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Fix a huge iCloud sync

Before upgrading to Sonoma, my Mac had Optimize Mac Storage turned off, and many downloaded files were removed. Now it’s trying to download all my files and seems stuck. How do I fix it?

Files stored in iCloud are in one of three states: a full copy is in your Mac’s local storage and another in iCloud’s servers; a placeholder file is stored locally, and the complete file is only held in iCloud; or they can be in the process of downloading from

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