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[funnnyfarm]

I recently started backing up my MacBook on the cloud. I don't quite understand what the 4 things are indicating. I looked in the internet but only found that the cloud with the arrow down means, the file is in the cloud not on the Mac. to get it I should click on it and it will download on my Mac.Thanks funnnyfarm

 

[hg.wells]

Here you go, on Apples support page:

Get file, folder, and disk information on Mac

In the Finder on your Mac, get information about files, folders, or disks, such as size, location, creation date, date last modified, and permissions.

support.apple.com

 

[HDFan]

I recently started backing up my MacBook on the cloud.

iCloud is not a backup. A 3-2-1 backup strategy requires a backup service such as Backblaze or Crashplan, etc. if the cloud, or media such as hard disks, SSDs, no more than 1 using Time Machine.