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remove Apple ID from imac

I want to remove Apple ID from iMac and have it pure clean. I want to keep everything on my phone.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 4, 2021 9:53 AM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2021 10:48 AM

"pure clean" as in selling it?


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support


It sounds like you mostly wish to keep data files off the Mac. It will be hard to use a Mac in complete abeyance of iCloud. You can turn off various syncing services and once they are off you can delete the data from the various platforms as you wish. Do not do this before turning off the services or they will be deleted everywhere.


Change your iCloud feature settings [iOS and Mac] - https://support.apple.com/HT207689


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Oct 4, 2021 10:48 AM in response to youung1

"pure clean" as in selling it?


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support


It sounds like you mostly wish to keep data files off the Mac. It will be hard to use a Mac in complete abeyance of iCloud. You can turn off various syncing services and once they are off you can delete the data from the various platforms as you wish. Do not do this before turning off the services or they will be deleted everywhere.


Change your iCloud feature settings [iOS and Mac] - https://support.apple.com/HT207689


remove Apple ID from imac

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