Where did my Documents folder go when I upgraded to Big Sur?

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suzann117 Author

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Where did my Documents folder go when I upgraded to Big Sur?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 17, 2021 6:47 PM

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Barney-15E

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Feb 17, 2021 7:34 PM in response to suzann117

When you went through the setup assistant, it asked if you wanted to move your Desktop & Documents to iCloud Drive.

You can turn it off if you don't want to have your files sync'd into iCloud Drive.

You can move the Documents shortcut up to Favorites, if you want to keep using iCloud Drive.

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suzann117 Author

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Feb 17, 2021 6:55 PM in response to Barney-15E

I see a Documents folder under iCloud Drive in the Finder window (in Finder), but I want to see Documents listed under Favorites (in Finder). I don't see any way to do that. I also want to be able to access a Documents folder from my hard drive when I select the Open menu item from MS Office applications on my Mac. But right now, I cannot find a Documents folder on my hard drive; only on iCloud Drive.

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Barney-15E

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Feb 17, 2021 6:50 PM in response to suzann117

Some people turn on Desktop & Documents in iCloud Drive when they upgrade. Have you checked in iCloud Drive.

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Where did my Documents folder go when I upgraded to Big Sur?

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