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<blockquote data-quote="pine man" data-source="post: 1729336" data-attributes="member: 329282"><p>Thanks for your reply.</p><p></p><p>In 3 above, restoring documents to there original position and stop synchronisation, research I have done suggests that all you have to do is go to the iCloud Drive Options and untick Desktop and Documents Folders. If I do this a pop up states '<strong>If you continue Documents on your desktop and in you Documents Folder will be visible in iCloud Drive only. No documents will be deleted from iCloud Drive.'</strong> So unticking appears to achieve exactly the opposite of what I am trying to achieve.</p><p></p><p>Anybody had any success reverting back from synchronisation?</p><p></p><p>Edit- I have just done some testing and, with my internet disconnected, I have full access to all the files that are stored on iCloud Drive on my iMac although, clearly, they are not synched. However when I access those same files on either my iPhone or iPad I get a thumbnail of the file only which is so small it cannot be read. I am starting to wonder about the merits of iCloud Drive as I am retired and the majority of the time I am at home and can access all files on my iMac when I want them. If I'm not at home I'm on a cruise ship or somewhere foreign where internet access is not necessarily available so I will still have to ensure that all files I might need are downloaded onto both devices in advance.</p><p></p><p>Am I missing something?</p><p></p><p>What is the advantage to me of using iCloud Drive? I use Time Machine on my iMac as well as CCC to safeguard all my files where they are always available with or without internet access.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pine man, post: 1729336, member: 329282"] Thanks for your reply. In 3 above, restoring documents to there original position and stop synchronisation, research I have done suggests that all you have to do is go to the iCloud Drive Options and untick Desktop and Documents Folders. If I do this a pop up states '[B]If you continue Documents on your desktop and in you Documents Folder will be visible in iCloud Drive only. No documents will be deleted from iCloud Drive.'[/B] So unticking appears to achieve exactly the opposite of what I am trying to achieve. Anybody had any success reverting back from synchronisation? Edit- I have just done some testing and, with my internet disconnected, I have full access to all the files that are stored on iCloud Drive on my iMac although, clearly, they are not synched. However when I access those same files on either my iPhone or iPad I get a thumbnail of the file only which is so small it cannot be read. I am starting to wonder about the merits of iCloud Drive as I am retired and the majority of the time I am at home and can access all files on my iMac when I want them. If I'm not at home I'm on a cruise ship or somewhere foreign where internet access is not necessarily available so I will still have to ensure that all files I might need are downloaded onto both devices in advance. Am I missing something? What is the advantage to me of using iCloud Drive? I use Time Machine on my iMac as well as CCC to safeguard all my files where they are always available with or without internet access. [/QUOTE]
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