HT204053 registered my ipod using a new apple id - can I still sync it with my itunes database?

Hi,
The subject says my question completely. I just registered a new ipod, and it will not sync with the itunes database that I've exported / synced to
my other ipods for years. I used a different Apple ID to register it, since both my husband and I forgot the password to the account created years
ago. Please recommend a solution.
Thank you.
Karen West

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
Content is forever tied to the Apple ID used to buy it. Apple does not merge Apple IDs and Apple does not transfer content from one Apple ID to another. You will only be able to update the content bought with the old Apple ID by using the old Apple ID. Otherwise you will need to abandon everything from the old ID and biy it again with the new ID.

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I'm really, really confused and I'd appreciate some advice. I came here after searching for information on merging two apple IDs so let me start my saying that I understand that I cannot do this. I get that. The FAQ says I just need to start using my preferred Apple ID from now on. How exactly do I do this? Is it as simple as logging in with the preferred ID next time I purchase something? If I do that, what would happen to all my purchases under the old Apple ID the next time I sync my devices?
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I created an Apple ID when I first got an iPod many years ago. It was my e-mail address at the time. All my iTunes purchases have been made with that ID.
I bought my first Mac a couple of years ago. At the same time I purchased a MobileMe subscription. My MobileMe subscription was later converted to an iCloud account.
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I'm concerned that if I just make make my next purchase with my me.com ID the next time I sync my devices I'll just have one song on there rather than my entire library. Can somebody please guide me through this?

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