Update Apple ID Settings - how to get rid of it?

Hi Sulm,

When the problem occurred to me, I had to log off from my Apple account and log in again. And it worked.

Based on the warning message, it does not appear obvious that you have to log off first, simply because Mac OS Catalina keeps you logged on when you restart the computer. If it did log you off automatically, it would be an easier step to follow, but not everyone is doing a clean install.

I hope this fix works for you.

Best regards,

Alessandro

In that case, Matti, I would suggest you try again to log off and log on and also go to the Apple ID control panel and check (and change, if needed) all the settings.

The Apple ID reset -- which is what the warning is about -- is something I was totally unprepared for (basically, Catalina resets all your previous iCloud settings), but since I always check the Mac OS preference panes at every upgrade, I could easily detect that Catalina wanted to "impose" some settings that I had to change to my liking.

I also wonder what would happen if someone had no Apple account ID. Perhaps they would have to create one from scratch?

Good luck, Matti.

Always a pleasure to be able to help ;-)

That hasn't worked for me unfortunately :-(