High Sierra, remove download not an option

I am currently running High Sierra 10.13.6 on this mid-2010 MacBook Pro, and I noticed that "remove download" is not an option on the iCloud files, only a trash option. Please advise on why Apple does not support the remove download feature. Any guidance would be helpful.

Thanks!

Cole

Posted on Jan 5, 2023 6:24 AM

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Mecca1173 Author

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Jan 5, 2023 8:13 AM in response to BDAqua

I don't believe so. Delete is deleting it off the iCloud. Remove download is an option on the macOS usually. Can someone confirm the actions on 'delete' versus 'remove download'?

BDAqua

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Jan 5, 2023 6:46 AM in response to Mecca1173

Isn't "remove download" the same as delete???

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