The small stub files used as placeholders for files evicted to iCloud Drive have vanished. Could that be why some Macs had to download the whole contents of their iCloud Drive?
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When should you turn iCloud off to try to solve syncing problems? What use is a Content Caching server? What tools can help diagnose and fix problems?
Why doesn’t Spotlight seem able to return search results for files stored in iCloud Drive? And a strange feature discovered in extended attributes.
Differences between CloudKit and iCloud Drive, what each does, and how it works. New version of Cirrus to test and check iCloud function.
iCloud Drive just works. Time Machine just works. So Time Machine should back up the contents of your iCloud Drive? Maybe not.
Recent problems with syncing to iCloud have been widespread, and mainly affected apps sharing working documents across platforms. More on changes to OneDrive and their impact.
Understanding how iCloud works, and how files can be downloaded or evicted. Basic tests which are essential preliminaries, and using Cirrus to help.
Since macOS Sierra, the Unified log has been an unrivalled source of information about what’s going on in macOS. But access isn’t simple.
Updates recommended for all users. They finally address problems with using 12-hour and other clocks. Log handling code has been refactored to improve performance.
Consolation, Ulbow, Mints, T2M2, Cirrus and Taccy all updated to cope with increasing complexity and unreliability of the unified log.
The Eclectic Light Company 