If there's not so much of it that it's unwieldy, why don't you just park your data on either your other MBP or your external, disable iCloud, and move it back afterwards?

More: If you empty the synced folders and then sync again, will that clear all of your data out of iCloud? (A similar procedure works on my iPhone 4.)

(Still working on a response to "Cables..." tongue frown )

Last edited by artie505; 07/28/17 07:40 AM.
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