Want to give new desktop to my parents, keep the data intact but have them use their own apple id. How do we change it?
want to give my new apple desktop to my parents. It was set up with my apple id. How do I change it to theirs?
iMac, iOS 9.2
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Hi Bunnies224466,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
From your post, I understand that you are giving your Mac to your parents and would only like to change the Apple ID on the computer, not erase any data. If this is the case, your Apple ID may be used for several different services across the user account on the Mac.
The following article describes the most widely uses services with an Apple ID.
Where can I use my Apple ID? - Apple Support
The following article was written to provide information on what to do before selling or giving away your Mac, but includes steps for signing out of iTunes, iCloud, and iMessage.
What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support
Additionally, the next articles explain how to sign out of the Mac App Store and FaceTime, respectively, as well.
Mac App Store: Sign in and out
FaceTime for Mac (Yosemite): Sign in to FaceTime
Best!