When migrating from intel imac to a new M1 imac, the process created two user IDs for me, one of which will not allow me to upgrade the OS. How can I revert to one owner?

I migrated my 2017 iMac to a new iMac M1 not long ago. During that process, the system somehow ended up giving me two separate IDs for my new computer, using two variations of my name. Since then, I have to select one of these IDs every time I log in. The ID that I prefer to use, however, will not allow me to update my OS (currently Sonoma 14.3.1. So I have to log out, log with the other ID, do the update, then log out of that ID and log back into my main ID. The secondary ID is not configured to operate as my main computer. This is a nuisance, and I can't figure out how to combine the two IDs and get rid of this problem. Any help will be sincerely appreciated. Thank you.

iMac 24″, macOS 14.3

Posted on Mar 13, 2024 1:01 PM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2024 2:06 PM

This assumes that you have transferred all the data you want to keep into the wanted-ID.


Go into the unwanted-ID and in the settings go to users and groups.

Click on the wanted-ID. Make it an administrator.


Log out of the unwanted-ID.

Log into the wanted-ID and again go to users and groups. Click on the unwanted-ID and hit the '-' button to delete it. You should get some options as to what to do with unwanted-ID's data. Act accordingly.


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Mar 13, 2024 2:06 PM in response to Rodger Overholser

This assumes that you have transferred all the data you want to keep into the wanted-ID.


Go into the unwanted-ID and in the settings go to users and groups.

Click on the wanted-ID. Make it an administrator.


Log out of the unwanted-ID.

Log into the wanted-ID and again go to users and groups. Click on the unwanted-ID and hit the '-' button to delete it. You should get some options as to what to do with unwanted-ID's data. Act accordingly.


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When migrating from intel imac to a new M1 imac, the process created two user IDs for me, one of which will not allow me to upgrade the OS. How can I revert to one owner?

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