How do I exclude files from iCloud upload?

How do I exclude files from iCloud upload?

Go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud > (enable iCloud Drive) > Options… > check Desktop & Documents Folders option > click Done.

How do I delete one folder in iCloud?

Delete files and folders from the iCloud website

1. Open iCloud.com in a browser.
2. Log in with your Apple ID.
3. Click “iCloud Drive.”
4. To delete a folder, select it and then click the Delete icon.
5. To delete files, double-click a folder.
6. Hold down CTRL while clicking each file.
7. Select the Delete icon.

How to exclude a sub folder in macOS Sierra?

How to exclude a sub folder from iCloud drive in macOS Sierra? I have my Documents folder synced with iCloud drive, I want to exclude some sub folders from the iCloud drive is there a way to achieve this? Adding one empty file named .nosync to a folder will prevent that folder from syncing.

How to exclude a folder from iCloud Drive?

Here are all the file/folder names excluded so maybe one of these could be used for a workaround: Source: reversing iCloud daemon. Hopefully in a future version of the OS they let us put .nosync inside the folder to exclude it, or have an .IgnoreList like Resilio has. Repeat on every machine.

Is there a way to prevent a folder from syncing on iCloud?

Once you’ve had a folder sync, you can now also prevent it from syncing on some (or all endpoints) with a utility named Bailiff, if for some reason you don’t want just to delete the files from iCloud entirely and instead want to prevent the next “initial” sync.

How to add a folder to iCloud Drive?

Create a symbolic link for the newly-created Downloads folder (keyboard shortcut is: Command + L ). It will be automatically be named Downloads alias by macOS Put the newly-created Download alias under your home directory. Eg. /Users/your-user-name