanks for posting back with your solution! And a big YAY!!! 🙂

Glad you are all set now!

Cheers,

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How do I stop my macbook syncing desktop and documents to i-cloud?