I have Macbook Pro, Sierra, 10.12.6. I have activated iCloud and it shows I have 147GB available. I am trying to copy 20GB .mp4 files to the iCloud and it is telling me I am out of space??? How do I get it to download to the iCloud storage I just upgraded to???
ICloud – Saving .mp4 file to iCloud drive, saying need more space but drive saying 147GB available!
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It looks like iCloud Drive is still on:
Delete all files from it and then turn it off.
The current belief is that it starts complaining about free disk space somewhere around 20% left. So if you have 282 GB free and are trying to download 185 GB, that would leave 77 GB free, which is less than 20% of your 500 GB hard drive.
I don't believe there's anywhere that codifies what "low" means in this context, though, so I can't point you to an official source that says it's 20%.
Best Answer
If you've just upgraded your iCloud storage you may need to restart your system for it to notice the additional storage.