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Comment by _mikz | Hacker News Reader

Sounds solid. Did someone try it out?

So I just tried it. Uploaded 200 MB file through web. Checked that my MacBook shows the .icloud file. Moved whole folder with it. Was gone from the iCloud web BUT my laptop kept downloading it. Also it is in the Settings > Data & Security.

So. What is the fuzz?

I think this is a sync issue. What happens when the files are still uploading on one device, while being donwloaded on another. Will the files waiting to uploaded disappear?

1) Other devices don't see the files that are still being uploaded

2) Tried creating a folder, uploading 200 MB file in it and moving the folder to to local drive. Works as expected. After upload finished, the folder reappeared with the file in it.

So, the files waiting to be uploaded won't disappear.

This seems to contradict the claim in the article. Am I interpreting it wrong?

I think you are interpreting it wrong. The article is talking about all your files are already in iCloud Drive, and then you get a new Mac and move stuff around.

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9888649 The article is wrong. You can recover the files on icloud.com

Perhaps the author is experiencing a bug and you are not. Your inability to replicate the bug does not prove it doesn't exist. Though many helpdesks would take your side.

I'm leaning towards the author just not knowing about the recovery feature.

Not that he/the article is wrong. After all, how good can a recovery feature be if you don't know about it when you need to recover data?

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