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After wasting an entire afternoon it seems it is impossible to sign out of the Apple ID on a 2020 imac, its not the screen time which is now off.

Anyone have any suggestions how to sign out please. Using the icloud overview - sign out - do you want to keep a copy - apps on this mac using icloud ... just ends up in an endless loop.


I can sign the mac out from another device but it is not released so I can use a new icloud account.


Ta

Posted on Jan 2, 2022 2:56 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2022 11:11 AM

Hi frustration69,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're having an issue signing out of iCloud on your Mac. We're happy to provide some information to assist.


You started from a good resource. Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac


Do you see your data is synced when signing in from the iCloud website or checking another device? Sign in and use iCloud.com


If the issue continues, try signing out when booted to safe mode. How to use safe mode on your Mac


You can also manually download copies of your data with the help of the section "Copy iCloud documents and data before signing out" here: If you sign out of your Apple ID preferences on Mac


Should the issue continue, reach out to Apple Support directly to further assist.


Contact Apple Support


Best!

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Jan 3, 2022 11:11 AM in response to frustration69

Hi frustration69,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're having an issue signing out of iCloud on your Mac. We're happy to provide some information to assist.


You started from a good resource. Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac


Do you see your data is synced when signing in from the iCloud website or checking another device? Sign in and use iCloud.com


If the issue continues, try signing out when booted to safe mode. How to use safe mode on your Mac


You can also manually download copies of your data with the help of the section "Copy iCloud documents and data before signing out" here: If you sign out of your Apple ID preferences on Mac


Should the issue continue, reach out to Apple Support directly to further assist.


Contact Apple Support


Best!

After wasting an entire afternoon it seems it is impossible to sign out of the Apple ID on a 2020 imac, its not the screen time which is now off.

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