Bring a file back for offline work.
Request a download, then check its observed state. A request is not a completed transfer. Use Finder’s Keep Downloaded control for persistent retention.
A clearer view
of your iCloud Drive.
Understand sync problems and the space local copies use. See what macOS reports. Choose the next step with confidence.
macOS 15+ · Free scanning · Uses your existing ClearDisk licenseSTART WITH WHAT YOU CAN SEEA file’s state.
A file’s state.
A useful next step.
Start a dedicated iCloud Drive scan. Review errors, conflicts and pending transfers alongside healthy cloud-only files and downloaded copies.
Missing metadata stays Unknown. Partial access stays visible. A scan describes the items it could inspect.
- Cloud-only
- A normal state. Download when you need offline access.
- Local copies
- Compare allocated local bytes with a file’s logical size.
- Waiting or an error
- Inspect the reported state and reveal the file in Finder.
- Potentially stuck
- Repeated comparable pending observations. Evidence to investigate, not proof of continuous failure.
Different goals.
Different actions.
Free Mac space. Keep the cloud original.
Confirm an individual local-download removal. ClearDisk rechecks upload and transfer state first and refuses uncertain or unsafe items. This frees local storage only, not your iCloud quota.
Make a verified independent copy.
Archive supported documents and data-only folders to your dedicated ClearDisk Archives folder. ClearDisk verifies contents and source stability while retaining the original. Review any later cloud deletion yourself in Finder.