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I literally just got my first Mac computer a few months ago. I tried to set it up as a local account with no online account. I could not. Maybe it is possible
by creato 1y ago
I literally just got my first Mac computer a few months ago. I tried to set it up as a local account with no online account. I could not.
Maybe it is possible and I just missed it. But either they don't allow it, or they have enough dark pattern bullshit to trick me, either way, it's the same as windows to me.
- pndy 1y agoI'm pretty sure there was some keyboard shortcut to skip apple id login/creation during initial setup - not sure if that's still possible nowadays but I did used it once on my mbp few years ago
- ziml77 1y agoAll you have to do is choose Set Up Later when presented with the screen for logging in with an Apple account.
- vunderba 1y agoUnless the way VMs install a distro is somehow fundamentally different from a new computer, then it's literally two clicks when installing Sonoma to use a local account when prompted (Setup Later and then click Skip). I just tested this.