{"id":"icloud.does-storage-studio-work-with-icloud-drive","url":"/faq/icloud/does-storage-studio-work-with-icloud-drive","category":{"id":"icloud","title":"iCloud & iCloud Photos"},"subcategory":{"id":"storage-studio-and-icloud","title":"Storage Studio and iCloud"},"question":"Does Storage Studio work with iCloud Drive?","alt_questions":["Is Storage Studio compatible with iCloud?","Can Storage Studio manage my iCloud Drive files?","storage studio icloud support","Does Storage Studio see my iCloud Drive?","Will Storage Studio help with iCloud storage on my Mac?","Can I use Storage Studio if I use iCloud Drive?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Storage Studio works with iCloud Drive's folder on your Mac: it can make downloaded iCloud files online-only, find duplicates among them, and show how much space iCloud uses — without ever deleting anything from iCloud.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Storage Studio works with iCloud Drive through the iCloud Drive folder on your Mac. It can make downloaded iCloud files online-only to free local space, find duplicate files among the iCloud files already on your Mac, and measure how much room iCloud is taking.\n\n### What it does with iCloud Drive\n\n- **Run Tuhi** includes a **Keeping cloud files online-only** step that frees large downloaded files in your cloud folders.\n- **Optimize Cloud Storage** in the More menu (•••) lists iCloud Drive and your other cloud folders for a whole-folder pass where macOS allows it.\n- **Duplicates** has its own iCloud Drive source.\n- **Storage Profile** shows how much space iCloud and other synced folders use, with a **Free up** button for big iCloud files.\n\nWhat it doesn't do: it doesn't change your iCloud plan, and it never deletes a file from iCloud to free space. See [making iCloud files online-only](/faq/icloud/how-do-i-make-icloud-drive-files-online-only-with-storage-studio).","answer_html":"

Yes. Storage Studio works with iCloud Drive through the iCloud Drive folder on your Mac. It can make downloaded iCloud files online-only to free local space, find duplicate files among the iCloud files already on your Mac, and measure how much room iCloud is taking.

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What it does with iCloud Drive

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What it doesn't do: it doesn't change your iCloud plan, and it never deletes a file from iCloud to free space. See making iCloud files online-only.

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iCloud & iCloud Photos · Storage Studio and iCloud

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Does Storage Studio work with iCloud Drive?

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Short answer: Yes. Storage Studio works with iCloud Drive's folder on your Mac: it can make downloaded iCloud files online-only, find duplicates among them, and show how much space iCloud uses — without ever deleting anything from iCloud.

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Yes. Storage Studio works with iCloud Drive through the iCloud Drive folder on your Mac. It can make downloaded iCloud files online-only to free local space, find duplicate files among the iCloud files already on your Mac, and measure how much room iCloud is taking.

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What it does with iCloud Drive

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  • Run Tuhi includes a Keeping cloud files online-only step that frees large downloaded files in your cloud folders.
  • Optimize Cloud Storage in the More menu (•••) lists iCloud Drive and your other cloud folders for a whole-folder pass where macOS allows it.
  • Duplicates has its own iCloud Drive source.
  • Storage Profile shows how much space iCloud and other synced folders use, with a Free up button for big iCloud files.
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What it doesn't do: it doesn't change your iCloud plan, and it never deletes a file from iCloud to free space. See making iCloud files online-only.

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