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Cant see my Documents folder on local hard disk

Suddenly my Documents folder has disappeared from Finder. It shows only the Documents from Cloud!!


Even clicking 'Go' and following users-> etc. does not help



MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 3, 2021 10:59 PM

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Posted on Jul 4, 2021 2:28 AM

That is because you have elected (apparently unwittingly) to use "Documents and Desktop in iCloud".

If you click on iCloud Drive in a Finder window Sidebar, there is your Documents folder (and Desktop, too).


If you want to undo this: go to System Preferences->Internet Accounts, click on iCloud. Click the Options button next to iCloud Drive:



Then UNcheck the box below, but be CAREFUL... you will be asked if you want to keep local copies. OF COURSE you DO, otherwise you will lose your documents. I recommend that before you uncheck it, you make a copy of the contents of Documents and Desktop to separate folders in your drive.


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Jul 4, 2021 2:28 AM in response to Tarananda

That is because you have elected (apparently unwittingly) to use "Documents and Desktop in iCloud".

If you click on iCloud Drive in a Finder window Sidebar, there is your Documents folder (and Desktop, too).


If you want to undo this: go to System Preferences->Internet Accounts, click on iCloud. Click the Options button next to iCloud Drive:



Then UNcheck the box below, but be CAREFUL... you will be asked if you want to keep local copies. OF COURSE you DO, otherwise you will lose your documents. I recommend that before you uncheck it, you make a copy of the contents of Documents and Desktop to separate folders in your drive.


Cant see my Documents folder on local hard disk

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