Apple has nixed its Back to My Mac feature for macOS Mojave. Apple on Tuesday made the discontinuation official by notifying customers of the removal, and sharing a support document outlining the changes.
The support document suggests alternative ways in which users can replace the retired feature, including iCloud Drive, screen sharing, and the Apple Remote Desktop app.
“Back to My Mac will not be available on macOS Mojave,” reads the document in part. “You can get ready now by learning about alternatives for file access, screen sharing, and remote desktop access.”
The Back to My Mac feature debuted back in 2007 as part of Mac OS X Leopard when Apple’s cloud service was known as “.Mac”. .Mac later became MobileMe, which eventually became iCloud. This was also a quick and convenient way for users to access files on another machine remotely.
When the first beta of macOS Mojave was released, Back to My Mac was removed, though the news of it went a bit below the radar, perhaps highlighting how few people were currently using the aging service.
macOS Mojave will be shipping this fall as a free update for those on compatible machines, bringing many new features.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and support.apple.com