Retired EE/Computers/IT

Jim Lacey

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Seems I have a lot to learn - just started a Udemy course [The Guide to iCloud], hoping this will help. Duplicate files seem to occur with no warning or obvious reason.<br />
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Thanks for your support,
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Seems I have a lot to learn - just started a Udemy course [The Guide to iCloud], hoping this will help. Duplicate files seem to occur with no warning or obvious reason.

Thanks for your support,

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Link below says: &nbsp;The iCloud Drive Archive folder appears when you turn off iCloud Drive…<br />
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How (and why) would this occur? - not done with my knowledge<br />
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There &nbsp;are currently 4 iCloud Drive (Archive) - X [X = 1-4] &nbsp;files on my hard drive. <br />
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Why are the created? How do I prevent these files from being created?<br />
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<a href="https://macmost.com/forum/what-are-icloud-drive-archive-folders.html" rel="ugc">https://macmost.com/forum/what-are-icloud-drive-archive-folders.html</a><br />
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The iCloud Drive Archive folder appears when you turn off iCloud Drive. Instead of just dumping your Documents and Desktop files into your local Documents and Desktop folders, where they could create quite a mess if you already have files there, it puts these in these iCloud Drive Archive folders so you can look in them and figure out what to do with these files orphaned by turning off iCloud Drive.
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Link below says:  The iCloud Drive Archive folder appears when you turn off iCloud Drive…

How (and why) would this occur? - not done with my knowledge

There  are currently 4 iCloud Drive (Archive) - X [X = 1-4]  files on my hard drive. 

Why are the created? How do I prevent these files from being created?

https://macmost.com/forum/what-are-icloud-drive-archive-folders.html

The iCloud Drive Archive folder appears when you turn off iCloud Drive. Instead of just dumping your Documents and Desktop files into your local Documents and Desktop folders, where they could create quite a mess if you already have files there, it puts these in these iCloud Drive Archive folders so you can look in them and figure out what to do with these files orphaned by turning off iCloud Drive.

How do I prevent iCloud Drive (Archive) files from being created?

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