On: Tell HN: Full macOS reinstall because Apple ID

[sneak]

Don't ever put an Apple ID into a Mac. The only thing you lose is iCloud (mostly not e2e encrypted, so a privacy nightmare) and the App Store. Macs can still install non-App Store software, though, so you don't actually need an Apple ID on them.

You're just asking for paternalistic, Apple-knows-best trouble. Apple's cloud services are mostly garbage, anyway.

[PragmaticPulp → sneak]

You’re confusing two separate things:

The OP used an Apple account to log into the Mac itself.

That’s different than using your Apple ID to login to iCloud or the App Store.

[adabaed → sneak]

I've learned that today!