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Apple's online storage, synchronization, and general cloud services

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Syncing Desktop and documents to iCloud

My understanding is that there is only one desktop synced per iCloud account. I would remove everything from the desktop of an 'about to be connected' mac - so you can manage any clashes. … Then you can combine your files manually, but iCloud doesn’t automatically merge the files in case you want to keep them separate. Any edits you make are seamlessly updated in iCloud Drive. …
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iOS 9 iCloud Drive not showing all my folders and files

The download state of each file is visible in the iOS iCloud Drive app. …
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How can I keep my files locked in iCloud Drive?

Unfortunately, it seems that the locked flag is not being propogated by iCloud. What will work however is setting file permission modes to read-only. …
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I uninstalled and reinstalled Uber, how does it still know who I am?

Another possibility is the iOS keychain. Apps can create entries in the keychain which persist after the app is deleted. Unfortunately, there is no supported way to purge this information (beyond rese …
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Prevent iCloud Drive From Auto-Downloading on Mac

The short answer is no, iCloud Drive will try and download the complete iCloud contents. Unlike Dropbox you can't be selective about what is synced. … I think this is good advice as you can then manage space in iCloud and your Mac independently. …
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Can app developers control the way their app handles iCloud save conflicts?

App developers do have a choice on how to handle conflicts, and could implement conflict resolution in a custom way, however the common path on MacOS is to use the standard dialog you see (which is pa …
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