HT201363 Change apple id that is not mine on iMac

When prompted to update my apps on my iMac, it auto generates an apple id that is not mine and I am unable to change it.  An email address that is not mine is in the sign-in field and is grayed out so I can't make any changes.

JessCB wrote:
To be honest, I don't know if it's backed up.
Then it is not backed up.
Get an external drive, turn Time Machine on and let it complete a backup.

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