Hello

Many of those reading here will have viewed the superb videos made of
Morro Bay by LO (Savageduck)

I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
answer. If you can help, please do so - either there or here on Usenet.

https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/apple-icloud-drive-query-can-you-help-please.374462/

Thanks.

--
Warm regards,
David

On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

<snipped extra fluff>

>I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>answer.

If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?

On 27/08/2022 17:25, Kelly Phillips wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> <snipped extra fluff>
>
>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>> answer.
>
> If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
> somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?

Here's the reason:- https://imgur.com/a/raSh7JO

HTH

On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:29:28 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On 27/08/2022 17:25, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>> <snipped extra fluff>
>>
>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>> answer.
>>
>> If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
>> somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?
>
>Here's the reason:

FAIL

On 27/08/2022 17:36, Kelly Phillips wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:29:28 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> On 27/08/2022 17:25, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> <snipped extra fluff>
>>>
>>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>>> answer.
>>>
>>> If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
>>> somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?
>>
>> Here's the reason:
>
> FAIL

"When a post is Hidden, you can grab a link and share it outside of the
Imgur community. Click the 'To Community' button to make your post
Public to share with the Imgur community for comments, upvotes, and
reactions."

Can ANYBODY read at the link I posted? https://imgur.com/a/raSh7JO

On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:38:40 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On 27/08/2022 17:36, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:29:28 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 27/08/2022 17:25, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <snipped extra fluff>
>>>>
>>>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>>>> answer.
>>>>
>>>> If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
>>>> somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?
>>>
>>> Here's the reason:
>>
>> FAIL
>
>"When a post is Hidden, you can grab a link and share it outside of the
>Imgur community. Click the 'To Community' button to make your post
>Public to share with the Imgur community for comments, upvotes, and
>reactions."
>
>Can ANYBODY read at the link I posted? https://imgur.com/

What's with all of the links? Are you incapable of actually writing a
proper post here on Usenet?

In article <qtukgh9fnk92dosutbkd6o0ab3emtkjgnn@4ax.com>, Kelly Phillips
<KFile@podcasts.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:38:40 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
> >Can ANYBODY read at the link I posted?

> What's with all of the links? Are you incapable of actually writing a
> proper post here on Usenet?

do you really need to ask?

Am 27.08.22 um 18:29 schrieb David Brooks:
> On 27/08/2022 17:25, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>> <snipped extra fluff>
>>
>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>> answer.
>>
>> If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
>> somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?
>
> Here's the reason:- https://imgur.com/a/raSh7JO

https://imgur.com
This page is toxic waste.
My browser refuses to open it even when I accept imgur itself.

--
Gutta cavat lapidem (Ovid)

On 27/08/2022 22:03, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
> Am 27.08.22 um 18:29 schrieb David Brooks:
>> On 27/08/2022 17:25, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:40:12 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> <snipped extra fluff>
>>>
>>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>>> answer.
>>>
>>> If you have a question, why not simply ask it *HERE*? Why post it
>>> somewhere else and then beg people to go find it?
>>
>> Here's the reason:- https://imgur.com/a/raSh7JO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/a/raSh7JO
>
> https://imgur.com
> This page is toxic waste.
> My browser refuses to open it even when I accept imgur itself.

How strange. Still? https://imgur.com/a/raSh7JO

PLease see Message-ID: <AXwOK.169378$%i2.55635@fx48.iad>

I'd value your thoughts - you think 'out of the box'! :-)

On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:23:44 -0400, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>In article <qtukgh9fnk92dosutbkd6o0ab3emtkjgnn@4ax.com>, Kelly Phillips
><KFile@podcasts.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:38:40 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>> >Can ANYBODY read at the link I posted?
>
>
>> What's with all of the links? Are you incapable of actually writing a
>> proper post here on Usenet?
>
>do you really need to ask?

I wasn't asking for myself, I was trying to get him to think before he
posts. I know, I know...

On 28/08/2022 02:17, Kelly Phillips wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:23:44 -0400, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> In article <qtukgh9fnk92dosutbkd6o0ab3emtkjgnn@4ax.com>, Kelly Phillips
>> <KFile@podcasts.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:38:40 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Can ANYBODY read at the link I posted?
>>
>>
>>> What's with all of the links? Are you incapable of actually writing a
>>> proper post here on Usenet?
>>
>> do you really need to ask?
>
> I wasn't asking for myself, I was trying to get him to think before he
> posts. I know, I know...

