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public beta will it or could it ruin my Apple ID?
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why would it? seems an odd question. the OS, your apple apps, your icloud stuff... all tied to your apple ID. but why would an advance install of a developing OS affect the id itself?
because the reason why I ask this is that when it was first released iMessages and iCloud sync which was then stopped before it was re-released again. I lost quite a few important messages.
The other thing I realised is there is no such thing as a stupid question! If you don't know, you don't know. simply put just ask!
am not saying it's a stupid question, not at all. and losing messages, for example, is an issue that does not mean 'damaging' or 'losing' your apple ID. but a beta is a beta, and the ones leading up to a first release of a new OS are not for everyone. if you're anxious about it, you don't need it.
Only thing I can see being an issue is if you upgrade your reminders in Catalina and aren't running iOS 13 or watchOS 6 on your other devices, I've heard the reminders app won't work on older software if you do that.
It sounds like the question you're asking is "Can a public beta ruin my iCloud data?"
Apple ID will be fine BUT it is absolutely possible for beta OS to corrupt iCloud account that is tied to your Apple ID. I have experienced it in the past (around iOS 6 or 7) and I had to contact developer support to clear affected iCloud data.