macOS - Adding iCloud Drive to the Dock

To add iCloud Drive to the Dock (as an application)

  • Click on the Finder icon in the Dock.
  • On the Finder menu bar (at the top) click on Go > Go to Folder...

Paste…

/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/

… into the Enter a path field.

Pasting the pathway address in the Go to Folder... > Enter a path field.
  • Drag the iCloud Drive app icon to the Dock. As this is an application it will need to be placed on the left-hand side of the Dock divider line (which separates applications and folders).
Dragging the iCloud Drive application icon into the Dock.

To add iCloud Drive to the Dock (as a folder)

  • Click on the Finder icon in the Dock.
  • On the Finder menu bar (at the top) click on View > Show Path Bar (if not already shown).
Activating the Path Bar option in the Finder.
  • On the Finder window click on iCloud Drive from the left-hand side menu.
  • In the path bar at the bottom of the Finder window it says iCloud Drive - drag this into the Dock. As this is a folder it will need to be placed on the right-hand side of the Dock divider line.
Dragging the iCloud Drive folder into the Dock.
::WARNING:: Be careful not to drag the iCloud Drive folder on to the desktop as this will make a copy of the folder and its contents there.

These instructions should work on any version of macOS that include iCloud Drive.

Originally posted 28 August, 2021.