Originally Posted By: kevs
When I uncheck cloud on desktop or laptop a scary note comes up:

If you turn off iCloud Drive, all documents stored in iCloud will be removed from this Mac.



Is this a good/ bad idea to try? Would everything return to normal after rechecking the box?

Items synched with iCloud including Desktop and Documents folders will be repopulated. BUT: you should never attempt something like this unless you have a known good Time Machine and/or clone backup just in case. No one has ever been able to repeal Murphy's law or MacGillicuddy's corollary


"All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance
honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to
fill your head with information"
--Walt Disney