medosh71
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Q: Family Sharing option missing from MacBook Air

I am trying to set up family sharing from my Mac book, and create a child account for my 12 year old.

I am trying to follow the instructions on the apple support forums to enable family sharing from my mac, but when I go to system preferences> iCloud I cannot find the family sharing option.

My MacBook Air is up to date and has OS X 10.9.5 system.
What should I do?

MacBook Air

Posted on Jun 5, 2016 4:20 AM

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Q: Family Sharing option missing from MacBook Air

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jun 5, 2016 5:12 AM in response to medosh71
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    Jun 5, 2016 5:12 AM in response to medosh71

    You need to upgrade to Yosemite to be able to use Family Sharing on your MacBook Air.

    See:   Family Sharing - Apple Support

     

    See the fine print at the bottom of the page:

    Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud and iTunes 12. Music, movies, TV shows, and books can be downloaded on up to 10 devices per account, five of which can be computers. iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite or later are required to set up or join a Family Sharing group and are recommended for full functionality.

    Upgrade to OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan to be up to date, if your other applications are compatible with the newer OS X versions.

  • by medosh71,

    medosh71 medosh71 Jun 5, 2016 5:59 AM in response to léonie
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    Jun 5, 2016 5:59 AM in response to léonie

    Thank you!
    It's working now