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LanceRoberts Author

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iCloud Desktop and Documents not syncing to external USB Drive.

I have added a "permanent" external USB Drive for my user folder due to running out of space on my MacBook Air. Now that I have changed the user home folder in settings and reenabling iCloud, my Desktop and Documents are not syncing.

Please let me know if this is a restriction on external drives and iCloud?

Thanks

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 21, 2021 11:09 AM

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LACAllen

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Posted on Mar 21, 2021 12:11 PM

LanceRoberts wrote:

I have added a "permanent" external USB Drive for my user folder due to running out of space on my MacBook Air. Now that I have changed the user home folder in settings and reenabling iCloud, my Desktop and Documents are not syncing.

Please let me know if this is a restriction on external drives and iCloud?

Thanks

The iCloud syncing service has no ability to "speak" to an external drive.

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iCloud Desktop and Documents not syncing to external USB Drive.

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