On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 01:41 PM, Bob Gerard wrote:
?I interpret that to mean that in order for TM to back up a file which exists on your iCloud , a copy of that file must be on your MacintoshHD.
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But, my interpretation must be wrong because I just saved the eclecticlightcompany article as a .pdf and saved it to my iCloud Drive and NOT to my MacintoshHD.
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Nonetheless, when I open a Finder window and browse TM, there is the eclecticlightcompany article. ?
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Anyone want to take a shot at this one???
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I have not stored my files on iCloud Drive but I will make a guess.
If you put a file directly into an iCloud Drive folder that is being mirrored from your Mac, there is probably an alias made on your Mac for that file. When you want to open it on your computer it will be downloaded from iCloud to your computer. This is the basic functionality of such systems. Kind of the purpose of the whole thing.
I am sure that you can find articles explaining this on Apple's support Web pages.
