Since upgrading to Bir Sur I’ve noticed the iCloud integration with Desktop & Documents. Without actually considering it, yet knowing it’s probably useful, I’ve been ignoring it until now.
I’m finding myself now realizing I need to be on a certain computer because thats where I was working on something, and I’m realizing this is probably what the iCloud integration is specifically for. It should be simple enough and yet I’m a bit confused.
This Apple Help page states “If you add a second Mac Desktop, you can find those files in the Desktop folder in iCloud Drive. Look for a folder with the same name as your second Mac.”.
So does that mean iCloud is intended to store each computer’s files separately from each other? I was thinking (hoping) that they keep both computers completed sync together so whatever I see on one I see on the other? I guess by combining folders. Is this not the case? If this is not the case, is it because of the conflicts that would occur if I change a file on one but am not on Wifi, and then work on the other computer without that file having been sync?
Source: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-use-icloud-to-work-using-multiple-computers.2329556/