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    From J Burns@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 28 20:12:06 2021
    In the course of operating my Macs, sometimes I've had to give Apple my
    ID and password. Suppose I were to give one to a relative. Could they
    register it under a different account?

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to J Burns on Fri Oct 29 14:48:04 2021
    On 2021-10-29 00:12:06 +0000, J Burns said:

    In the course of operating my Macs, sometimes I've had to give Apple my
    ID and password. Suppose I were to give one to a relative. Could they register it under a different account?

    If you're selling or giving away a Mac, the best approach is to clean re-install the OS and then quit out of set-up before creating any user
    account on the Mac. The new owner can create their own user account on
    the Mac, their own Apple ID, and buy / install whatever apps they want.

    You'll also have to remember to go to Apple's website to remove that
    Mac from any of your own account services (e.g. iCloud), and possibly
    similarly for any other services / apps you use. Some of Apple's
    service, for example, are limited to a set number of devices, so not de-registering old ones could cause you trouble in the future.

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to J Burns on Fri Oct 29 14:50:08 2021
    On 2021-10-29 00:12:06 +0000, J Burns said:

    In the course of operating my Macs, sometimes I've had to give Apple my
    ID and password. Suppose I were to give one to a relative. Could they register it under a different account?

    Apple gives full instructions at
    <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065>

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to J Burns on Fri Oct 29 15:57:43 2021
    On 2021-10-28 20:12, J Burns wrote:
    In the course of operating my Macs, sometimes I've had to give Apple my
    ID and password. Suppose I were to give one to a relative. Could they register it under a different account?

    Yes. But as Your Name says, best to clean it completely and re-install
    the OS.

    BUT turn off "Find my Mac" under iCloud settings before doing so.

    --
    "...there are many humorous things in this world; among them the white
    man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages."
    -Samuel Clemens

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  • From J Burns@21:1/5 to Alan Browne on Fri Oct 29 16:19:02 2021
    On 10/29/21 3:57 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
    On 2021-10-28 20:12, J Burns wrote:
    In the course of operating my Macs, sometimes I've had to give Apple
    my ID and password. Suppose I were to give one to a relative. Could
    they register it under a different account?

    Yes.  But as Your Name says, best to clean it completely and re-install
    the OS.

    BUT turn off "Find my Mac" under iCloud settings before doing so.

    Thank you.

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  • From J Burns@21:1/5 to Your Name on Fri Oct 29 16:19:18 2021
    On 10/28/21 9:50 PM, Your Name wrote:
    On 2021-10-29 00:12:06 +0000, J Burns said:

    In the course of operating my Macs, sometimes I've had to give Apple
    my ID and password. Suppose I were to give one to a relative. Could
    they register it under a different account?

    Apple gives full instructions at
    <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065>

    Thank you.

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