I have a second MacBook I just acquired for work purposes. I do NOT want it to start migrating things randomly from my other MacBook, but it already has, and adds things from the other desktop into my new computer.

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I have a second MacBook I just acquired for work purposes. I do NOT want it to start migrating things randomly from my other MacBook, but it already has, and adds things from the other desktop into my new computer.

I have a second MacBook I just acquired for work purposes. I do NOT want it to start migrating things randomly from my other MacBook, but it already has, and adds things from the other desktop into my new computer. How do I stop this from happening? It is cluttering my new Mac

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.3

Posted on May 7, 2022 12:39 PM

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ku4hx

Level 7

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May 7, 2022 2:27 PM in response to craigalamogordo

Sign out of your Apple ID; create an Apple ID unique to it and sign in with it only.

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Answer 2

babowa

Level 9

78,562 points

May 7, 2022 2:32 PM in response to craigalamogordo

You can also turn off syncing with iCloud. I have four devices all with the sameApple ID, but I do not allow iCloud to sync anything - no need to complicate things with a second Apple ID.

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I have a second MacBook I just acquired for work purposes. I do NOT want it to start migrating things randomly from my other MacBook, but it already has, and adds things from the other desktop into my new computer.

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