How to disable Optimized iCloud Drive storage with a single click<article>
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<p>A big problem with iCloud Drive’s Desktop and Documents Folders synchronization feature is that, by default, iCloud Drive automatically deletes local copies of files when you start running out of storage—by whatever definition of “running out of storage” macOS internally relies upon. The file still appears to be available, but it’s in iCloud, and if you want to access it, macOS downloads it when you try to open or otherwise manipulate it.</p><p>Because any given file could be deleted, you can’t make a full local or cloud-based backup separate from iCloud of all your files. This means you’re relying entirely on Apple, and if you had a problem with your Apple ID or iCloud account, you could wind up losing access to files or having to go through a tedious problem to regain them. (I covered this issue recently as a more general issue in “
Why you shouldn’t rely on iCloud Drive as your only backup.”)</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3306257/icloud/how-to-disable-optimized-icloud-drive-storage-with-a-single-click.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to disable Optimized iCloud Drive storage with a single click
