Apple’s iCloud service is very important for the integration of Mac and iOS devices. Whether you use all of its services, or just email and contacts, having an iCloud account is indeed a necessity for iPhone users. However, there are some situations where you may need to remove your iCloud account from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. We have a quick solution for all our iPhone users & here we will discuss how to disconnect iCloud from Mac in just a few simple steps.
Reasons Which Lead to Deleting the iCloud Account
- You share an account with a family member, but that’s no longer convenient.
- You used a Mac or iOS device for work and signed in to your organization’s iCloud account, and now you want to use your account.
- You created a new iCloud account because the email address you used with the original account is no longer valid (in this case, you may want to delete the original account completely)
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Things to do Before deleting an iCloud Account
Before deleting your iCloud Account or removing iCloud from your Mac, there are a few things to consider.
- When you sign out of iCloud on any device, you’ll also sign out of the App Store, Messages, and FaceTime.
- To see the usage of these services, you’ll need to sign in again with your Apple ID.
- If you plan to sign out of your iCloud account on all your devices, you should back up the data you use with iCloud.
- This includes photos, contacts, messages, notes stored in iCloud, all files stored in iCloud Drive.
- You will also lose access to other services unless you sign in with a different iCloud account which includes Apple Pay, iCloud Keychain, Back to My Mac, Find My iPhone, Game Centre, and Continuity, among others.
- You will also lose app data from third-party apps stored in your iCloud account.
Disconnecting iCloud Account from the Mac
- Step 1: On your, Mac go to the Apple menu & tap on System Preferences.
- Step 2: Click on the the ‘iCloud Panel’ option.
- Step 3: Click ‘Logout’ in the lower-left corner of the window.
- Step 4: In the next window, make sure the box is checked if you want to save data from iCloud Drive, Calendar, Contacts, or Reminders to your Mac.
- Step 5: Click on save and copy the data.
- Step 6: Click Save on this Mac to save your unique password on your Mac.
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After you delete your iCloud account from your Mac or iOS device, format your computer or reset your device soon.
Conclusion
You might have got the workable steps to disconnect an iCloud from Mac but you cannot completely delete your iCloud account. Your iCloud account is associated with your Apple ID and there is nothing you can do to make your Apple ID no longer exist, other than by contacting Apple authorities & asking them to help you out. However, you can disable your iCloud account which is no longer in use by implementing the above-given steps. Also, if you are wondering how to delete your iCloud account without a password, the answer is that you can’t. And that’s a good thing. If you can delete your iCloud account without a password, it’s not very secure and anyone can potentially delete your account.
