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Maya for Mac and Icloud Drive

giosafatgambino — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:59:28 GMT

Hi, I'm a Maya for Mac absolute beginner and I was wondering if it's possible to save/use files on Icloud Drive. I just can't find the Icloud Drive directory anywhere.

In Autocad for Mac I succeded in working entirely on Icloud Drive, is that possible in Maya?

Thank you all (and sorry if it's a dumb question)

Re: Maya for Mac and Icloud Drive

giosafatgambino — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:04:25 GMT

Anybody help...

Re: Maya for Mac and Icloud Drive

jordan.giboney — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:50:49 GMT

Hi @giosafatgambino

Thank you for posting! The designed and approved workflow is to use a project folder. That being said, using dropbox as your primary folder location is not a certified pipeline. Doing so can lead to work slowdowns and even corrupted files if you try to save or load large files when the cloud storage system tries to simultaneously sync these files. Please see this Dropbox link for more information.

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Re: Maya for Mac and Icloud Drive

giosafatgambino — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:58:15 GMT

Thank you very much for your help...

very bad news though! I'm used to work on icloud drive. Is there any way to force primary folder location to icloud drive? just to make a try...

Re: Maya for Mac and Icloud Drive

jordan.giboney — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:41:23 GMT

Hi @giosafatgambino

I hear ya 😞 you can always try, but inconsistent performance would be expected. In theory, you could add your drive folder to the Content Browser. This help doc has a section about how to customize the Folder Bookmarks section: Customize the Content Browser

Thanks again for being a part of our forums!

Re: Maya for Mac and Icloud Drive

giosafatgambino — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:58:14 GMT

Great advice. I'll try...

Thank you, you'vr been really helpful!