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It drops the licence record on this Mac only. After you confirm, this Mac stops reading as licensed and falls back to the trial or purchase screen. Your subscription is untouched — billing carries on as normal.

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Use it when selling or repurposing the Mac, moving your licence to another machine, or clearing a stuck activation. To stop billing too, open the billing portal first with Manage Subscription and cancel there, so you don't lose easy access to it.

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Licensing & payments · Your licence and your Macs

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What does "Remove from this Mac" do?

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Short answer: It removes the licence record from this Mac only; your subscription and billing carry on. Cancel in the billing portal first if you also want billing to stop.

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It drops the licence record on this Mac only. After you confirm, this Mac stops reading as licensed and falls back to the trial or purchase screen. Your subscription is untouched — billing carries on as normal.

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Use it when selling or repurposing the Mac, moving your licence to another machine, or clearing a stuck activation. To stop billing too, open the billing portal first with Manage Subscription and cancel there, so you don't lose easy access to it.

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