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Adobe Creative Cloud accounts come with 80GB of cloud storage. To save space in local storage, it is recommended to save projects and resources to the Adobe Cloud.

Some Adobe applications can save files as native cloud documents. These include Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Fresco, and Aero.

To save a file to the Adobe Cloud:

  1. Select File > Save As

  2. Browse to the folder called Creative Cloud Files

  3. Save the file to this folder

This process will sync the file to the Adobe cloudas a cloud document:

  1. Go to the File menu and select any of the Save commands: Save, Save As, or Save a Copy.

  2. You will be presented with the cloud document picker.

  3. Select Save to cloud documents.


Existing files can be moved to the cloud.

To do so:

  1. Go the website https://assets.adobe.com/files and log in if you haven’t already.

  2. On the Synced files tab, select the Upload icon in the upper-right corner.

  3. Browse to and select the files that you want to upload and press open.Open the Creative Cloud app and navigate to the Files tab

  4. Select Your libraries in the left panel

  5. Select the library you want to save the file to, or create a new one

  6. Select the + button on the right side

  7. Select Upload file

The files you selected will be uploaded to the Adobe Cloud .

To open files that have been saved to the cloud, navigate to the Creative Cloud Files folder and choose the file you want to open. Alternatively, open the Creative Cloud app, select the Files tab, and select the Open sync folder button in the bottom-left. This will open the folder and allow you to select the file you want to open.

Files can also be opened from within the Adobe app you’re usingand can be deleted from local storage. When the files are needed again they can be downloaded again from the Creative Cloud app.


Using these methods will allow you to clear up and save space in your local storage.

For more information, see:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/sync-work-with-cloud-documents.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud-files/help/libraries.html