HT1918 How do I change my rescue email account?

How do I change my rescue email associted with my account.  I would like this to be the main email account associated with my itunes account, but I cannot becasue it says it's already being used as my rescue email address.
Thanks

Go to https://appleid.apple.com/ .
In the right column, click the link for "Manage your account".
Log in.
In the left column, click the link for "Password and Security".
Answer the security questions when prompted.
In the right column, under the heading "Rescue Email Address", you'll find links for editing or deleting your rescue email address.

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  • HT1918 How can I change my rescue email. I am trying to change my email for my Apple account because I can no longer access the email on the account. My only email I use is my rescue email and it will not allow me to change my Apple ID email to my rescue

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    Welcome to the Apple community.
    Once you have created a rescue address, you cannot delete it, nor can you change it to the same address as used by your ID. There are numerous providers you can get additional email addresses from, such as Hotmail, Yahoo, Google etc etc.

  • HT1918 How can I change my rescue email?

    I want to change my apple Id to my main email account but I have used it for my rescue email. How can I change the rescue email?!! Thanks

    Kerraleigh wrote:
    I want to change my apple Id to my main email account but I have used it for my rescue email. .
    You cannot re-use an email address
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    More Info here
    Apple ID FAQs  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
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  • HT2534 How do I change my rescue email account?

    I would like to change my rescue email account.  I no longer use [email protected] How can I do this?
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    Sign in to manage apple ID
    Go to "Password and security"
    ---> at this point you may be able to change your rescue email address
    ---> you may need to answer security questions and THEN be able to
    Alt strategy --
    This is what I actually did when I needed to change my rescue email. However, it is clear that the above strategies would now work for me.
    I needed to change my rescue email b/c I wanted that email to be my primary email/appleID.  The rescue email and primary cannot be the same for some reason. When I needed to do it, I forgot the answer to one of my security questions so was forced to click "Send reset security info email to •••••@***.com." This sent an email to my rescue email address -- so if you cannot access your rescue, this alt strategy will not work.
    When I clicked the link sent, something went wrong and aple could not bring me to that page. However, when I looked back in the browser tab where I was managing my AppleID, the page/environment for "Password and security" changed. All that was there was something to click that said "Reset .....". This brought me to a page to change all 'password and security' related issues including my rescue email address.
    Summary of Alt:
    Sign in to manage apple ID
    Go to "Password and security"
    click "Send reset security info email to •••••@***.com."
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    --> could be you only have to renew the 'password and settings' page to see new option to click "Reset...."
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  • HT1918 How do I change the rescue email?

    How do I change the rescue email

    Rescue Email and Security Questions
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
    Apple ID Contact
    http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/contact/

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    My rescue email is a deleted email and i have no idea what the answers are to my security questions… what do I do? How do I change the rescue email?

    You will need to contact Apple support. You can use the link in the quote below from If you forgot the answers to your Apple ID security questions - Apple Support
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    See Kappy's previous write-up.
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    i want to switch my user id with my rescue email address, how can i change my rescue email address to something else to free that up?

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    Welcome to the Support Communities!
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5620?viewlocale=en_US
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    Using your Apple ID for Apple services
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
    This article explains how to update the information in the various services that use the Apple ID if you change it:
    Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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  • How do you change your rescue email if you have forgotten your security questions?

    I've had my IPad for about 2 years now and I have bought a lot of apps since but all of a sudden it asks me to answer my security questions whenever i try to buy an app! I click the link to the apple Id page and it says resend security information to my email. apparently the end of my email ends with yahoo.com and whenever I log on to that it's yahoo.ca and I cannot find the email with the instructions to change my security questions!! So please me as this has never occurred before! How do you change your rescue email if you have forgotten your security questions? And can you somehow purchase apps without answering your security questions because I just put 25 dollars onto my apple id and I don't want it to go to waste! Please help me!

    You won't be able to change the rescue email address until you can answer 2 of your questions, you will need to contact iTunes Support or Apple to get them reset.
    e.g. you can try contacting iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Account Management , and then 'Forgotten Apple ID security questions'
    or try ringing Apple in your country and ask to talk to the Accounts Security Team : http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
    When they've been reset you can then use the steps half-way down this page to update your rescue email address for potential future use : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312 . Or you could change to 2-step verification : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570

  • TS1424 I am trying to change my primary email for my apple id - when I change it the error reads, this is your rescue email. How do I change my rescue email?

    I am trying to change my primary email for my apple id - when I change it the error reads, this is your rescue email. How do I change my rescue email so that I can then change my primary id ?

    You will have to delete your rescue email address first, then go back and change your primary.
    Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5312
    You can edit or delete your rescue email address at My Apple ID. To edit your rescue email address:
    Navigate to My Apple ID using your web browser.
    Click "Manage your account"
    When prompted, sign in using your Apple ID and password.
    Click Password & Security
    You'll be asked to answer 2 of your 3 security questions before you can make any modifications. If you are unable to remember your answers, you can choose to send an email to your rescue email to reset your security questions.
    Note: The option to send an email to reset your security questions and answers will not be available if a rescue email address is not provided. You will need to contact iTunes Store support in order to do so. 

  • HT5312 how can i change my rescue email?

    How can iI change my rescue email? My original apple id email is no longer valid and I would like to change my apple id to what is currently my rescue email. I have a secondary email that I can change to my rescue email. However, because I could not designate my primary email as my apple id, my current secondary email is my apple id. Please help.

    Sign in to manage apple ID
    Go to "Password and security"
    ---> at this point you may be able to change your rescue email address
    ---> you may need to answer security questions and THEN be able to
    Alt strategy -- 
    This is what I actually did when I needed to change my rescue email. However, it is clear that the above strategies would now work for me.
    I needed to change my rescue email b/c I wanted that email to be my primary email/appleID.  The rescue email and primary cannot be the same for some reason. When I needed to do it, I forgot the answer to one of my security questions so was forced to click "Send reset security info email to •••••@***.com." This sent an email to my rescue email address -- so if you cannot access your rescue, this alt strategy will not work.
    When I clicked the link sent, something went wrong and aple could not bring me to that page. However, when I looked back in the browser tab where I was managing my AppleID, the page/environment for "Password and security" changed. All that was there was something to click that said "Reset .....". This brought me to a page to change all 'password and security' related issues including my rescue email address.
    Summary of Alt:
    Sign in to manage apple ID
    Go to "Password and security"
    click "Send reset security info email to •••••@***.com."
    --> may have to go to rescue email address and follow instructions there and it may work
    --> could be you only have to renew the 'password and settings' page to see new option to click "Reset...."
    --------> This latter step was available to me after clicking link in rescue email

  • How can i change my rescue email ?

    How can i change my rescue email ?
    I dont have it anymore and when i want to reset my password an email sent there.

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  • HT5312 Hi How do i change my rescue email  address if i no longer have access to it and forgot my security answers?

    Hi How do i change my rescue email  address if i no longer have access to it and forgot my security answers?

    You won't be able to change the address until you can answer 2 of your questions - you will need to contact iTunes Support / Apple to get the questions reset.
    Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
    When they've been reset you can then use the steps half-way down the page that you posted from to update your rescue email address for potential future use

  • HT5312 How do I change my rescue email if i dont remember the answers to my security questions?

    All i want to do is buy an app and i dont remember my andwers to my security questions but when i click to send it to my rescue email, i never get it. So how do i change my rescue email and my security questions if i dont know either one?

    Apple ID security issues -
    Call Apple Care and ask for the Account Security Team. They can assist you with your issue.

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