{"id":"icloud.how-do-i-find-the-biggest-files-in-icloud-drive","url":"/faq/icloud/how-do-i-find-the-biggest-files-in-icloud-drive","category":{"id":"icloud","title":"iCloud & iCloud Photos"},"subcategory":{"id":"storage-studio-and-icloud","title":"Storage Studio and iCloud"},"question":"How do I find the biggest iCloud files taking space on my Mac?","alt_questions":["Largest iCloud Drive files","Sort iCloud Drive by size","Which iCloud files use most space on Mac?","Find big downloaded iCloud files","iCloud Drive biggest files Mac"],"short_answer":"Open Storage Profile from the More menu (•••): Biggest space-users lists the files really using your disk, including downloaded iCloud files, each with a Free up button that makes it online-only in one tap.","answer_markdown":"Open Storage Studio's **Storage Profile** from the More menu (•••) and look at **Biggest space-users**. It lists the files genuinely taking up room on your disk — including downloaded iCloud files — and each iCloud file has a **Free up** button that makes it online-only in one tap.\n\nIn Finder you can also open iCloud Drive, switch to list view, show the **Size** column and sort by it, though Finder shows full sizes even for online-only files.\n\nOnline-only files never appear in Storage Profile's list, because they aren't using space on your Mac. See [Free up for iCloud files](/faq/freeing-space/what-does-the-storage-profile-free-up-button-do).","answer_html":"

Open Storage Studio's Storage Profile from the More menu (•••) and look at Biggest space-users. It lists the files genuinely taking up room on your disk — including downloaded iCloud files — and each iCloud file has a Free up button that makes it online-only in one tap.

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In Finder you can also open iCloud Drive, switch to list view, show the Size column and sort by it, though Finder shows full sizes even for online-only files.

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Online-only files never appear in Storage Profile's list, because they aren't using space on your Mac. See Free up for iCloud files.

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iCloud & iCloud Photos · Storage Studio and iCloud

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How do I find the biggest iCloud files taking space on my Mac?

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Short answer: Open Storage Profile from the More menu (•••): Biggest space-users lists the files really using your disk, including downloaded iCloud files, each with a Free up button that makes it online-only in one tap.

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Open Storage Studio's Storage Profile from the More menu (•••) and look at Biggest space-users. It lists the files genuinely taking up room on your disk — including downloaded iCloud files — and each iCloud file has a Free up button that makes it online-only in one tap.

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In Finder you can also open iCloud Drive, switch to list view, show the Size column and sort by it, though Finder shows full sizes even for online-only files.

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Online-only files never appear in Storage Profile's list, because they aren't using space on your Mac. See Free up for iCloud files.

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