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Missing iCloud files

Shouldn’t I be able to rename a file on my Mac without losing documents in iCloud? I renamed my Documents folder which syncs with iCloud and now my documents are no longer in iCloud. I tried renaming the folder back to Documents and it’s telling me that this folder can’t be renamed because there’s already a folder named Documents. I looked at the Files app on my iPhone and there’s a folder called Documents, so I think that might be it but it doesn’t show up on my Mac.

I’ve tried turning off file sharing and that didn’t let me rename the folder. I also signed out of iCloud on my Mac to prevent more changes locally to be synced in the cloud.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 31, 2020 9:16 AM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2021 8:10 PM

update: After restoring the documents, I still needed to restart the computer because Finder wouldn’t let me view them when I displayed the contents of the folder in icons. When I used List view, I could see my documents. After restarting the MacBook, the documents reappeared in the Documents folder. Upon closer inspection, Time Machine also had a back up of the documents. It’s a good practice to have 3 copies of your data.

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Jan 1, 2021 8:10 PM in response to jdbaker08

update: After restoring the documents, I still needed to restart the computer because Finder wouldn’t let me view them when I displayed the contents of the folder in icons. When I used List view, I could see my documents. After restarting the MacBook, the documents reappeared in the Documents folder. Upon closer inspection, Time Machine also had a back up of the documents. It’s a good practice to have 3 copies of your data.

Missing iCloud files

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