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How do I stop decktop sharing on a 2020 iMac and an late 2013 Mac Pro

My wife bought a new iMac 2020 and migrated OS and apps from a 2013 Mac Pro. Want to use the Mac Pro for me but they seem to be networked. If I delete something on the desk top it deletes it from her desk top and vise versa, even trash does the same. How can I make them two separate computers?


Posted on May 17, 2021 5:57 PM

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Posted on May 17, 2021 6:16 PM

Your wife might alternately want to follow these instructions - the steps will disassociate the machine from her account completely and you can set it up using your own ID - during setup, make sure that syncing is not enabled (which it shouldn't since it would then be two different Apple ID accounts).


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065

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May 17, 2021 6:16 PM in response to Gerrybeane

Your wife might alternately want to follow these instructions - the steps will disassociate the machine from her account completely and you can set it up using your own ID - during setup, make sure that syncing is not enabled (which it shouldn't since it would then be two different Apple ID accounts).


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065

How do I stop decktop sharing on a 2020 iMac and an late 2013 Mac Pro

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