---
id: cloud-accounts.where-do-cloud-apps-keep-files-on-a-mac
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/where-do-cloud-apps-keep-files-on-a-mac
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Cloud apps on your Mac"
question: "Where do Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive keep their files on my Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "where is my Dropbox folder on Mac"
  - "where does Google Drive for desktop store files on a Mac"
  - "OneDrive folder location Mac"
  - "Why are my cloud folders under Locations in Finder?"
  - "where are cloud app files saved on macOS"
short_answer: "Recent versions keep them in a CloudStorage folder inside your user Library, shown in Finder's sidebar under Locations. Storage Studio finds these folders on its own."
tags: ["google drive", "dropbox", "onedrive", "finder"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-much-space-do-cloud-apps-use-on-my-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/why-did-my-cloud-folder-move-after-an-update"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Where do Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive keep their files on my Mac?

Recent versions of these apps use Apple's built-in system for cloud providers, so their folders live in a **CloudStorage** folder inside your user Library and appear in Finder's sidebar under **Locations**, each with the provider's name. Older setups may still keep a folder directly in your home folder. Don't move or delete that folder by hand — the cloud app may treat it as you deleting your files.

You don't need to go looking for them in Storage Studio: it finds the cloud folders that exist on your Mac by itself. They show up as **Folders on this Mac** when you pick a destination in Data Parking, and in **Preferences → Rules → Free Up Space includes**, where each provider is listed with how much space its downloaded files take on this Mac.

See [how much space your cloud apps use](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-much-space-do-cloud-apps-use-on-my-mac) and [moving the folder to an external drive](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-keep-my-cloud-app-folder-on-an-external-drive).