Drill down into System Preferences

Manage family accounts, share files using iCloud, and change the macOS High Sierra desktop picture

1 Family members

Click in the iCloud pane in System Preferences, and then click Manage Family. In the Family Members tab, you can add other members of your family to a sharing account. Once their details are entered you’ll all be able to share (most) purchased apps, games, books and music.

2 iCloud storage

In the Apps & Services tab, click on iCloud Storage. Under macOS High Sierra, you can now share a plan with your entire family. This makes the 200GB and 2TB tiers a good bet – one of those should be enough space for everyone’s back-ups and documents.

3 Location sharing

It’s been possible for a long while to share location information with others on iOS, using the likes of Find My Friends. Now on the Mac, click Location Sharing, and you can decide which family members you’d like to share your location with.

4 Share a file

As of macOS High Sierra, individual files can also be shared via iCloud – and more than in the old sense of ‘send it to someone’. Control-click and go to Share > Add People and you can invite other people to access – and edit – your document.