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My wife is running out of storage and I want her to share in my 2TB stroage. It says she is not using my storage, how do we change this?

My wife is running out of storage and I want her to share in my 2TB stroage. It says she is not using my storage, how do we change this?

On her computer it doesnt say she has access to this and is asking her to update her subscription. I have plenty unutilised space on my plan


Posted on Mar 25, 2022 5:27 AM

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Posted on Mar 25, 2022 6:44 AM

The description in your question about your services seems to indicate that your wife and yourself have two independent subscriptions to iCloud+ and therefore no connection.


For her to share your iCloud+ space you will need to Set up Family Sharing and she will also need to choose to use your storage space. This will mean terminating her storage plan.


Apple describes how a family group shares storage space in Share iCloud+ with your family. An important point to note here is under the paragraph Switch from your iCloud+ plan to your family plan

If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud+ plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time.


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Mar 25, 2022 6:44 AM in response to geordiefromjohannesburg

The description in your question about your services seems to indicate that your wife and yourself have two independent subscriptions to iCloud+ and therefore no connection.


For her to share your iCloud+ space you will need to Set up Family Sharing and she will also need to choose to use your storage space. This will mean terminating her storage plan.


Apple describes how a family group shares storage space in Share iCloud+ with your family. An important point to note here is under the paragraph Switch from your iCloud+ plan to your family plan

If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud+ plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time.


My wife is running out of storage and I want her to share in my 2TB stroage. It says she is not using my storage, how do we change this?

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