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Revision as of 18:10, 10 September 2021
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Overview
iCloud is a syncing system, where the data is centrally stored in the cloud, accessed by multiple devices and locally cached by those devices. iCloud drive is setup so that anything stored locally syncs to the cloud and anything in the cloud syncs locally. Deleting from one location would delete from another.
Configuration
System Preferences → Internet Accounts → <User>'s iCloud
iCloud Contacts
iCloud Contacts Local Storage
~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
iCloud Contacts Cleanup
Go to iCloud account: System Preferences → Internet Accounts → <user>'s iCloud.
Unselect iCloud Contacts.
Log out from the → Remove the account with the "-" option.
For safety, remove ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook, but this might render Contacts unusable, so this is appropriate only when surrendering the machine.
iCloud Calendars
iCloud Calendars Local Storage
~/Library/Calendars
iCloud Calendars Cleanup
Go to iCloud account: System Preferences → Internet Accounts → <user>'s iCloud.
Unselect iCloud Calendar.
Log out from the → Remove the account with the "-" option.
For safety, remove ~/Library/Calendars, but this might render Calendars unusable, so this is appropriate only when surrendering the machine.