---
id: icloud.does-storage-studio-work-with-icloud-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/does-storage-studio-work-with-icloud-drive
category: "iCloud & iCloud Photos"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["icloud drive", "online-only", "compatibility"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-make-icloud-drive-files-online-only-with-storage-studio", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/is-icloud-an-account-i-add-in-storage-studio"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does Storage Studio work with iCloud Drive?

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.

### What it does with iCloud Drive

- **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.

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](https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-make-icloud-drive-files-online-only-with-storage-studio).