Did you note the /reason/ for running the EtreCheck report?

<problemdescription>Inability to communicate with Mr John
Daniel!</problemdescription>

Mike Easter provided the header information:
http://al.howardknight.net/?ID=166164359200

The IMPORTANT question, though, is *HOW* did that report get into my
iCloud Drive?

I didn't knowingly put it there myself.

On 27/08/2022 18:45, Steve Carroll wrote:
> On 2022-08-27, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 27/08/2022 17:46, Steve Carroll wrote:
>>> Maybe Apple
>>> has changed this on newer versions of the OS but I can't think of why
>>> they would.
>>
>> This is how I get access to my iCloud Drive
>>
>> https://imgur.com/a/5yRtXuO
>
> Why not just use the access you're provided in the Finder?

When using access via the Finder one doesn't really appreciate the size
of the vast cloud which sits above us. I wanted to show this graphically
so that readers recognise that erasing one's internal hard drive does
not entirely 'clear the decks' as it were.

Any malicious code could be hidden - in plain sight - in one's iCloud
Drive, only to reappear again once the clean machine connects to the
Internet.

Does that make sense to you? Please have a think about this and then
discuss.

Thanks

--
David

On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 08:41:01 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On 28/08/2022 02:17, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:23:44 -0400, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <qtukgh9fnk92dosutbkd6o0ab3emtkjgnn@4ax.com>, Kelly Phillips
>>> <KFile@podcasts.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:38:40 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Can ANYBODY read at the link I posted?
>>>
>>>
>>>> What's with all of the links? Are you incapable of actually writing a
>>>> proper post here on Usenet?
>>>
>>> do you really need to ask?
>>
>> I wasn't asking for myself, I was trying to get him to think before he
>> posts. I know, I know...
>
>Did you note the /reason/ for running the EtreCheck report?
>
> <problemdescription>Inability to communicate with Mr John
>Daniel!</problemdescription>

I don't think you *posted* the reason for running a bit of software that
you claim to be suspicious of. You probably hid it in a link and forgot
about it instead of actually posting it here.

>The IMPORTANT question, though, is *HOW* did that report get into my
>iCloud Drive?
>
>I didn't knowingly put it there myself.

To be fair, you're the guy who was recently amazed that you could click
on a link to a video and ...(wait for it)...the video played! So, yeah,
technical things are going to be over your head.

On 28/08/2022 09:22, David Brooks wrote:
> On 27/08/2022 18:45, Steve Carroll wrote:
>> On 2022-08-27, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2022 17:46, Steve Carroll wrote:
>>>> Maybe Apple
>>>> has changed this on newer versions of the OS but I can't think of why
>>>> they would.
>>>
>>> This is how I get access to my iCloud Drive
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/a/5yRtXuO
>>
>> Why not just use the access you're provided in the Finder?
>
> When using access via the Finder one doesn't really appreciate the size
> of the vast cloud which sits above us. I wanted to show this graphically
> so that readers recognise that erasing one's internal hard drive does
> not entirely 'clear the decks' as it were.
>
> Any malicious code could be hidden - in plain sight - in one's iCloud
> Drive, only to reappear again once the clean machine connects to the
> Internet.
>
> Does that make sense to you? Please have a think about this and then
> discuss.
>
> Thanks

Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?

https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png

I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck

Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?

Yes.

> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>
> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck

The toxicity is greatly reduced.

--
Gutta cavat lapidem (Ovid)

On 29/08/2022 09:07, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
> Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
>> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?
>
> Yes.

That's good to know. Thank you. :-D

>> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>>
>> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck
>
> The toxicity is greatly reduced.

Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
been removed?

This was my original post here in these Usenet groups:-

I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
answer. If you can help, please do so - either there or here on Usenet.

https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/apple-icloud-drive-query-can-you-help-please.374462/

Thanks.

