The easiest way to do this is go to Internet accounts, and select iCloud account. Here you will find a list of iCloud services that can be synced to iCloud. Select sync desktop and documents and make sure it is unchecked.
HTH. - Brad - On Sep 8, 2025, at 15:46, Steve Matzura <[email protected]> wrote: I just finished helping someone set up a new system, and no matter how many times I've done this, I can never remember just how to keep Documents and other folders from being stored in iCloud, forcing them to only be stored locally and accessing the iCloud Drive via Finder's Go menu. I'm sure this is documented somewhere quite eloquently, elegantly and completely, I just can never remember where. Thanks in advance for any assistance. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/4181853e-63bd-44a4-b855-23dad45ab4ab%40noisynotes.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/AAA84DFE-851E-45C0-A866-71B969106840%40swbell.net.
