Useful as it is Back to My Mac requires both Macs are logged into the same Apple ID. If your remotely sited devices are correctly setup (as above) then they should appear as compatible devices in the Utility. You can now configure your AirPort network remotely using AirPort Utility. It may take a little exploring to find the files you need, but once you manage to track them down you can double-click to access them, or to launch applications remotely. The contents of the remote Mac will be presented as a list of volumes and shared folders on the Mac you are attempting to access. In the same way, select the appropriate icon (for the shared Mac, AirPort Disk or Time Capsule volume), choose Connect As and enter your password. You may be asked for the account login details for the Mac you are attempting to access. To access and control the other Mac, select the Mac in Finder and choose Share Screen. You must also ensure that you have set your remote Mac to Wake on Demand or never to enter Sleep mode in System Preferences>Energy Saver. This should appear as a Shared volume, though you must be logged into both Macs using the same Apple ID. Once this is done the Mac you are sharing should appear as an icon in the sidebar of the Finder window on your notebook next time you go online. Enable Screen Sharing, File Sharing or both in System Preferences>Sharing.Open System Preferences>iCloud and enable Back to My Mac (tick to on).
But when you're at work, you might be able to connect to your Mac at home,” Apple explains. One common obstacle to using the feature is that many corporate firewalls may not allow remote connections, or may forbid part of what you want to do: “For example, when you're at home, you might not be able to connect to your Mac at work. (This Apple Support article may be of use if you have problems). If you use the feature what do you use it for?īack To My Mac is a really useful way to use a Mac you don’t have with you, though you may sometimes have problems using the feature depending on the way the networks you are using to get online are set up. Students make use of this to access hefty collections of research data remotely. It’s also useful to those who need to access a certain application they don’t have installed on their current Mac. When is it usefulīack To My Mac is useful to anyone needing files they don’t have with them who don’t want to use public file sharing services (confidential files, financial data, etc). (AirPort Base Stations shuld be running firmware version 7.6.1 or later to support Back to My Mac). Finally you can change Settings on your AirPort Disk or Time Capsule with AirPort Utility 6.3 or later. This extends to running apps on the office/home even though you do not have these installed on the Mac you use to access Back to My Mac. You can also see a live version of the screen on the Mac you are accessing from the Mac you use, and can also control it as if you were using the computer. When you connect to your home Mac from a remote Mac you can copy files (and pretty much do anything you like to those files between both machines. The feature lets you connect to your Mac, AirPort Disk or Time Capsule using the Internet or another Mac. Back to My Mac is an iCloud feature that becomes incredibly useful when you are working remotely from your office and need to get something done, or to help troubleshoot somebody else’s machine.