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Re: Apple iCloud paths

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In message <2S4MG.47690$9r7.18974@fx07.iad> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2020-07-04 12:40, Lewis wrote:
>> In message <i31MG.81552$AN2.36811@fx46.iad> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I write s/w for my personal use and for work.  Both, in some cases
>>> read/write files on Dropbox.  The path is something like:
>> 
>>> /Users/Meguy/Dropbox/Persfin/Afile.dco
>> 
>>> Likewise with MS OneDrive the path would be like:
>>> /Users/Meguy/OneDrive/Persfin/Afile.dco
>> 
>>> On the other hand, Apple is quite different... as I've moved a lot of
>>> files from Dropbox to iCloud and had to make minor changes to code, I
>>> discovered the path is like:
>> 
>>> /Users/Meguy/Library/Mobile
>>> Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/DroneStuff/MavicForceVectors.txt
>> 
>>> Typically the Library is used for support information for apps and other
>>> things. (settings, caches, app files and so on).  Not to store user
>>> files directly - that is files the user might manipulate with Finder.
>>> (ie to move some files from one folder to another).
>> 
>> There are two forms of paths to iCloud Drive folders.
>> 
>> Folder I created on iCloud Drive:
>> ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs/Movies
>> 
>> Folder created by Apple.
>> ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~Pages/Documents

> Why do you escape the tilde's?

I didn't, macOS did when i drug the fodler into the finder.

> My question was about why Apple went to the Library to store Cloud 
> documents rather than the simpler approach taken by both Dropbox and MS.

Ah. You;d have to ask Apple why they did that. I suspect they already
had the folder for storing iCloud data from Apps and it made sense to
replicate the structure on the mac, especially since Macs will be
running iOS/iPadOS software,

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Apple iCloud paths Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-07-04 11:16 -0400
  Re: Apple iCloud paths Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-04 16:40 +0000
    Re: Apple iCloud paths Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-07-04 15:35 -0400
      Re: Apple iCloud paths Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-04 20:23 +0000

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