Icloud drive on an external drive ?

I would like to have my iCloud drive folder live on an external drive , is this possible ?
Many thanks

Hi Leonie
Thanks for your reply , the reason Im trying to do this is that I would like to keep as much space as possible free on the internal ssd on my mac pro for video editing but would like my iPhoto library live on the iCloud drive ( so i can sync with other computers ) , can the home folder live on an external drive ??? if so how do I go about that ?
Many thanks in advance

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The safest way to move this folder to an external drive would be to move your complete home folder to the external drive. That would be no problem on a Desktop computer, but cumbersome on a portable Mac, where you may not always want the external drive connected.
See: http://macs.about.com/od/diyguidesprojects/qt/Move-Your-Home-Folder-To-A-New-Loc ation.htm
(but ignore the adds on that page).

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