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#Icloud drive local storage upgrade#

There are no surprises in store for you, in this respect, when you upgrade to Sonoma. If all the files and folders look normal and don’t have any characteristic cloud icon with a downward pointing arrow, then it means that all those are already downloaded and stored locally, as well as in iCloud. If that setting is turned off, as shown above, then you need to make a further check in your iCloud Drive in the Finder.

If that’s turned on, then you need read no further, as your iCloud files can be stored locally or just in iCloud, and you and macOS manage that by evicting them from your Mac when necessary. Your first check is in System Settings, in > iCloud, where you inspect the setting you have for Optimise Mac Storage. In some circumstances you could find Sonoma downloading everything you have removed from your local storage, which may come as a surprise.

#Icloud drive local storage download#

The reason is that Sonoma fixes a long-standing bug in whether local files can be ‘evicted’ to iCloud, or the download removed from your Mac’s local storage. If the answer to both questions is yes, then you might benefit from spending a couple of minutes reading this article and following its advice. When you use iCloud Drive and delete a file on one device, it deletes on your other devices too. iCloud removes the files from every device that you're signed in to with the same Apple ID.Do you use iCloud Drive to store your files? Are you intending to upgrade to Sonoma? Then go to your Recently Deleted folder in the Files app or on and delete the files there. Before you delete anything, make sure that you back up the files that you still want.

#Icloud drive local storage free#

You can also free up space on your device and in iCloud Drive when you delete files. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can search and browse files from all of your devices and download them only as you need them. If you want to free up more space on your Mac, follow these steps. Then your Mac keeps all of your recent files on your computer, but keeps your older ones only in iCloud, ready for you to download when you need them again. If you need more space on your device, iCloud Drive can help. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. Click Apple ID, then click iCloud. On macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click iCloud. The files that you keep in iCloud Drive use your iCloud storage. And as long as you have enough space in iCloud and on your device, you can store as many files as you like. Store your files in iCloud and save space on your device (and note that while the information is in the Desktop and Documents support article, the Optimize option is available even if you are using iCloud Drive without turning on Desktop and Documents option) See the information below from Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support To reduce the space needed on the drive, turn on the Optimize storage option. ICloud Drive is a syncing service and by default keeps a local copy on your Mac drive.