On 29/08/2022 09:35, David Brooks wrote:
> On 29/08/2022 09:07, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>> Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
>>> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> That's good to know. Thank you. :-D
>
>>> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>>>
>>> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck
>>
>> The toxicity is greatly reduced.
>
> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
> been removed?
>
> This was my original post here in these Usenet groups:-
>
> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
> answer. If you can help, please do so - either there or here on Usenet.
>
> https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/apple-icloud-drive-query-can-you-help-please.374462/
>
> Thanks.

FYI - message received by email this morning:-

Mac-Forums
Rod replied to a thread you are watching at Mac-Forums.

Apple iCloud Drive query - can you help, please?
Starting at the beginning you asked, how did the things
(folders/documents) in your iCloud Drive get there?
When I go to my Apple ID in Apple System Preferences I see the below image.
Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.07.46 am.png
Note that iCloud Drive is ticked and Optimise Mac Storage is not.

On the right of iCloud Drive is a box marked "Options" when I click that
I see the window below.

Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.17.30 am.png
As you can see this is a scrollable window, there are a lot more items
ticked below what you see including Pages, Books, Garage Band and System
Preferences but note I do not have Desktop and Documents ticked.

The resulting iCloud Drive Folder accessed from my Finder looks like this;

Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.46.31 am.png

It is, essentially an off site (cloud) storage space where I can store
whatever is ticked in the iCloud Drive Options window, anything I choose
to store there from either the Save (to iCloud Drive) box or in the case
where the Desktop and Documents Folders option is ticked in the second
screen shot, anything you save to either the Desktop or Documents folders.

None of this data is accessible by a third party, only by you via your
Apple ID and password.

Have a look at my screen shots, is this how your iCloud preferences are
setup, if not how are yours different to mine?

Addit; iCloud Drive is like an external hard drive in that you can
delete files or drag them onto your desktop or into another folder, it's
simply off site private (encrypted) storage space. Nothing goes into it
unless you choose to put it there, either by selecting an option in
preferences or physically dragging it into the folder and, no one can
access it but you.
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On 29/08/2022 09:48, David Brooks wrote:
> On 29/08/2022 09:35, David Brooks wrote:
>> On 29/08/2022 09:07, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>>> Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
>>>> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?
>>>
>>> Yes.
>>
>> That's good to know. Thank you. :-D
>>
>>>> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>>>>
>>>> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck
>>>
>>> The toxicity is greatly reduced.
>>
>> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
>> been removed?
>>
>> This was my original post here in these Usenet groups:-
>>
>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>> answer. If you can help, please do so - either there or here on Usenet.
>>
>> https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/apple-icloud-drive-query-can-you-help-please.374462/
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> FYI - message received by email this morning:-
>
>
> Mac-Forums
> Rod replied to a thread you are watching at Mac-Forums.
>
> Apple iCloud Drive query - can you help, please?
> Starting at the beginning you asked, how did the things
> (folders/documents) in your iCloud Drive get there?
> When I go to my Apple ID in Apple System Preferences I see the below image.
> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.07.46 am.png
> Note that iCloud Drive is ticked and Optimise Mac Storage is not.
>
> On the right of iCloud Drive is a box marked "Options" when I click that
> I see the window below.
>
> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.17.30 am.png
> As you can see this is a scrollable window, there are a lot more items
> ticked below what you see including Pages, Books, Garage Band and System
> Preferences but note I do not have Desktop and Documents ticked.
>
> The resulting iCloud Drive Folder accessed from my Finder looks like this;
>
> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.46.31 am.png
>
> It is, essentially an off site (cloud) storage space where I can store
> whatever is ticked in the iCloud Drive Options window, anything I choose
> to store there from either the Save (to iCloud Drive) box or in the case
> where the Desktop and Documents Folders option is ticked in the second
> screen shot, anything you save to either the Desktop or Documents folders.
>
> None of this data is accessible by a third party, only by you via your
> Apple ID and password.
>
> Have a look at my screen shots, is this how your iCloud preferences are
> setup, if not how are yours different to mine?
>
> Addit; iCloud Drive is like an external hard drive in that you can
> delete files or drag them onto your desktop or into another folder, it's
> simply off site private (encrypted) storage space. Nothing goes into it
> unless you choose to put it there, either by selecting an option in
> preferences or physically dragging it into the folder and, no one can
> access it but you.
> View this thread    Watched threads
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If you'd like to help, please look here:-

https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/what-has-happened-this-thread.374502/

HTH

--
David

On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:35:33 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
>been removed?

