Create a location on my Mac where iCloud will not be used

I am using iCloud on my mac. I am wildly uncomfortable that it sees the Documents and Desktop folder in my account.

Can I create a folder or folders myself where iCloud will not be used?


You can either

  • turn off iCloud storage for Documents and Deskop in System Preferences

or

  • create a new folder "Local Documents" in your home folder for documents you don't want to syncronize with iCloud