After installing Catalina, I am no longer able to open files via Documents in Finder. I am able to open them if they can be retrieved via a recent file in Word, Excel, etc. How do I restore the Documents functionality?
Here is the error message:
“Documents” can’t be opened because the original item can’t be found.
In the sidebar, under the 'iCloud' section, remove the shortcut / link 'Documents' - and 'Desktop' if that one is not working either (as it doesn't in my case). Then, in that same 'iCloud' section, open the 'iCloud Drive' shortcut - you'll see your 'Documents' and 'Desktop' folders (amongst others). Drag them under that 'iCloud' section in your sidebar in order to (re)create the shortcuts and your back.
**I selected this solved my issue, but it did not**
When I uncheck iCloud, I get the following notice:
If you turn off iCloud Drive, all documents stored in iCloud will be removed from this Mac.
I saw this problem briefly. If I recall correctly, I disabled iCloud and then re-enabled it and the files became available.
With iCloud synced to your Mac, that would be correct, but they are still on iCloud. After rebooting, turn it back on and iCloud will re-download the documents to sync up.
Should I select 'Keep a Copy'? When I do it wants to download 44K items for about 48GB of data. It makes me uncomfortable to select 'Remove from Mac'.
I would keep a copy. You can delete the copy after successfully resynching.
Error opening Documents via Finder after Catalina install
