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How to Enable Advanced Data Protection on Your Mac You can also enable this feature on your Mac by doing the following: 1. Click the Apple menu in the top right corner. 2. Go to System Settings. 3. Click on your Apple ID. That is your name in the top right corner of the settings window. 4. Go to iCloud. 5. Scroll down to the bottom and click on Advanced Data Protection. 6. Click on Turn On. 7. If you need to, enter your password for your Apple ID. 8. Click on Set Up Account Recovery if you haven’t created one already. 9. Follow the instructions on your screen to enable Advanced Data Protection. That’s pretty much it. However, after you’re done, your iPhone will require you to update all your Apple devices to the latest software update before Advanced Data Protection is turned on. If you don’t want to or can’t update them, you’ll need to go to Settings Apple ID and scroll down to remove the devices you can’t update. If you decide you don’t want to use Advanced Data Protection anymore, simply follow the same steps above and select Turn Off. Keep Your iCloud Account Protected While Advanced Data Protection might seem like a bit more than most of us need, this feature is definitely worth keeping in mind. Not only will you protect all your data, but not even Apple will have access to it. With that said, be sure to create a solid recovery method. If you lose access and your recovery key, you won’t be able to recover your data ever again unless you have it backed up somewhere else outside of iCloud.