Can I back up two different Macs to one icloud account?

Hello all. I have an iMac and an iPhone with 2Tb iCloud backup. I would like to back my wife's Macbook up to the same storage account as I don't use all of it. Can I do this?


Posted on Jan 18, 2020 1:49 AM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2020 8:36 AM

Apple offers iCloud Backup for iPhones and other iOS devices but not for Macs. I suspect that you are referring to syncing to iCloud Drive. That offers some features that a backup offers but not all (e.g., if you accidentally delete or change a file, that is immediately and automatically synced; while there is a 30 day period to recover it, that won't help if you don't notice in time).


If you want to share the iCloud Storage plan, see the following: Share an iCloud storage plan with your family - Apple Support

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Jan 18, 2020 8:36 AM in response to Reds Fan

Apple offers iCloud Backup for iPhones and other iOS devices but not for Macs. I suspect that you are referring to syncing to iCloud Drive. That offers some features that a backup offers but not all (e.g., if you accidentally delete or change a file, that is immediately and automatically synced; while there is a 30 day period to recover it, that won't help if you don't notice in time).


If you want to share the iCloud Storage plan, see the following: Share an iCloud storage plan with your family - Apple Support

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