How does one add a custom iCloud Drive folder to the Finder Favorites sidebar?

A solution is to create a temporary alias of your new folder.

  1. Create a folder in iCloud Drive.
  2. Right-click the folder and select Make Alias.
  3. Drag-and-drop the alias folder (little black arrow on folder symbol) into your sidebar.
  4. You can now delete the alias folder (NOT in the sidebar).

Hope this helps, if not leave a comment.


Finder -> Preference -> Sidebar -> Check iCloud. All your iCloud folders can now be accessed from the favorites in side bar.