Can I have more than one iCloud drive folder in my finder? One account for work and one for personal.

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Can I have more than one iCloud drive folder in my finder? One account for work and one for personal.

I want to sync my work mac to my house mac but don't want my work and personal files mixing in the same iCloud drive. I want to be able to just select the folder in finder and access my work files while still having my personal logged into iCloud services. I have 2 sets of devices. One work iPhone and one personal iPhone. My job requires i have it strictly for work purposes only so getting rid of my personal phone isn't an option. Is there a way to have to icloud drive folders from two different accounts on the same mac under the same profile?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.1

Posted on Jun 5, 2016 4:44 PM

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Answer 1

Rysz

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Jun 5, 2016 4:58 PM in response to Ceelo_187

There's only one iCloud Drive for each Apple ID. You can, however, create more that one Apple ID, but that creates other issues, such as requiring you to switch iCloud log ins to access the drive contents.

You can create subfolders within your iCloud Drive for work and personal use. You can also purchase a subscription to more storage if you need.

No clean solution to this issue. Each one has its compromises.

Could you use, say, iCloud for your personal files, but use Dropbox for work-related ones?

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Answer 2

LACAllen

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Jun 8, 2016 10:35 AM in response to Ceelo_187

If you use 2 accounts on your Mac and enable quick user switching, each user on your mac can sign in to a different Apple ID in iCloud.

That will get you 2 iCloud Drives, but you will have to log in and out of the 2 user accounts on your Mac to access them.

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