{"id":"icloud.why-is-icloud-drive-missing-from-the-duplicates-window","url":"/faq/icloud/why-is-icloud-drive-missing-from-the-duplicates-window","category":{"id":"icloud","title":"iCloud & iCloud Photos"},"subcategory":{"id":"icloud-troubleshooting","title":"Troubleshooting iCloud space"},"question":"Why isn't iCloud Drive listed in Storage Studio's Duplicates window?","alt_questions":["No iCloud Drive source in Duplicates","Duplicates sidebar missing iCloud","Can't scan iCloud for duplicates","iCloud Drive not in duplicate finder"],"short_answer":"The iCloud Drive row only appears when iCloud Drive is set up on this Mac. Turn it on in System Settings → your name → iCloud, give Storage Studio Full Disk Access, then reopen the Duplicates window.","answer_markdown":"The **iCloud Drive** row only appears when iCloud Drive is set up on this Mac. If it's off, or you're signed out of iCloud, there's no iCloud Drive folder for Storage Studio to check, so the row is hidden.\n\nTo get it back:\n\n1. Turn on iCloud Drive in **System Settings → your name → iCloud**.\n2. Wait for the iCloud Drive folder to appear in Finder.\n3. Close and reopen the Duplicates window.\n\nAlso make sure Storage Studio has **Full Disk Access**, which it needs to read your iCloud Drive folder.","answer_html":"

The iCloud Drive row only appears when iCloud Drive is set up on this Mac. If it's off, or you're signed out of iCloud, there's no iCloud Drive folder for Storage Studio to check, so the row is hidden.

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To get it back:

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  1. Turn on iCloud Drive in System Settings → your name → iCloud.
  2. Wait for the iCloud Drive folder to appear in Finder.
  3. Close and reopen the Duplicates window.
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Also make sure Storage Studio has Full Disk Access, which it needs to read your iCloud Drive folder.

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iCloud & iCloud Photos · Troubleshooting iCloud space

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Why isn't iCloud Drive listed in Storage Studio's Duplicates window?

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Short answer: The iCloud Drive row only appears when iCloud Drive is set up on this Mac. Turn it on in System Settings → your name → iCloud, give Storage Studio Full Disk Access, then reopen the Duplicates window.

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The iCloud Drive row only appears when iCloud Drive is set up on this Mac. If it's off, or you're signed out of iCloud, there's no iCloud Drive folder for Storage Studio to check, so the row is hidden.

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To get it back:

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  1. Turn on iCloud Drive in System Settings → your name → iCloud.
  2. Wait for the iCloud Drive folder to appear in Finder.
  3. Close and reopen the Duplicates window.
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Also make sure Storage Studio has Full Disk Access, which it needs to read your iCloud Drive folder.

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