{"id":"duplicates.can-storage-studio-find-duplicates-in-icloud-drive","url":"/faq/duplicates/can-storage-studio-find-duplicates-in-icloud-drive","category":{"id":"duplicates","title":"Duplicate files"},"subcategory":{"id":"icloud-duplicates","title":"Duplicates in iCloud Drive"},"question":"How does the duplicate finder handle iCloud Drive?","alt_questions":["Find duplicates in iCloud Drive mac","Does the duplicate finder check iCloud?","Remove duplicate files from iCloud Drive","iCloud Drive duplicate cleaner","Duplicates in iCloud Drive storage studio","Can Storage Studio find duplicate files in iCloud Drive?","Duplicate files iCloud Drive Mac","Remove duplicates in iCloud","iCloud duplicates storage studio","Find copies of the same file in iCloud Drive","Does the duplicate finder download my iCloud files?"],"short_answer":"Yes. iCloud Drive has its own row in the Duplicates window. It compares files already downloaded to your Mac and lists exact copies to clean up; online-only files are skipped, so nothing is downloaded just to compare it.","answer_markdown":"Yes. **iCloud Drive** has its own row in the Duplicates sidebar, under **On this Mac**. It compares the iCloud Drive files that are already downloaded to your Mac and lists exact copies in sets, just like **This Mac**, with the same recommended copy, open and reveal buttons, and removal to the Recycle Vault.\n\nOnline-only files — ones stored only in iCloud to save space — are skipped, so nothing is ever downloaded just to compare it. See [why online-only files are skipped](/faq/duplicates/why-are-online-only-icloud-files-skipped-in-duplicates).","answer_html":"

Yes. iCloud Drive has its own row in the Duplicates sidebar, under On this Mac. It compares the iCloud Drive files that are already downloaded to your Mac and lists exact copies in sets, just like This Mac, with the same recommended copy, open and reveal buttons, and removal to the Recycle Vault.

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Online-only files — ones stored only in iCloud to save space — are skipped, so nothing is ever downloaded just to compare it. See why online-only files are skipped.

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Duplicate files · Duplicates in iCloud Drive

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How does the duplicate finder handle iCloud Drive?

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Short answer: Yes. iCloud Drive has its own row in the Duplicates window. It compares files already downloaded to your Mac and lists exact copies to clean up; online-only files are skipped, so nothing is downloaded just to compare it.

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Yes. iCloud Drive has its own row in the Duplicates sidebar, under On this Mac. It compares the iCloud Drive files that are already downloaded to your Mac and lists exact copies in sets, just like This Mac, with the same recommended copy, open and reveal buttons, and removal to the Recycle Vault.

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Online-only files — ones stored only in iCloud to save space — are skipped, so nothing is ever downloaded just to compare it. See why online-only files are skipped.

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