Root allows access to files from all users. Migrating documents & iCloud Drive between accountsĪfter creating user accounts, use the root user to transfer files between them. Repeat steps 4–6 for each user account.Wait until all data has downloaded & updated.Check iCloud settings. Enable all except Photos, Safari, Keychain, Back To My Mac & Find My Mac (or Mail & Notes if not using).Log out of the user account and log in one of the users you defined in step 2.Create a new Mac user account.Name it after the second user or iCloud account and enter the iCloud address.

Enable all except Photos, Back To My Mac & Find Transfer or used by the appropriate people.

Need to split or combine accounts? We’ll create a new Mac userĪccount for each user/iCloud account, then transfer normal user filesĪnd/or iCloud Drive documents. The Mac accounts can be deleted after the Creating Mac user accounts for each person or iCloud account