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MBP Mid-2012 15” i7, 2.3 - Upgrades Worthwhile?
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1939994" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>No, no. That is not advised for lots of reasons, not least of which the Mac has to have one owner linked to their own personal Apple ID. </p><p></p><p>But you also said:</p><p></p><p></p><p>If he has deauthorised the Mac from his Apple ID; you only need to create an Apple ID for yourself. This is essential if you want any usefulness from that Mac.</p><p></p><p>Then this:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Wrong way of doing things. If he has definitely released the Mac from his ID, there is absolutely no reason to use his Password and/or to log in with his credentials.</p><p></p><p>Simply put: for you to get any usefulness from that Mac, it has to be registered with your own personal Apple ID and your own log in and all your own passwords. And strictly speaking, the Mac should have been wiped of all data and a new OS downloaded.</p><p></p><p>See here:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201065[/URL]</p><p></p><p>This is what he should have done before giving it to you. Assuming you have registered the Mac under your own Apple ID, it would save you trouble in the future if you now followed the steps in the above Apple Link.</p><p></p><p>Apologies for all the "negatives", but seriously, it's the only way to do things <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1939994, member: 83420"] No, no. That is not advised for lots of reasons, not least of which the Mac has to have one owner linked to their own personal Apple ID. But you also said: If he has deauthorised the Mac from his Apple ID; you only need to create an Apple ID for yourself. This is essential if you want any usefulness from that Mac. Then this: Wrong way of doing things. If he has definitely released the Mac from his ID, there is absolutely no reason to use his Password and/or to log in with his credentials. Simply put: for you to get any usefulness from that Mac, it has to be registered with your own personal Apple ID and your own log in and all your own passwords. And strictly speaking, the Mac should have been wiped of all data and a new OS downloaded. See here: [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201065[/URL] This is what he should have done before giving it to you. Assuming you have registered the Mac under your own Apple ID, it would save you trouble in the future if you now followed the steps in the above Apple Link. Apologies for all the "negatives", but seriously, it's the only way to do things :) ;) Ian [/QUOTE]
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