So I'm on iCloud drive and I can see the folder with my desktop files, but I cannot download them. I went to settings recover files but i cannot see the desktop files. If i can see them on the iCloud drive itself, is there a way to download them back to my computer? thanks jay
iMac, iOS 4.3.2
If you are seeing the Desktop & Documents folders in iCloud, then that means that you have that option turned on in iCloud Drive. If you want to turn off that option so that they are put back on your Mac and show in your Finder instead of in iCloud Drive, then you need to follow the instructions below:
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.
> System Preferences > iCloud.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.
From this support article: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support
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