Adding a User to an Existing Home

I have a Home set up already. My wife got her first Apple phone, but I can't find a way to add her to the existing home. How do I go about doing so?


Posted on Aug 26, 2022 10:04 AM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2022 10:12 AM

Each user has their own home directory. They are not shared. Use separate Apple IDs. Ideally, one administrative account. A Time Machine backup to an external drive 2.5 - 3x your internal drive capacity will backup all user accounts and respective files on your Mac with each hourly run.


Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support


Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support


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Aug 26, 2022 10:12 AM in response to DisambiguousBuzwardo

Each user has their own home directory. They are not shared. Use separate Apple IDs. Ideally, one administrative account. A Time Machine backup to an external drive 2.5 - 3x your internal drive capacity will backup all user accounts and respective files on your Mac with each hourly run.


Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support


Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support


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