It lets you evict files so their data is only held in iCloud Drive, freeing up local space. But would to get into storage debt as a results?
iCloud Drive
How local files retain their extended attributes and versions when moved to iCloud Drive, but they’re not available to other Macs. Sparse files and storage economy as well.
Further insights into how iCloud Drive works using a folder of 20 small files. These reveal system limits including chunk size and throttling.
Apple: “The logs are typically very overwhelming.” So what can the user do to get information about iCloud Drive problems?
When run on Sonoma, these now show log entries from com.apple.FileProvider rather than CloudDocs – a real revelation.
How Sonoma’s new FileProvider mechanism is reflected in log entries for the upload of a test file to iCloud Drive.
All you need to know about the main services in iCloud, the limits imposed on them by Apple, and how access to them can be controlled.
If you want to work on the same document across different Apple platforms, then the option providing most restrictive access to saved versions is iCloud Drive.
If you use apps like Pages and Numbers, and others using macOS versions, those versions can’t be shared across iCloud. Over 13 years, Apple still hasn’t got that working as you’d expect.
Do you keep getting emails from Apple concerning your iCloud account, or problems with its storage? Here’s how to check everything is in order.
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