How can I manage 2 separate icloud accounts on 1 computer

Is it possible to have 2 icloud accounts on 1 computer?  I'm trying to find directions on how to back up my husband's contacts onto his icloud using 1 computer without losing any of my own backed up information from my own icloud account.

ronfromchinchilla wrote:
Is it possible to have 2 icloud accounts on 1 computer?  I'm trying to find directions on how to back up my husband's contacts onto his icloud using 1 computer without losing any of my own backed up information from my own icloud account.
If you mean iCloud backups, that has nothing to do with any computer. The backup is stored in iCloud, and it goes from the phone to iCloud backups without a computer being involved. So all you need is two Apple IDs.
But if you mean sync the contacts to iCloud so you can view them on the computer rather than just back them up it gets trickier, as the logged in user on the computer is only associated with 1 iCloud account.
If you want to be able to view the contacts on the computer the easiest way to do it is with 2 user accounts on the computer. The alternative is to associate the computer with 1 iCloud account, and access the other one with a web browser at https://icloud.com.
Finally, another, new, option to consider Family Sharing. Make one Apple ID the master and the 2nd one a Family Share. This allows all content and apps to be shared, and also shares a common calendar and allows all devices to be tracked with a single ID and Find my iPhone.

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