I am missing a folder called "Mobile Documents" for iCloud access

In today's (1/21/13) OSX daily, they talk about a cool, free utility/app called Plain Cloud at which gives easy desktop access and syncing to iCloud from the desktop like DropBox. They talk about a folder that’s inside the user Library folder called "Mobile Documents" which needs to be accessed. There is no folder by that name in either my user Library or System Library folder, or in fact anywhere on my drive and therefore when I try to run Plain Cloud, I get an error message saying that it "can't find iCloud folder". Since my iCloud is apparently set up properly and I can access it from icloud.com and thru iTunes, why would this "Mobile Documents" folder be missing from my user Library folder and how can I add it so I can use the Plain Cloud utility?
Thanks,
JAY

What do you mean access icloud through itunes?
Are you successfully able to sync some Apple data via itunes (like contacts or calendars)? If you haven't tried yet, it's possible your mac isn't yet connected to icloud (being able to access icloud.com means nothing in this case).
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