Access your iCloud content on your Mac
iCloud helps you keep your most important informationlike your photos, files, notes, iCloud Keychain, and moresafe, up to date, and available across all your devices. Its built into every Apple device, and everyone gets 5 GB of storage to start. (Purchases you make from the AppStore, AppleTV app, Apple Books, or iTunesStore dont count toward your available space.)
So if you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPodtouch, just sign in on each device with your AppleAccount, turn on iCloud, and you have everything you need. You can upgrade to iCloud+ if you need more storage and premium features including iCloud Private Relay, Hide My Email, Custom Email Domain, and HomeKit Secure Video support.
For system requirements about devices that support iCloud, see the Apple Support article System requirements for iCloud.
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Automatically store your desktop and Documents folder in iCloudDrive. You can save files in your Documents folder or on your desktop, and theyre automatically available on iCloudDrive and accessible wherever you are. When working with iCloudDrive, you have access to files on your MacStudio, on your iPhone or iPad in the Files app, on the web at iCloud.com, or on a WindowsPC in the iCloud for Windows app. When you make changes to a file on a device or on iCloudDrive, you can see your edits wherever you view the file.
To get started, go to System Settings, click your name at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud, then turn on iCloudDrive. To learn more, see Set up and use iCloud Drive on all your devices. Also see the Apple Support article Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloudDrive.
Store and share photos. Store your photo library in iCloud and see your photos and videos, as well as the edits you make to them, on all your devices. To get started with iCloud Photos, go to System Settings, click your name at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud, then turn on Photos.
Use iCloud Shared Photo Library to share photos and videos with up to five other people. Everyone can make changeslike adding new content, making edits, or adding commentsto the shared library. Smart suggestions make it easy to add particular photos from your collection, such as photos featuring a specific person or taken on a certain date. To get started, go to Photos > Settings, click the Shared Library tab, and follow the onscreen instructions. To learn more about iCloud Photos, see Use iCloud Photos on iCloud.com.
Enjoy your purchases anywhere. When youre signed in to your devices with the same AppleAccount, purchases youve made on the AppStore, AppleTV app, Apple Books, and iTunesStore are available at any time, no matter which computer or device you used to purchase them. So all your music, movies, books, and more are available wherever you go.
Locate your MacStudio with Find My Mac. If your MacStudio is missing and you have Find My Mac turned on, you can use Find My to locate it on a map, lock its screen, and even erase its data remotely. To turn on Find My Mac, open System Settings, click your name at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud, click See All, then turn on Find My Mac. See the Apple Support article If your Mac is lost or stolen.
Note: If your MacStudio has multiple user accounts, only one can have Find My Mac turned on.
Learn more. See the iCloud User Guide and What is iCloud?