
It seems like Apple is moving forward with iCloud file sync so that eventually every file on your Mac will live - or at least have a duplicate copy - in iCloud. Henceforth, anything you add to your Documents folder or Desktop should sync through iCloud. They also appear as folders within the iCloud Drive app on iOS. If you go back to your Finder, you should see that Desktop and Documents are out of your Favorites in the sidebar and in a new category called iCloud that also contains your iCloud Drive. If that’s okay with you, proceed to click Store in iCloud… and click Store in iCloud one more time to verify. One such way is the method we’re after: sync your Desktop and Documents files with iCloud Drive. Then click About This Mac.Ĭlick Storage at the top and then click Details.Ī System Information window should open with the default tab being Recommendations for ways that you can improve the amount of free space you have on your computer. To get your Mac’s Desktop and Documents folders to sync with iCloud Drive, head up to the menu bar and click the Apple logo. Information and instructions on updating your Accessibility permissions for Dropbox can be found here.However, this Sierra feature needs to be separately turned on apart from the rest of iCloud Drive. Update your Accessibility permissions, if needed. Note: Disabling iCloud notifications will not remove the conflicting sync icons.Uncheck Show warning before removing form iCloud Drive.Manage iCloud warning notifications by using the following steps: Instructions for moving your Dropbox folder back to its default location can be found here. If Dropbox has been moved to the Desktop or Documents folder, and these are being synced by iCloud, you may experience confusing sync icons on Dropbox. Keep the Dropbox folder in the default location, not in the Desktop or Documents folders. Make sure you have upgraded to the latest version of Dropbox which can be found here. If you are currently using or plan on updating a Mac to Apple’s newest operating system, macOS Sierra, then here are a few changes that may need to be made to ensure that Dropbox for Business continues running as smoothly as possible.
