How do I change my iCloud Account email?  I keep getting prompted to enter a password associated with an old email account I no longer use. I do not have the password for it.  How do I change my iCloud Account?

How do I change my iCloud Account email?  I keep getting prompted to enter a password associated with an old email account I no longer use. I do not have the password for it.  How do I change my iCloud Account?

You can't delete an existing account, you can only choose to stop using it.  It will still be there should you decide to use it again in the future.

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    I found an old Applie ID on a computer I use infreqently with an old IPod.  I do not have the password for this AppleID.  When I use the procedure to reset the password, I cannot receive the email as my email address has changed from the original used with the Apple ID.  How can I get the reset information sent to my current email addres so I can establish a new passwod for this Applie ID? 

    FR Tecmobility is wrong, sure he means well but what he suggests will not work - signing out of iTunes Store and back in will have no effect on iCloud. Try the steps at iOS 7: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
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    keep data on phone, then sign in with your desired apple ID. Good luck. hope you get this sorted out.

  • HT203052 How do I delete an icloud account which uses an email account no longer in use - I do not have the the passwrd for this account

    How do I delete an icloud account which uses an email account no longer in use - I do not have the the passwrd for this account

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    If your country isn't on that page then try this form and explain and see what they reply with : https://ssl.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html

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    I have the same problem - it is maddening. I rely on this iPad for work so this is not just an annoyance! The above solutions of changing the appleid on the device or on the website do not work.
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    I have an I Phone 4s, 16K. IOS 8.1 (I think, although I can't check it on my phone) that apparently is associated with my old email address that I no longer have access to and my phone says connect to I Tunes to activate.
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    Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support
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  • Delete the iCloud account associated with an old email address no longer in use...Help!

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    You remember the answers to the security questions or you call Apple, talk to someone in account security, and prove to them that you own the account.

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    I own three Apple devices, but my iPad remained associated with my old email address and password. How can I register it with the same new email and password?

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    You remember the answers to the security questions or you call Apple, talk to someone in account security, and prove to them that you own the account.

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    iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
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