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Syncing specific folders to iCloud

Hello,

I have both a personal and work MacBook Air connected to my apple ID and synced to iCloud.

While I like having my files backed up I would prefer to keep my personal files on my personal computer only.

Is there a way to select a specific set of folders to keep on each Mac?

Thanks

Do you mean you are using iCloud Drive? If so, then you do not have to move files that you don't want shared into iCloud Drive. Anything that you have not put on iCloud Drive will not be seen on the other Mac.

Am I misunderstanding what it is you want to do?

Cheers,

GB

Well, I have my Desktop and Documents folder synced in iCloud drive but it will not let me select specific folders to sync within the documents folder.

Yeah, you would have to turn off the Desktop and Documents auto sync, and then manually move those documents and folders that you want to share manually from your Finder as you create them. Once they are in iCloud Drive, you can update them via iCloud Drive.

iCloud Drive is not a backup for your files, it is a sharing service that allows you to share files between multiple computers and devices. So, if you don't want to share them, then you really don't need to use iCloud Drive. If you are looking for a backup, then you should use Time Machine to back up your entire system regularly.

If you had certain files and folders that you wanted access to across computers and devices, then you could manually  put those in iCloud Drive and use it that way.

Does that make sense?

Cheers,

GB

I think I have the same question as OP, and I don't believe it's been answered. If I'm correct that we have the same question, let me try to rephrase:

Is it possible to use iCloud services on a device and only sync *selected* files and folders? Google Drive allows you to do this.

To illustrate, say that you have a MacBook for personal use, and you sync 100% of the data it stores with iCloud. On a separate computer used for work purposes, can you install iCloud and use it to sync a single folder that contains only work-related data, so that you're not storing and syncing personal files on your work computer?

agrandj wrote:

 

I think I have the same question as OP, and I don't believe it's been answered. If I'm correct that we have the same question, let me try to rephrase:

 

Is it possible to use iCloud services on a device and only sync *selected* files and folders? Google Drive allows you to do this.

 

To illustrate, say that you have a MacBook for personal use, and you sync 100% of the data it stores with iCloud. On a separate computer used for work purposes, can you install iCloud and use it to sync a single folder that contains only work-related data, so that you're not storing and syncing personal files on your work computer?

You cannot do that with the same iCloud ID. It's the same drive, so not sure what you mean? If you put a folder on a hard drive, and then put a different folder from a different computer on that same drive, both folders are going to be there. Same principle.

GB

All files synced with iCloud will be stored on the server under my iCloud ID, yes.

The question is whether you can elect to sync only specific files/folders (i.e. continuously synchronize) with a physical hard drive. Google Drive allows you to choose which items are downloaded and synchronized with your device. Everything else is stored remotely (or on G Drive/iCloud) and remains accessible as long as you can connect to the internet. Here is a screenshot of what I am describing:

Just to be as clear as possible, another example: say that I have a computer with a 1GB hard drive, and I have an iCloud account with 200GB of storage, which I have filled to capacity. Since my computer can only store 1GB on its own, I cannot sync all of my iCloud folders. So, can I choose to sync only 1 folder that contains 1GB? In other words, can i choose to only download and synchronize 1GB of data instead of all 200GB?

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