Monday, January 19, 2026
Daily Tips

Mini-tip: How to move files from your iCloud storage to the Mac desktop

It’s pretty easy to enable parental controls on macOS Tahoe by using Screen Time in System Settings.

You can move files from iCloud to your Mac desktop if you wish. Here’s how to do it in macOS Tahoe:

° Open a Finder window.

° Go to iCloud Drive in the sidebar, and then drag and drop the files or folders directly onto your desktop or a local folder. 

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.