How to keep an iCloud Drive file on your Mac while optimizing storage

iCloud Drive lets you have the best of both worlds: deep storage that provides a form of backup and syncs across all your devices. If you enable optimized storage in macOS in System Settings iCloud Drive, your Mac automatically removes files in reverse order of the frequency you use them if it needs to clear out space to avoid your startup volume from becoming too full. It leaves a placeholder file in the same location that you

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