Changing apple ID to another email address

Hi, can anyone help?
I would like to change my iTunes Apple ID from my current email address to my MobileMe email address. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Thanks

Apple ID's can be used for anything, a single ID can be used for all your accounts (ie iCloud, iTunes, MAS, Apple community etc), ideally this would be the way forward. So far as iTunes goes you need to continue to use the same ID as you have always used or you will lose access to your previous purchases and your iTunes match subscription.
If you are using a second ID for iCloud, you can continue to do so or use the ID you use for iTunes, but if you choose the later you will need to move all your calendar, contact etc data to the account using the ID you use for iTunes.
When (if) you change which account you use you would delete the account on an iOS device and log back in with the correct details, on a mac you would sign out in the iCloud system preference pane.

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I would suggest first of all that you change your apple id to a permanent service, not one that is attached to any contract you're under or job you have. It's best for your apple id to be a google, hotmail, or other free, permanent service that won't be affected by job changes or you moving or anything like that.
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Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5621http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5621
Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_UShttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
iOS: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store Apple ID Account
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I have recently gotten an new email address and my old email which I had registered my phone under Apple is no longer current.
I have tried to upgrade to IOS7.0.6 and in order to finish the upgrade, I need to change my email address so I can add the correct user ID/Password.
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Hello Angie2872
See if you can skip that step and then sign out of anything that associated with the old Apple ID and then sign in with your updated Apple iD. Check out the article below for more information.
iOS 7: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5223
Regards,
-Norm G.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
It's a little tricky to move data from one iCloud account to another but it can be done. But what makes you think you have 2 iCloud accounts.

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Your music will only be where you put it. It does not magically appear in other places. Copy it from your old computer or your backup copy of your old computer.
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Hi Guys
I am writing this on behalf of a friend of mine. To understand my issue let me explain how it started. My friend has a apple ID with email address (lets call it) [email protected] when activating iCloud on her iPhone a email was sent to verify her account. This was not done and rendered the iCloud feature disabled due to not being activated. [email protected] is the correct email address and works. A form of troubleshooting I used the iForgot service to test if the email address was correct and mail flow from apple was working and it worked fine.
I logged into apple id to manage account and resend activation email for iCloud. this did not send the mail. I waited 48hrs but to no avail.
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I have tried to log into iTunes with my original details [email protected] and password but says its incorrect.
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hi there
if i associate my apple id with another email will i lose my icloud data or i will still be able to access all my stored data with the new linked to my apple id email address?
i mean i am not signing up for a new account, just changing my old id primary email which is my apple id login into account.
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and if i change my password, does it automatically changes the @icloud.com password which should be the same as my apple id pass?
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After opening the email it shoud of had you enter the Apple ID and password. Using certian web browser's can cause errors. You can adjust securty settings (big pain) or you use another browser. Using Firefox or Safari should do the trick.
Let me know if using Firefox or Safari resolved it.

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If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple ID and that ID is a previous version of your current ID, not an entirely different one.
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