I think after a couple days, I have managed to retrieve most of my files from the iCloud. It sure wasn't easy. Most important were the photos. The desktop folder/file structure is gone, but I can probably slowly re-construct most of it (or live with the less-structured folders). The newer pics are more important.
After confirming (I hope) my files from iCloud retrieval , I cancelled the account. Apple kept sending serious warnings of things I wouldn't be able to do if I did, but those aren't things I do anyway.
I was able to export Full-sized (3-6Mb) pics from Photos library to my "blogger-size" (200-300 Kb) pic folder, reducing them to usable size there (I use Preview).
I lost some early May pics. Can't find them anywhere. I'll survive...
But I think I will be back posting in a day or two. I still have to go through all the April pics and list them on my paper record of pics/cats/subjects, and that will take some time.
I still don't like the way Mac Sequoia has forced changes in my file structure, and the loss of control over how my photos are arranged, but I don't have much control over that. I do what I can with the limited settings, but Mac sure makes it hard sometimes.
But I tried a Windows computer a couple years ago and could not make any sense of it. So I'm stuck with Mac.
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I would never be able to figure that out. I have zero technical skills.
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