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I bought a MacBook Air 2020 M1 from RSA (South Africa) and I just leant it needs to activate and reinstall MacOS after using if for 2 weeks but it was linked with a different Apple ID initially, How can I get to activate it?

I bought a MacBook Air 2020 M1 from RSA (South Africa) and I just leant it needs to activate and reinstall MacOS after using if for 2 weeks but it was linked with a different Apple ID initially, How can I get to activate it?

Posted on May 8, 2022 3:33 AM

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May 8, 2022 3:46 AM in response to Robert-Pierre

What makes you think you need to reinstall the OS? Are you having problems?


If you can sign in locally, I assume you can, you can sign out of the current Apple ID (delink) sign back in with your unique personalized Apple ID and password. That new Apple ID will establish you as the official Apple-recognized user.


How to create a new Apple ID - Apple Support


I bought a MacBook Air 2020 M1 from RSA (South Africa) and I just leant it needs to activate and reinstall MacOS after using if for 2 weeks but it was linked with a different Apple ID initially, How can I get to activate it?

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