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Storage space question

If I keep adding files to Documents under iCloud Drive, does that take space of my computer hard drive also?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 12:42 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2020 1:55 PM

Yes. The iCloud Drive is a syncing service and not an off-computer storage facility. Any file on the iCloud Drive is mirrored on your boot drive so you can access it even if you don't have an internet connection. Delete a file on the iCloud Drive and it's deleted from it's corresponding space on your boot drive.


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Aug 22, 2020 1:55 PM in response to Macaroni 2

Yes. The iCloud Drive is a syncing service and not an off-computer storage facility. Any file on the iCloud Drive is mirrored on your boot drive so you can access it even if you don't have an internet connection. Delete a file on the iCloud Drive and it's deleted from it's corresponding space on your boot drive.


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