This is not true. Erasing your Mac without signing out of iCloud, will not have any affect on your data in iCloud.
- Brad - On Mar 23, 2025, at 15:43, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: I did. That is where the sign out button is grayed out. If you erase your mac while signed in to icloud you will lose your data. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Bradford Snyder Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2025 3:35 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: cannot sign out of icloud on old macbook air 2018 Try going to System Settings > Apple Account. If running macOS Sonoma (14.x) this maybe still called Apple ID. Failing to sign out of iCloud, will not cause you to lose your data. - Brad - On Mar 23, 2025, at 14:07, <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi all: I’m trying to get my old Macbook air 2018 ready to trade in. I’m running in to a problem. Sign out button is grayed out on the icloud settings in system preferences. HELP! 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