Combined Family iCloud storage
Is data currently in an individual iCloud Storage automatically moved when going to a combined family iCloud storage?
Is data currently in an individual iCloud Storage automatically moved when going to a combined family iCloud storage?
With Family shared iCloud Storage, each person's data stays where it is under their own Apple ID. Only the billing is changed. See the following from Share an iCloud storage plan with your family - Apple Support
When you share a storage plan, your photos and documents stay private and everyone keeps using their own accounts with iCloud—just like when you have your own storage plan. You simply share the space available in the iCloud storage plan with your family members, so you only have one plan to manage.
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When you share your iCloud storage, any family members using the free 5GB plan are added to your family plan automatically.
If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud storage plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time.
Follow these steps to switch to the shared family plan on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Follow these steps to switch to the shared family plan on a Mac:
If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier:
With Family shared iCloud Storage, each person's data stays where it is under their own Apple ID. Only the billing is changed. See the following from Share an iCloud storage plan with your family - Apple Support
When you share a storage plan, your photos and documents stay private and everyone keeps using their own accounts with iCloud—just like when you have your own storage plan. You simply share the space available in the iCloud storage plan with your family members, so you only have one plan to manage.
and
When you share your iCloud storage, any family members using the free 5GB plan are added to your family plan automatically.
If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud storage plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time.
Follow these steps to switch to the shared family plan on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Follow these steps to switch to the shared family plan on a Mac:
If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier:
Perfect. That’s what I was thinking but needed to verify. Would hate to lose my wife’s multi GB of photos in her iCloud storage.
I will go to Apple One this morning.
thanks a lot for the help.
Combined Family iCloud storage