User profile for user: johnsci911
johnsci911 Author
User level: Level 1
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Icloud sync is activating by itself whenever updates happen

I cloud sync keeps messing up my documents and desktop

It's so annoying. Everytime this things messed up I can't use the files I am working on which I directly access in Documents or Desktop folder

MacBook Air, macOS 26.2

Posted on Dec 21, 2025 1:44 AM

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User profile for user: sberman
sberman
User level: Level 10
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Dec 21, 2025 12:44 PM in response to johnsci911

It’s very difficult to understand your question.

  • What have you tried?
  • What have you seen?
  • What worked?
  • What failed?
  • What error messages appeared?
  • What applications are involved?
  • Are you referring to iCloud Drive files?
  • Are you using iCloud Desktop and Documents?
  • Are you using Collaboration?
  • Are other people involved?
  • What devices are involved?
  • What operating system (names and versions) are involved?
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Icloud sync is activating by itself whenever updates happen

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