Copy (Not Replicate) Files to iCloud

[tedwill]

I recently signed up for the 2TB option for iCloud. I have about 1.3 TB of photos and videos on USB drives. I would like to copy them to iCloud. So far, when I do that, it appears to replicate the data on my MacBook's local SSD drive. Obviously, the files on the USB drive are larger than my local drive can handle. Perhaps I'm missing something, but is there a way to simply copy multiple folders and files to iCloud without replicating them to my local Mac drive?

Thanks!

-Ted

 

[G5isAlive]

Probably is a simpler way, but I select iCloud Drive on my folder sidebar (Finder>Preferences...>sidebar>iCloud Drive).. this means ANY folder becomes an iCloud Drive main folder when I click on the sidebar. And from there, well, its like any folder, I can copy specific things to it, create new folders, etc.

 

[tedwill]

That sounds good, but how does this work if I want to copy the folders and files from a USB drive? I set up the sidebar and added the USB folders to it. How doe those folders and files end up in iCloud without taking up space on my local drive?

Thanks!

 

[brianmowrey]

 

[tedwill]

Awesome! Thank you!!!

 

[tedwill]

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View attachment 1065613 Quick question - how do I add the "manage" button to an external drive? This drive is formatted as FAT 32.

 

[brianmowrey]

The Manage Storage app only applies to the boot drive. In About this Mac, you can open it directly just by pressing ⌘+U. But, it will still only show the drive you use to boot OS X.