I'm using my mum's Apple ID on my new MacBook Pro, so, because of iCloud, I'm receiving all her emails, I have all her contacts, etc. I just want to use her Apple ID for iTunes, the AppStore and Facetime. Can I stop sharing all her data?
MacOS – partially use iCloud with someone else’s Apple ID without syncing contacts to the device
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Related Solutions
You can add another email address for FaceTime in your iPad:
This will allow you to call your iPad uniquely with this id.
Similarly, you can add another email address to your MacBook Pro's Facetime:
If you set up a new AppleID account you will not have access to items bought from the iTunes store. But iCloud accounts are separate from AppleID accounts; she can have a unique iCloud account with her own contacts, email, and other settings, but will need to use the shared AppleID to have access to the apps, music, books, movies, etc... bought from iTunes.
There are some ugly hackish ways to get around this, but they sound like a waste of time and very sketchy to me.
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Best Answer
Sure thing.
Go to the Apple logo in the top left corner > System Preferences > iCloud > Uncheck what you do not need or sign out all together if you want.
I recommend only checking off only what you do not need while keeping Find my Mac on. This way you can still track your MacBook Pro incase it goes missing.
On the other hand, if you choose to sign out from iCloud, your iTunes purchases, FaceTime, etc... will not be removed or affected.
Hope this helps.