<pre><code class="lang-bash">$ sudo killall bird
$ <span class="hljs-built_in">cd</span> ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs
$ find . -<span class="hljs-built_in">type</span> f -<span class="hljs-built_in">exec</span> brctl evict {} \;
</code></pre>
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```bash
$ sudo killall bird
$ cd ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs
$ find . -type f -exec brctl evict {} \;
```

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