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I use iCloud to sync my personal file with other device currently.
some routine script remove offline file and push all into the cloud for maintain more free disk space. There are a feature like "always keep this file in this device?" like other services such as Dropbox for Mac?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.7
iCloud is not intended to be DropBox or whatever. It is primarily a synchronization service. "iCloud Drive" is just a folder on your Mac. What's in that local folder is copied to iCloud and is available to other connected devices, as well as through the web at iCloud.com for when you aren't at your own computer.
However, if you have "Optimize Storage" chosen in System Settings>Apple ID>iCloud, then when your Mac's storage space gets cramped, the Mac will remove some lesser used files. Those files still appear in the iCloud Drive section, and they will be grabbed from iCloud when you need them, and they will be local as long as they are needed. Apple recommends that at least 10% of your had drive space be kept free.
If for some reason you don't want that to happen, then you can access those files from time to time, using more storage space, or you can turn off "Optimize." For instance, I don't use "Optimize" on my Mac, because I want my backups to include all my files. "Optimize" is very handy on mobile devices without much storage space.
gianfranco-from-niscemi wrote: … it is impossible act to a specific file but to whole icloud sync system. Is it correct?
Right. Either the file is always local, or the macOS decides which ones are to be removed.
Thank you,
unfortunately it is impossible act to a specific file but to whole icloud sync system. Is it correct?
MacOS always keep iCloud file in my device without upload and free disk space?
