Create a short path to your iCloud Drive

CafeTran Trainer — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:21:00 +0000

Forum: Apple/Mac operating systems
Topic: Create a short path to your iCloud Drive
Poster: CafeTran Trainer

I'm investigating whether Apple's iCloud Drive can serve as an alternative to my Dropbox subscription. I found the default path to iCloud Drive somewhat impractical, so I created a symbolic link in the Terminal:

ln -s ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/ ~/iclouddrive

This allows you to navigate to iCloud Drive from your home folder using cd ~/iclouddrive. You can also add a shortcut to the Favorites bar in Finder. Additionally, the drive is now listed in CRAX Commander's files and folders grid:

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Create a short path to your iCloud Drive