iCloud & iCloud Photos · Storage Studio and iCloud
Why are some iCloud files still downloaded after Storage Studio freed cloud space?
Short answer: Files open in an app or still uploading are skipped on purpose, and Run Tuhi focuses on large files. Close your documents, let iCloud finish syncing, then use Remove Download in Finder for the rest.
Some files are left local on purpose. The Run Tuhi cloud step concentrates on large downloaded files, where the space is, so small files stay as they are; and a file that's open in an app is skipped rather than pulled out from under your work.
Other reasons a file stays local:
- It's still uploading, or iCloud hasn't finished syncing it, so there's no safe cloud copy yet.
- It's in a folder you marked Keep Downloaded in Finder.
- An app opened it again afterwards, which downloads it back.
To free the rest, save and close your documents, let iCloud finish syncing, then right-click the folder in Finder and choose Remove Download.