Where are Google Drive and Dropbox files stored on a Mac?

Current versions keep them in ~/Library/CloudStorage, one folder per account, managed by macOS’s File Provider. Finder shows them under Locations in the sidebar.

Does Remove Download delete the file?

No. It removes the copy on your Mac and keeps the file in the cloud, where it downloads again when you open it.

Do cloud files count toward Peekaboo’s library and Clean Up?

No. Cloud drives are kept out of library totals and Clean Up, so a cleanup never touches files that live in the cloud.

Which providers are supported?

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and iCloud Drive by name, plus any other app that uses macOS’s File Provider.

Peekaboo · Cloud Drives

All your cloud drives in one sidebar, and one search

Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive each hide in their own corner of Finder, and none of them tells you what’s actually taking space on your Mac. Peekaboo finds all of them and shows what’s downloaded and what’s only in the cloud.

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What it does

Found on their own: Drives are found from their folders in ~/Library/CloudStorage and iCloud Drive. Nothing to sign in to, and no account details ever reach the app.
Searchable with everything else: Plain-English search covers your cloud drives too, and a drive Spotlight doesn’t index is walked directly, within limits.
Downloaded or cloud only: Every file shows whether it’s on this Mac, only in the cloud, uploading or in conflict. Browsing never downloads a file behind your back.
Free space without losing files: Remove Download frees the local copy and keeps the file in the cloud; Download Now brings a folder down before a flight. Files still open are left alone.

How to use it

1Open Cloud Drives.⌥⇧⌘I
2Pick a drive to see its files as cards, or search across all of them.
3Use Remove Download to free space, or Download Now to keep a folder offline.

When another app fits better

Peekaboo uses the drives the providers’ own apps already sync; it doesn’t replace those apps, transfer between clouds or mount drives without them. For syncing between providers, a dedicated tool like CloudMounter or ExpanDrive does that.

Questions

Where are Google Drive and Dropbox files stored on a Mac?: Current versions keep them in ~/Library/CloudStorage, one folder per account, managed by macOS’s File Provider. Finder shows them under Locations in the sidebar.
Does Remove Download delete the file?: No. It removes the copy on your Mac and keeps the file in the cloud, where it downloads again when you open it.
Do cloud files count toward Peekaboo’s library and Clean Up?: No. Cloud drives are kept out of library totals and Clean Up, so a cleanup never touches files that live in the cloud.
Which providers are supported?: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and iCloud Drive by name, plus any other app that uses macOS’s File Provider.