---
id: icloud.can-different-users-on-one-mac-use-different-icloud-accounts
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/can-different-users-on-one-mac-use-different-icloud-accounts
category: "iCloud & iCloud Photos"
subcategory: "iCloud Drive basics"
question: "Can different people on the same Mac use their own iCloud accounts?"
alt_questions:
  - "Two Apple Accounts on one Mac"
  - "Family members share a Mac iCloud"
  - "Separate iCloud Drive per user Mac"
  - "multiple icloud accounts same computer"
short_answer: "Yes — give each person their own macOS user account; iCloud is set per user, so each has a separate iCloud Drive and Photos. All of them share the Mac's disk, so several synced libraries can fill it together."
tags: ["user accounts", "apple account", "shared mac"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-much-space-is-icloud-using-on-my-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-turn-on-icloud-drive-on-my-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/can-i-share-my-icloud-storage-with-family"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can different people on the same Mac use their own iCloud accounts?

Yes, if each person has their own **macOS user account**. iCloud is set per user, so each login has its own iCloud Drive, Photos and settings, kept separate on the same Mac. One user account can only be signed in to one Apple Account for iCloud at a time.

Each user's synced files still take space on the shared disk, so a family Mac can fill up from several iCloud libraries at once. Storage Studio's space views show the whole disk — see [where space went](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/).