I want my mac Documents folder only on mac, not iCloud

How do I turn off iCloud for Documents and Desktop and keep the files on the Mac?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Feb 16, 2025 04:12 AM

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Feb 16, 2025 05:20 AM in response to Bill_Bago

Follow these steps in the section called Turn off Desktop and Documents in the support document Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

From your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings.
Click Apple Account. In macOS Sonoma or earlier, click Apple ID.
Click iCloud.
Under Saved to iCloud, click Drive. In macOS Sonoma or earlier, under Apps Using iCloud, click iCloud Drive.
Turn off Desktop & Documents Folders.
Click Done.

Read further in the linked page for what you can do after you have turned off syncing for these folders.

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