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« on: July 03, 2019, 04:05:19 pm »

Lost Back to my Mac? Don't worry — here's what to do now!

Apple has officially turned off Back to my Mac functionality. There are alternatives you can access easily, some of them are already built into your Mac.

Back to My Mac is a subset of iCloud that allows a user to remotely access any Mac on the same iCloud account. Whether you need to access files or control the desktop directly, Back to My Mac made it easy for an iCloud account user to get connected from anywhere.

Unfortunately, Apple pulled the plug on the Back to My Mac iCloud feature in all versions of macOS as of July 1. Here are some alternatives to maintain connectivity to your remote Macs!

Accessing files
Accessing your desktop
Third party solutions
Final comments
Accessing files

If you are up-to-date with the latest macOS and iOS revisions then you're likely already familiar with sharing files via iCloud Drive. iCloud Drive already allows you to edit and sync files automagically on Apple centric hardware but you can even get access from other platforms on iCloud.com. iClo...

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