Many of you may know that iCloud Drive has a very practical function, which is to synchronize the desktop and document folders of your Mac. If you have enough iCloud space, you can use this feature to browse your Mac's desktop and files on other devices. Below, the editor will introduce you to the specific steps.
One: Synchronization
1. Click "System Preferences – iCloud", log in to your Apple ID and click on the right side of iCloud Drive option, check "Desktop and Documents Folders" to ensure that your iCloud available space is enough to hold these two folders to avoid data loss.
2. Click "Finish" after checking. At this time, you will find that the desktop and document folders on the right side of Finder have been transferred to iCloud.
3. When you open the cloud folder, a cloud-shaped upload logo will appear. When the logo disappears, it indicates that the file has been uploaded, that is, the synchronization is successful. At this time, the desktop and document folders under the individual user are transferred to the synchronized folder in the cloud, iCloud Drive.
Second: Cancel
If you don’t want to synchronize your desktop and document folders to iCloud Drive, you can do this through the following operations.
1. Enter "System Preferences – iCloud", click the option on the right side of iCloud Drive, and uncheck "Desktop and Document Folders" .
2. After canceling synchronization, all content in the Mac’s local desktop and document folders will be deleted. We need to go to the iCloud folder and drag the original files back.