DECEMBER 2021 MACWORLD 119- You may be prompted to enter an
administrative password, or, if you have a
Mac with Touch ID, to validate the move
with a fingertip.
However, this doesn’t prevent another
user from installing the same app, if they
have access to an installer or download,
into the main Applications folder or for
themselves.
HOW TO PROPERLY LOG YOUR
DEVICES OUT OF iCLOUD
There are many occasions on which you
need to sign out of iCloud on a device.
Maybe you’re returning it to an employer,
sending it to Apple or another company
for trade-in credit, handing it down to a
family member, selling it, or consigning a
failing unit to the fires of...recycling.
If you used iCloud on that device,
Apple has tied a lot of your identity to it,
including synced data and making
services available on your hardware.
iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a
Secure Enclave
may also have
Activation Lock
enabled if you
have Find My
turned on. (Apple
builds Secure
Enclave into a
large range of its
hardware. This
includes all iPhones starting with the
iPhone 5s, all Intel Macs with a T1 or T2
Security Chip, and all M1 Apple silicon
Macs. You can see a more comprehensive
list here [fave.co/2Vv01ST].)
You can easily sign out from any
device, but take care with the next step:
> In iOS and iPadOS, go to Settings →
account name and tap Sign Out. This signs
out any Watch associated with an iPhone, too.
> In macOS 10.14 Mojave and earlier,
open the iCloud preference pane and click
Sign Out.
> In macOS 10.15 Big Sur and later,
open the Apple ID preference pane, click
Overview, and click Sign Out.
On an Apple TV, go to Settings →
Accounts → iCloud and select Sign Out.
After selecting Sign Out on all devices
except an Apple TV, you’ll be prompted
about whether you want to save local
copies of synced data. Apple provides a
full list (fave.co/3weh2Pu) of potentially
downloaded data types, like photos and1