Ben_2575
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Q: Accidentally Clicked "Back to My Mac"

I changed my Apple ID email and signed out of iCloud on my iMac in settings. After I signed back I accidentally clicked on a button that said "Back to My Mac" and had a blue logo next to it of a Mac with an arrow through it.

 

In small writing I saw something about sharing and the iCloud servers not working. I quickly unchecked the button but now I'm paranoid that someone has remote access to my mac or something... do they?

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Posted on Oct 15, 2016 8:38 PM

by woodmeister50,Apple recommended
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A:

This is what Back To My Mac is:

Set up and use Back to My Mac - Apple Support

 

Unless you go through a lot of set up to allow others to access

your Mac.  There is no issue.

Posted on Oct 16, 2016 3:11 AM

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  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Oct 15, 2016 11:01 PM in response to Ben_2575
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    Oct 15, 2016 11:01 PM in response to Ben_2575

    Ben_2575 wrote:

     

    I changed my Apple ID email and signed out of iCloud on my iMac in settings. After I signed back I accidentally clicked on a button that said "Back to My Mac" and had a blue logo next to it of a Mac with an arrow through it.

     

    In small writing I saw something about sharing and the iCloud servers not working. I quickly unchecked the button but now I'm paranoid that someone has remote access to my mac or something... do they?

    No!

  • by woodmeister50,Apple recommended

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Oct 16, 2016 3:11 AM in response to Ben_2575
    Level 5 (5,649 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 16, 2016 3:11 AM in response to Ben_2575

    This is what Back To My Mac is:

    Set up and use Back to My Mac - Apple Support

     

    Unless you go through a lot of set up to allow others to access

    your Mac.  There is no issue.