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Since my kids were young we have used a shared family iCloud of 200gb.
Now they are older they would like to have their own separate individual iCloud space and I would appreciate them removing their data from our shared area !
I‘d like to know what steps they and I should take to copy gigabytes of photos from the family iCloud area (reducing the used space) to their new individual iCloud area. I don’t want to risk them losing any of their data. Thanks
If used correctly, there should be nothing to remove from iCloud.
The shared iCloud storage should have happened across different Apple IDs and as such data would not be mixed.
All they would need to do, is to start their own iCloud subscription, and you can then turn off the shared iCloud storage for therm from the Family Sharing settings or have them leave Family Sharing entirely. There data automatically goes with them.
click here ➜ Manage sharing and parental settings in Family Sharing on Mac - Apple Support
and here ➜ Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support
If you were sharing an Apple ID, then everything is shared and mixed, and they would need to create their own Apple IDs first and then manually move content to their accounts. Once they are done, you can delete the content from the shared iCloud storage account.
click here ➜ How to create a new Apple Account - Apple Support
If used correctly, there should be nothing to remove from iCloud.
The shared iCloud storage should have happened across different Apple IDs and as such data would not be mixed.
All they would need to do, is to start their own iCloud subscription, and you can then turn off the shared iCloud storage for therm from the Family Sharing settings or have them leave Family Sharing entirely. There data automatically goes with them.
click here ➜ Manage sharing and parental settings in Family Sharing on Mac - Apple Support
and here ➜ Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support
If you were sharing an Apple ID, then everything is shared and mixed, and they would need to create their own Apple IDs first and then manually move content to their accounts. Once they are done, you can delete the content from the shared iCloud storage account.
click here ➜ How to create a new Apple Account - Apple Support
Thanks so much Phil,
I checked my daughter's iPhone as I presumed she would have to first purchase enough personal iCloud space to cover the 68gb she´s using in the family and then leave the family sharing.
I don´t see an option to do this. It seems she first needs to leave the family group and only then can she purchase personal iCloud space ? Is that the correct order ? Does this mean that her data is still stored "in limbo" until she purchases her own space and then it is re-allocated to her personal area ? I´m just a bit nervous that once she leaves the family her data is gone.
Thanks but that’s not possible. When on my daughters phone I choose Manage Account Storage as instructed a window pops open saying “Leave Family Storage ….when you change your storage you have to buy your own storage.“ I then only have the option to click on “leave family storage“. First. Before purchasing new storage.
So same question as before. Is my daughter’s data saved until she purchases new storage ?
My understanding of it (but not having done this myself) is that if you exceed storage capacity, Apple simply stops you from adding more files. They do not actually delete anything, or at least not immediately. So if she uses, say, 48 GB and she drops to 5 GB free level, she won't be able to add more even if she deletes some, until she is below 5. But Apple won't delete those files. So if she uses 48 and drops to 5, but then subscribes to 50, she will then be able to add another 2 if she needs to. Basically Apple is freezing adding to the storage until she either removes enough to be at the free level, or until she subscribes to what she needs or more.
It's different with other subscriptions such as Apple Music where if you let the subscription expire then things such as playlists vanish instantly.
She can purchase more storage from her device the normal way and then leave family sharing.
click here ➜ Buy iCloud+ or upgrade your current storage plan - Apple Support
Moving from family ICloud to personal
