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Hi folks I hope you are all well.
I created a new Apple ID for my brother in law on my iMac but he then bought his own PC. Now need to delete, or at least disable, the new ID but I cannot recall the password. It is still on my iMac just cant get rid of it!
I still have access to my original ID which is working fine.
Any help would be appreciated.
Frank
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Enter the Apple (iCloud) ID and click Forgot Password.
You can deactivate or delete.
Apple ID - How to deactivate your Apple ID account.
All purchases made using an Apple ID are tied to the ID. Delete the ID and you will need to download them using your new ID. There have been posts by people who have contacted Apple Support and they were told that if you delete an ID associated with an email address, you can never reuse the email address for an Apple ID. Make sure you sign out from the places in the 4th link before deleting the ID.
How to delete your Apple ID account.
What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support
Are you the administrator on the Mac? Was your brother in law using a standard user Account on the Mac? If yeses, then you could delete his standard user account. And see Eric Root's link on deleting an Apple ID, but you also mentioned disabling one. In this context, you can deactivate one. Note that Apple prefers deactivation for the obvious reason mentioned below. So, if still are thinking of disabling/deactivating or deleting, see:
How to deactivate your Apple ID account https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208503
If you request account deactivation, you'll receive a unique alphanumeric access code. When you're ready to reactivate your Apple ID, contact Apple Support, provide your access code, and we’ll help you reactivate your account. If you lose this code, we won't be able to help reactivate your account."
How to Delete your Apple ID Account https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208504
“While your request is being processed, you can contact Apple Support with the unique alphanumeric access code you received, and we’ll help you cancel your request. After your account is deleted, Apple can't cancel the request, reopen your account, or restore your data.”
You can get additional information on both by signing in here: Data and Privacy https://privacy.apple.com/account
Hi Donv, thanks for the suggestion.
Tried everything but not getting anywhere. I am the administrator but I suspect that I did not set up the additional user properly and that this is the issue. I have attached a screenshot. This is as far as I can get so I am doing something stupid!
You are very welcome. Are you saying that deleting the standard user account did the trick?
You are very welcome. It looks like you didn't set up a standard user account for him.
If the account labelled Donald Macinnes is your brother in law's account, select it, and then click the minus sign at the bottom.
Oops, I was blind. Maybe too early this morn. See what Eric Root said.
Yep, tried that and it does not work!
Do you mean you could not delete the standard user account?
Yes, I am the admin and the new account created was a standard account
Hi donv a quick update.
Logged out of Mac and shut down completely then restarted. Went back into
Problem sorted, thanks for your help. Always useful to bounce ideas of more knowledgable people.
Yes, it did. But I had to logout the new user by restarting and logging back in as admin. Then delete the account.
Created a new Apple ID but now need to delete
