Nothing is ever required to be saved on iCloud. Ever. Applications give you the
option to do that, yes, but only if you want to.
Data stored on iCloud can be accessed in several different ways.
- In the sidebar of Finder windows, you will find a category called "iCloud"
and under that a folder named "iCloud Drive". Click on that and the contents of
the Finder window will display all the folders and files that you currently
have stored on your iCloud account. This display is actually driven by a shadow
folder on your computer that contains local copies of all those entities. A
symbol next to any entity shows whether a local copy doesn't exist yet:
clicking it creates a local copy.
- You can access icloud.com with any browser, login to your account with your
AppleID, and click the Drive tool. You will then be presented with a display of
all files and folders on your iCloud Drive and can manipulate them in all the
usual ways.
- On an iPhone or iPad, use the Files app to access local files stored on the
device or the iCloud Drive … very similar to using the web browser as above.
- In an iCloud-enabled app on macOS (like Pages, or Numbers, or whatever) use
the File > Open (or File > Save) command to obtain a file browser dialog. In
the file browser, the top-center popup menu allows you to go to locations on
your locally attached storage volumes, or connect to the iCloud Drive or the
{appName}-iCloud specific folder on your iCloud Drive storage. You can choose
to use any of those locations to open files from or save new files to.
In the Control Panel (aka "System Settings" on macOS accessed from the "Apple
menu > System Settings" command, the very first item on the sidebar is your
control point for the AppleID/iCloud account where you can adjust and manage
all the facets of your account including how to use the iCloud Drive. You can
also sign out at the bottom of that panel, and use it to sign in if you are not
signed in already.
It's all pretty seamless and easy to understand, IMO. Of course, you can stop
by an Apple Store and ask an expert there to show you how to use anything, or
contact Apple support via email, chat, or web for help and instruction as well.
See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208682 :: "Set up iCloud on your Mac -
Learn how to sign in to iCloud and choose your settings" as a starting point to
a lot of different self help and learning pages to get familiar with and
comfortable using (or not using) Apple iCloud system.
enjoy!
G
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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"
Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
– Charlie Brown
> On Jan 7, 2023, at 1:30 PM, Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For some reason, my two Macs (one for work, the other for photos) have
> decided that everything that I want to save should be saved to iCloud.
>
> I don’t want anything on iCloud. I have loads of space on both computers and
> on external hard drives.
>
> I can’t find anything in the Control Panel to turn off the iCloud.
>
> You would think that Apple would provide a folder or similar desktop icon for
> iCloud, so that one could choose where to put one’s files, but I can’t find
> one on either computer.
>
> With thanks for letting me vent, does anyone have a solution to suggest?
>
> Rick
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