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==Local iCloud Drive File Storage==
==Local iCloud Drive File Storage==


iCloud Drive has hidden shadow copies of the files in the local user library.
iCloud Drive has hidden shadow copies of the files in the local user library in ~/Library/Mobile Documents

Revision as of 02:08, 21 February 2021

Internal

Overview

iCloud is a syncing system, where the data is centrally stored in the cloud, accessed by multiple devices and stored locally by those devices.

Configuration

System Preferences → Internet Accounts → <User>'s iCloud

iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive Configuration

System Preferences → Internet Accounts → <User>'s iCloud → iCloud Drive → Options

Storage Capacity

Storage capacity used so far: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204247

Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> iCloud -> colored bar at the bottom of the window -> Manage.

Access it from command line:

/Users/ovidiu/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs

Local iCloud Drive File Storage

iCloud Drive has hidden shadow copies of the files in the local user library in ~/Library/Mobile Documents