MAC TREAT #245: Localize Files in the Cloud

ByMike Moffit

For those of you out there storing files in iCloud, this is a handy tip to know. Apple’s iWork suite defaults to this option, and all three apps (Numbers, Keynote, and Pages) provide access to your iCloud storage within the apps themselves.

But, if you’ve ever wanted easier access to these without having to open each individual app, you can view what’s stored via the Finder.

  • Go to the [User] > Library* > Mobile Documents folder (Note: My Mobile Documents folder has a number extension on the end; I’m not sure why, but it doesn’t alter these directions)
  • Type something (anything; I typed “much wow”) in the search field in your Finder window
  • Select “Mobile Documents” as the destination for your search (instead of the default, “This Mac”)
  • Click the “+” icon to the right of the window (to the right of the “Save” button), and choose “Kind is Document”
  • Go back to the search field and erase what you typed; you should now see all of your own iCloud docs
  • Click the Save button, rename the saved search (I named mine “iCloud docs”) if you’d like (make sure not to erase the “.savedSearch” extension), and check “Add to Sidebar” to add this search to your Finder window sidebars

*To show your User Library, go to the Go menu in the Finder, and hold down the Option key to make it available to select.

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