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Isn't iCloud just mirroring? If you delete it off your device, you lose it on your iCloud too.
by TheHypnotist 6y ago
Isn't iCloud just mirroring? If you delete it off your device, you lose it on your iCloud too.
- staplers 6y agoThey've recently changed it on macOS to allow you to free the hard drive space (file is in the cloud) but the metadata (file name) remains indexed on your computer.
- vinay_ys 6y agoNope. iCloud Drive is a virtual folder on your device. When you drop a file into this drive, it will start "Uploading". Once it has uploaded, you will see "Remove Download" option which removes the local copy but keeps the copy in the cloud. If you click on such a file whose local copy is not present, it will "Download Now" (you can select and option-click and find this option as well).