LOL
I can think of a few reasons, all related to the author of that thread.

Am 29.08.22 um 10:35 schrieb David Brooks:
> On 29/08/2022 09:07, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>> Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
>>> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> That's good to know. Thank you. :-D
>
>>> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>>>
>>> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck
>>
>> The toxicity is greatly reduced.
>
> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
> been removed?

No. If I did it would change exactly nothing.

--
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On 29/08/2022 09:57, David Brooks wrote:
> On 29/08/2022 09:48, David Brooks wrote:
>> On 29/08/2022 09:35, David Brooks wrote:
>>> On 29/08/2022 09:07, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>>>> Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
>>>>> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?
>>>>
>>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> That's good to know. Thank you. :-D
>>>
>>>>> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>>>>>
>>>>> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck
>>>>
>>>> The toxicity is greatly reduced.
>>>
>>> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums
>>> has been removed?
>>>
>>> This was my original post here in these Usenet groups:-
>>>
>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>> answer. If you can help, please do so - either there or here on Usenet.
>>>
>>> https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/apple-icloud-drive-query-can-you-help-please.374462/
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> FYI - message received by email this morning:-
>>
>>
>> Mac-Forums
>> Rod replied to a thread you are watching at Mac-Forums.
>>
>> Apple iCloud Drive query - can you help, please?
>> Starting at the beginning you asked, how did the things
>> (folders/documents) in your iCloud Drive get there?
>> When I go to my Apple ID in Apple System Preferences I see the below
>> image.
>> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.07.46 am.png
>> Note that iCloud Drive is ticked and Optimise Mac Storage is not.
>>
>> On the right of iCloud Drive is a box marked "Options" when I click
>> that I see the window below.
>>
>> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.17.30 am.png
>> As you can see this is a scrollable window, there are a lot more items
>> ticked below what you see including Pages, Books, Garage Band and
>> System Preferences but note I do not have Desktop and Documents ticked.
>>
>> The resulting iCloud Drive Folder accessed from my Finder looks like
>> this;
>>
>> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.46.31 am.png
>>
>> It is, essentially an off site (cloud) storage space where I can store
>> whatever is ticked in the iCloud Drive Options window, anything I
>> choose to store there from either the Save (to iCloud Drive) box or in
>> the case where the Desktop and Documents Folders option is ticked in
>> the second screen shot, anything you save to either the Desktop or
>> Documents folders.
>>
>> None of this data is accessible by a third party, only by you via your
>> Apple ID and password.
>>
>> Have a look at my screen shots, is this how your iCloud preferences
>> are setup, if not how are yours different to mine?
>>
>> Addit; iCloud Drive is like an external hard drive in that you can
>> delete files or drag them onto your desktop or into another folder,
>> it's simply off site private (encrypted) storage space. Nothing goes
>> into it unless you choose to put it there, either by selecting an
>> option in preferences or physically dragging it into the folder and,
>> no one can access it but you.
>> View this thread    Watched threads
>> Please do not reply to this message. You must visit the forum to reply.
>>
>> This message was sent to you because you opted to watch the thread
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>
> If you'd like to help, please look here:-
>
> https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/what-has-happened-this-thread.374502/

My real-life friend, who lives near Bristol, had been banned for asking
that question. Sad. :-(

Has anyone else had 'problems' with over-moderation on the mac-forums site?

On 29/08/2022 14:58, Kelly Phillips wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:35:33 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
>> been removed?
>
> LOL
> I can think of a few reasons, all related to the author of that thread.

