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iCloud won't store my Desktop and Documents folder

When I try to turn it on, it claims I have too many files or too many nested folders to store desktop and documents in iCloud. Not very helpful.


Is there really no other way to backup a MacBook to iCloud? (I have 2TB of storage - more than enough to hold the files I need)

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 6, 2021 11:00 AM

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Posted on Dec 7, 2021 5:48 AM

You may be able too fix the sync issue by:


  1. Signing out/in to icloud
  2. Temporarily moving all of your desktop and documents files to your downloads folder, then moving smaller groups back into place to sync.


And, be sure to keep a good Time Machine backup of your files


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Dec 7, 2021 5:48 AM in response to BoaNeo

You may be able too fix the sync issue by:


  1. Signing out/in to icloud
  2. Temporarily moving all of your desktop and documents files to your downloads folder, then moving smaller groups back into place to sync.


And, be sure to keep a good Time Machine backup of your files


iCloud won't store my Desktop and Documents folder

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