When it comes to cloud technology, iCloud steals everyone’s thunder. iCloud is not only the safest but also the most reliable and user-friendly cloud storage service available for users.When you buy a new Mac, you’re supposed create an Apple ID, using which you can log in to your iCloud account too.
As on an iOS device, once you’ve set up iCloud on your Mac, it syncs your email (if you have set that up), contacts, calendars, and so on. All options are on by default except for 'Back to My. Part 3: How to Backup Your Mac to iCloud. If you don’t want to lose your precious data, then you should know how to backup Mac to iCloud. By default, Apple provides free storage of 5 GB on iCloud for every Apple ID. Though, you can always buy added space on the cloud by paying a small amount. Backup of purchased music is not available in all countries or regions. Previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer on the iTunes Store, App Store, or Apple Books. Apple Fitness+ is coming late 2020. Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud and iTunes. When you set up iCloud on a new device, you can allow the device to use your iCloud data simply by entering the login password or passcode on a device that already has iCloud set up. Follow the instructions below if a Options button appears beside the iCloud Keychain option. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Apple ID. Getting set up is simple. Choose what you want to share, invite your family members to join,.
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iCloud is a free service rendered by Apple. However, if you need more space on cloud, you may have to spend a few dollars. The minimum requirement to use iCloud on your Mac is that you must have the OS X version 10.7.5 or later. Here we have jotted down the steps to setup an iCloud account on Mac:
Step 1: Click on Apple icon in the top left hand side corner, and select System Preferences.
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Step 2: From ‘System Preferences’ window, click on iCloud icon, that is located beneath the Internet & Wireless group. In latest versions of Mac, there are no categories specified. In this case, just look for iCloud preference panel in the third row from the top.
See Also: Now Share your iCloud Photos with Android Users as Well!
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Step 3: The iCloud window would show a login page, asking for your Apple ID and password. (If you don’t have an Apple ID, you can simply create one on iCloud’s website or using latest iTunes application in Mac. Be informed that the email id that you would be using to login, will be your Apple ID).
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Step 4: Once you’ve created your Apple ID, login using the same in iCloud.
Step 5: You can upload and store your photos, reminders, contacts, notes, Safari’s bookmarks, notes etc., on iCloud server. You can access this data from any iOS, Mac, or Windows device. You need to place a checkmark next to this option if you wish to upload this data.
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Step 6: You’re allowed to upload and save any file regardless of its extension. Make sure you don’t exhaust the free space with unnecessary information, else you may have to pay for additional space.
Step 7: iCloud provides a safety feature, ‘Find My Mac’. It works on geolocation services to locate your Mac. If you happen to lose your Mac, you can send a message to your Mac, can remotely lock your Mac and even erase the data on the startup drive. Place a checkmark next to the ‘Find My Mac’ option to enable
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Step 8: Click Next.
Step 9: If you choose to use Find My Mac, a warning message would be displayed asking you to allow ‘Find My Mac’ to use your Mac’s location data. Grant the permission by clicking on ‘Allow’.
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See Also: How to Sync ‘Photos’ to iPhone
Taking everything into account, it can be said that creating an Apple ID and using iCloud is a no brainer. At the time of creating Apple ID, you may be asked to choose three security questions for you to answer in case you happen to forget your password. Don’t forget, you can visit iCloud’s official website to access any of your uploaded data at any location.
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Open Icloud On Mac
Summary
This article contains information about the compatibility of Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Apple iCloud.
Outlook for Mac does not support Apple iCloud calendar (CalDAV) and contact (CardDAV) synchronization.
Outlook for Mac does support iCloud Mail. For steps on how to configure your iCloud email account in Outlook for Mac, go to the More Information section of this article.
More information
To configure your Apple iCloud email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, follow these steps:
Set Up Icloud Drive Mac
Start Outlook for Mac.
On the Tools menu, select Accounts.
Select the plus (+) sign in the lower-left corner, and then select Other E-mail.
Enter your E-mail Address and Password, and then select Add Account.
Note
The new account will appear in the left navigation pane of the Accounts dialog box. The Server Information may be automatically entered. If not, follow the remaining steps to enter this information manually.
Enter one of the following in the Incoming server box:
imap.mail.me.com(forme.comemail addresses)mail.mac.com(formac.comemail addresses)imap.mail.me.com(foricloud.comemail addresses)
Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Incoming server box.
Enter one of the following in the Outgoing server box:
smtp.mail.me.com(forme.comemail addresses)smtp.mac.com(formac.comemail addresses)smtp.mail.me.com(foricloud.comemail addresses)
Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Outgoing server box.
Select Override default port under the Outgoing server box, and then enter 587 in the Outgoing server port text box.
Set Up Icloud In Outlook For Mac
After you have entered the incoming and outgoing server information, Outlook for Mac will start to receive your email messages.
Note
Set Up Icloud Email Mac
You can select Advanced to enter additional settings, such as leaving a copy of each message on the server.