How do I get iCloud Drive in the Finder window?

I have just installed Yosemite on my early 2009 iMac and want to use iCloud drive.  I have been using iCloud up till now and have an iPhone 5 running iOS 8 with iCloud drive enabled and an iPad 3 also running iOS8 with iCloud drive enabled. I have upgraded my allowance to 20GB on the iMac by going to System preferences>iCloud>manage.... and upgraded my plan. I have logged on to the web version of iCloud and added a new folder. I have uploaded some files from my finder window to the new folder in the web application. However, I don't have an iCloud drive folder in Finder on my iMac. I have a Google drive and a Drop box which act like local folders, and I assume that iCloud drive would act in the same way, allowing me save or move files directly into iCloud drive without having to use a web application. Does anybody have a missing iCloud drive on their finder page or know how to install the drive?

Hi,
Go to Finder > Then click Finder on the top left corner next to the Apple Logo > Preferences > Sidebar > Tick the iCloud Drive. And the folder will be there.
Hope that helps
Cheers,
Mann B

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