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change primary icloud account to previous one on new comptuer

I have all my information tied up with icloud account and on new computer I was unable to use this account because I had to create a new one for some reason unknown--anyways--i need to change my new one to the old one on this new mac air computer?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 22, 2019 12:06 PM

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May 22, 2019 12:34 PM in response to terrisquires

There may be some data loss, but you can minimize it. If syncing photos with iCloud, ensure Optimization is turned off in Photos/Preferences/iCloud. Then make sure full resolution photos are on the computer. When signing out of iCloud, if asked whether you want to retain data, choose yes. Messages conversations will be lost if they are addressed to the ID. See the article below for other places that the old ID should be removed. Also see Winston Churchill's response in the below discussion


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change primary icloud account to previous one on new comptuer

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