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id: duplicates.can-storage-studio-find-duplicates-in-icloud-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/can-storage-studio-find-duplicates-in-icloud-drive
category: "Duplicate files"
subcategory: "Duplicates in iCloud Drive"
question: "How does the duplicate finder handle iCloud Drive?"
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  - "Can Storage Studio find duplicate files in iCloud Drive?"
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  - "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."
tags: ["duplicates", "icloud drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-are-online-only-icloud-files-skipped-in-duplicates", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/does-removing-an-icloud-duplicate-remove-it-from-my-other-devices"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How does the duplicate finder handle iCloud Drive?

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.

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](https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-are-online-only-icloud-files-skipped-in-duplicates).