12TB iCloud Drive on BASE M4 Mac Mini? No Problem!

Here's how to fully enjoy 12TB iCloud Drive even on your BASE model M4 Mac mini with just 256GB disk. Detailed step-by-step tutorial how to setup base M4 Mac mini with the small 256GB disk to still take advantage of huge 12TB iCloud Drive and have both ways synchronization of your Photos and iCloud Drive. Have all Photos and files from iCloud Drive fully downloaded to your M4 Mac mini.
Video from my videos series macOS Tips & Tricks. Mac mini M4 pro configuration, but it will work with any Mac, not just M4 Mac.

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Timeline Index:
00:00 What's the problem?
03:12 Energy Settings
03:45 New User Setup
05:34 User Home Setup
09:57 iCloud Setup
12:11 Testing Functionality
13:09 Automatic Login
14:09 Testing Functionality
14:27 Setup iCloud Drive Sharing to Macs on Your Network
16:55 Main User Setup
19:01 Bonus Information
19: 49 Even Better Solution :)

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[volkankaleli]

Thank you for giving such benefficial and important informations free, as Apple does not do.

[henrybarnett]

I was thinking of changing my iMac for a BASE model M4 Mac mini. Now I will definitely follow your setup (slowly but surely). Amazingly well explained considering that it is fairly long (not suprising). Hats off to you.

[dwijenj]

Thank you so much for this trick. This is for me the best and most useful video. Please also share the follow up video tutorial on sharing the same across other devices like the iPad and iPhone.

[ventudeca]

OMG that's the best solution i've ever encountered on YT. Of course you gained a subscriber!

[FujiXH]

WHat is when my Mac Studio was on Sleepmode ? then I can't get my Files on my iPhone right ? or other Devices.. Work it outside my network ? I mean when I on the way in Town to Upload my Pictures to this External Drive ?

[prio.realestate]

Can I set up a iCloud account/server that can be shared by my family? Both local and remote? I need a central server that contains all our docs, photos, etc…. One that runs just like my current iCloud account that syncs to all my computers and phone (iOS devices)??

[agalis]

Hello. Instead of putting an external disk, I assume it's possible to point to a NAS server ? Thank you

[PhotoLogic-SightFlight]

You have amazed me. This is fantastic! Thank you for your time creating this workaround and this demonstration video! My 27” iMac from 2017 will be joined by a new M4 Mac Mini and Studio Display. As fellow photographers, having enough space for all images and videos is crucial. I have allocated my Photos Library to an 18TB GLYPH external drive. Eventually, I’ll want another tier to back that up. Your ingenious solution will be incorporated into this workflow. With 60K images and videos in Apple Photos, I now need to store them somewhere locally accessible. I subscribed to all, so I don’t miss a thing. Thank You.

[SlowMovingSaddles]

Just a positive message to compliment your drive, knowledge and enthusiasm! Very well done ❤

[alderfalderkalder]

can you also share and sync photos from icloud family members iPhones iPads etc. ?

[macsterguy]

I just stumbled on your video. I could listen to you for hours… Very cool solution!

[nickiogr]

Oh my goodness! I haven’t come across a video with so many advice, breaking best practices to secure your system in my entire life. Moreover, I fail to comprehend the purpose of all these instructions. Everything you demonstrated here can be accomplished with a single account.

[eullin]

Gran vídeo ❤ me encanta lo bien que lo explicas! Gran trabajo Morgonaut 😍
Quiero 2º parte! 😅😅

[stockfootagenow]

Can you backup an iPhone wirelessly when on the same network to that iCloud folder? Thanks in advance

[marvinisrael]

I'm an old guy (87 in 2 weeks) who just bought a Mini M4 Pro with a 1TB drive. After almost 30 years on Windows, I decided to switch to Apple. I have two 4TB hard drives in an enclosure which I formatted to APFS and I've been moving large programs like Photoshop onto one of the drives and then deleting it from the main drive. But I have thousands of photos on the PC and I can't use with Migration Assistant because MA will only send files to the Mini's main drive which is not big enough to accept them. I'm just wondering whether a newbie with Apple and an oldie guy can carry out your instructions without really screwing up the Mini.

[milkchillout]

First of all, thank you for the detailed video. Maybe I misunderstood something, but to what extent does a pseudo-extension of the iCloud storage help me when the basic configuration of the M4 Mac Mini only has 256 GB SSD?

I'm not expanding the internal storage with this, but I'm getting storage through the connected external hard drive. But why the detour via the iCloud clone? I can just use the drive directly as an external drive and run all the apps on it using aliases. What's the advantage? OK, I can access the data in my own network, I can do that quite well with a NAS connection via a 2.5 or 10 Gbit network and also when I need access from several computers on the network. And that way I'm not limited to Apple devices, everyone can access the data. At the same time, I lose the advantages of the real iCloud, namely that I can access the data from anywhere, even outside my network. So what's the benefit?

To expand the internal memory of the "small" M4, I simply plug in the hard drive. If I need data on the network (even outside the Apple ecosystem), I use a NAS, which can also be used externally if desired. So the 2TB iCloud storage is more than enough (at least for me).

The storage problem of the small M4 is ultimately internal.

But as I said, maybe I misunderstood something. Where is my thinking wrong?

[andyb]

Never thought about that but this method is genius. Thx a lot!

[greenfarmdave]

Thank you, fascinating. Is having iCloud files actually stored locally to avoid slow internet iCloud sync the problem you are solving? I like the idea but I didn't see you actually download the files to the new user's external drive (right click "Download now" on all your iCloud files and folders). Did you just untick the "Optimise Mac Storage" option on the new user?

Also, have you tried using Sharing/Content Caching/Advanced where you can specify an external hard to store the cache which includes software downloads and your iCloud documents? That way your iCloud can be stored in the cache and you always have quick access to it.

[franciscosunworld]

Im using Sequoia and in Users & Groups the right mouse click does not work…. Great video…can you help?

[kestrel]

You're a genius. Thanks for the guide. I'll have to look at the instructions a few more times before I dare to do it.🌻💐