Then post those reasons.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:32:57 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On 29/08/2022 09:57, David Brooks wrote:
>> On 29/08/2022 09:48, David Brooks wrote:
>>> On 29/08/2022 09:35, David Brooks wrote:
>>>> On 29/08/2022 09:07, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>>>>> Am 29.08.22 um 09:54 schrieb David Brooks:
>>>>>> Can you see the image of my iCloud Drive - here?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes.
>>>>
>>>> That's good to know. Thank you. :-D
>>>>
>>>>>> https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've since removed references to Savageduck's videos and EtreCheck
>>>>>
>>>>> The toxicity is greatly reduced.
>>>>
>>>> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums
>>>> has been removed?
>>>>
>>>> This was my original post here in these Usenet groups:-
>>>>
>>>> I've posed a question in a Mac Forum which someone here may be able to
>>>> answer. If you can help, please do so - either there or here on Usenet.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/apple-icloud-drive-query-can-you-help-please.374462/
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> FYI - message received by email this morning:-
>>>
>>>
>>> Mac-Forums
>>> Rod replied to a thread you are watching at Mac-Forums.
>>>
>>> Apple iCloud Drive query - can you help, please?
>>> Starting at the beginning you asked, how did the things
>>> (folders/documents) in your iCloud Drive get there?
>>> When I go to my Apple ID in Apple System Preferences I see the below
>>> image.
>>> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.07.46 am.png
>>> Note that iCloud Drive is ticked and Optimise Mac Storage is not.
>>>
>>> On the right of iCloud Drive is a box marked "Options" when I click
>>> that I see the window below.
>>>
>>> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.17.30 am.png
>>> As you can see this is a scrollable window, there are a lot more items
>>> ticked below what you see including Pages, Books, Garage Band and
>>> System Preferences but note I do not have Desktop and Documents ticked.
>>>
>>> The resulting iCloud Drive Folder accessed from my Finder looks like
>>> this;
>>>
>>> Screen Shot 2022-08-29 at 8.46.31 am.png
>>>
>>> It is, essentially an off site (cloud) storage space where I can store
>>> whatever is ticked in the iCloud Drive Options window, anything I
>>> choose to store there from either the Save (to iCloud Drive) box or in
>>> the case where the Desktop and Documents Folders option is ticked in
>>> the second screen shot, anything you save to either the Desktop or
>>> Documents folders.
>>>
>>> None of this data is accessible by a third party, only by you via your
>>> Apple ID and password.
>>>
>>> Have a look at my screen shots, is this how your iCloud preferences
>>> are setup, if not how are yours different to mine?
>>>
>>> Addit; iCloud Drive is like an external hard drive in that you can
>>> delete files or drag them onto your desktop or into another folder,
>>> it's simply off site private (encrypted) storage space. Nothing goes
>>> into it unless you choose to put it there, either by selecting an
>>> option in preferences or physically dragging it into the folder and,
>>> no one can access it but you.
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>>
>>
>> If you'd like to help, please look here:-
>>
>> https://www.mac-forums.com/threads/what-has-happened-this-thread.374502/
>
>My real-life friend, who lives near Bristol, had been banned for asking
>that question. Sad. :-(

Did you get ANOTHER poor sod banned on your behalf, or was your
"real-life friend" named David Brooks?

>Has anyone else had 'problems' with over-moderation on the mac-forums site?

Just a few folks who had great difficulty with following the basic
rules. In other words, idiots. Why do you ask? Oh, that's right.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:33:47 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On 29/08/2022 14:58, Kelly Phillips wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:35:33 +0100, David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you think of any reason why the thread I started on Mac-Forums has
>>> been removed?
>>
>> LOL
>> I can think of a few reasons, all related to the author of that thread.
>
>Then post those reasons.

Let's do a thought exercise. Think back to the numerous times in recent
years when you've asked why your threads keep getting removed. Think
about the answers you've been given each time. Have I jogged your memory
a bit?

On 29/08/2022 16:45, Steve Carroll wrote:
> On 2022-08-28, FromTheRafters <FTR@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
>>> Are you sending your dl'd stuff to your iCloud acct.? Did you drag those
>>> things that are shown in your imgur image *out* of the iCloud Download
>>> folder so they'd be visible where they are? I ask because you often
>>> don't tell the whole story (which raises red flags), that, and I can't
>>> think of an alternative that would've cause this unless you placed them
>>> there.
>>
>> As I understand it, your 'stuff' is stored locally unless and until
>> there is need to offload it to cloud storage.

What FTR says is not strictly true!

> I'd like to believe Apple hasn't changed anything in that respect.

It would appear that they have!

Start with top left hand corner with  > System Preferences > Apple ID >
iCloud > iCloud Drive > options > LEAVE Desktop & Documents Folders
UNCHECKED

Malware COULD be stored in the iDrive too!

See: Comment "1" here:-

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/

Please discuss if you have concerns.

--
Kind regards,
David