iCloud+ safely move to new subscription post divorce without data loss.

My partner and I are currently divorcing and working our way through untangling our personal and digital lives.

In the relationship, I am the Apple fanboy and created and is the organiser for the family. Now the issue is that at one point in the past, my wife wanted to try Apple Music, and I so happened to need to increase my online storage to 2TB, so I set it up with iCloud+ + and increased the storage. While on her computer, we increased the iCloud storage and got Apple Music set up for her. Now, as we try to untangle things, I don't want to lose any of my files or storage. more than happy to pay extra while my files transition across. (I am still paying for the joint Plus subscription), But it's associated with her Apple ID. Family Sharing, on the other hand, I am the organiser. How am I able to ensure that my own files/storage / etc... are not lost? Once I am across in my own account, I can let my ex-wife know that she can take over and decide on what level of storage she requires for her files ongoing. I am just not wish to lose mine. (Note: nearly all of the various Apple purchases were made under my Apple ID, so not concerned with losing my apps. It's just don't wish to lose access to my files.. ) Any help and guidance would be wonderful, thank you.


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Sep 2, 2025 01:47 PM

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Sep 2, 2025 02:06 PM in response to Niel

thank you for the response, I would have thought there would have been an easier way since I would have thought the files and data would still be associated with my own account? Just the storage plan is shared.

I was hoping it would be something like I sign up for my own 2TB account, which covers the storage costs, and my ex-wife can then downgrade the Apple One plan since it won't require as much storage. In other words, I would have thought the files and data are associated with the user ID, and Apple One is about managing and paying for the shared storage.

iCloud+ safely move to new subscription post divorce without data loss.

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