Karly Wood
It’s important to know how to sign out of an Apple ID account or change the Apple ID on your Mac for various reasons, such as privacy concerns, wanting to transfer responsibilities within your family, or removing an unwanted old Apple ID. There are three different methods to achieve this, each useful for specific situations.
Using this sign-out technique, you won’t lose any data from your online iCloud or Apple ID account. We will restore all your data from your Apple ID the next time you sign in.
From the Mac Apple ID account Settings
Removing your Apple ID from your Mac is simple, just like signing out of Gmail. You can re-add or log in with the same or a different Apple ID anytime. Your data will be restored across apps like Notes, Mail, Apple Pay, Find My, Game Center, iCloud Drive, and iCloud Photos.
Let’s go through the steps to remove an Apple ID from a Mac.
- Go to the Apple Logo from the top Mac menu.
- Select System Settings in the pop-up.
- Click on Apple ID profile Name.
- Now, on this page, scroll the right side pane to click on Sign Out, and that’s it. Before that, your Mac will ask to keep a copy of Data in apps like Calendars, News, Stocks, Keychain, and Contacts. To remove data as well, uncheck the option and continue. [Recommend option is Uncheck and remove all the data, Because we can re-sync all data when you want while sign in again with the same Apple ID].
That’s a straightforward method to sign out of my Apple ID from a Mac. Don’t need to sign out for individual apps.
On the other hand, if you sign out of your Apple ID from your Mac but don’t have your own Mac, then do it remotely. So that’s a privacy tip to make your Mac and Data secure.
Remotely Sign out [Change Password]
By changing your Apple ID password on any device, your Mac will ask you to enter a new password again to sync updated data on your Mac or some services we can access without re-verifying the password. Like Apple Pay, new iCloud Emails in the Mail app, New Notes, and more.
Method 1: Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.> Tap on Profile name > Password & Security > Change Password.
Enter your iPhone passcode > Enter New Password and Verify. That’s it.
Method 2: Using iCloud.com on Web Browser: Go to the https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage and log in with your Apple ID and password. Now, Click on the Password Option.
- Enter your Current password, enter the new password, and verify the password. Click on Change password to successfully save and sign out Apple ID from Mac remotely.
Hope you get tips to sign out of Apple ID from your Mac without having your Mac.
Should I remove the Apple ID account manually from all apps?
No, you don’t need to remove the sign-out Apple ID account from all apps on your Mac if you remove it from the Mac system Preferences. Also, we can sign out of an Apple ID for the selected app. Like Music apps, Messages, etc.
