Do you have two-factor authentication set up? This will help sort this out once and for all.
> On 31 Mar 2019, at 2:59 pm, Peter Curtis <pe...@augold.com.au> wrote: > > Hi > I have a red circle with a 1 in it on my System Preferences on my MacBookPro, > on going into preferences this symbol is on the iCloud icon in there. > I clicked onto this and it asked for my Apple ID and Password, on supplying > this the computer thought for a while and then went back to the Apple ID > screen again. I re entered my ID and Password again and got the same result! > I used the ‘Forgot Apple ID or password’ option and reset my password. > Back to the iCloud icon in System Preferences (which still had the red circle > with the 1 in it) and was asked for my Apple ID and Password, when supplied > with that it thought for a while again and then reset to ask for Apple ID and > Password again. > I have done this several times to ensure that all was entered correctly, but > no change. > I can access the App Store with the new Apple ID and Password no problem. > If it was just in the System Preferences I would/could just leave it but it > pops up on my screen regularly. > I don’t actually use iCloud, so loss of any information is not a worry, just > the annoying pop up and of course curiosity? > I have made no changes to the computer that I’m aware of. > I would appreciate any thoughts? Kind regards, Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
