Deleting my iCloud account from my iPhone has wiped out all my contacts.

Is this supposed to happen? I was led to believe that the cloud was a separate place for storing duplicated info if your device ever got lost/damaged and not THE ONE AND ONLY place where stuff gets stored. I was getting fed up of deleting unwanted and duplicated contacts over and over again so I thought closing my iCloud account would stop unwanted contacts appearing again. Now Im too afraid of updating my iPad for fear of my contacts disappearing from there too.

iCloud contacts are stored in iCloud. If you sign out of iCloud (remove the account from your phone) you are asked if you want to keep or delete your contacts from your phone. Which option did you choose?
Deleting the iCloud account does not delete your contacts from iCloud. If you sign back into iCloud all contacts stored there will reappear on your phone.
iCloud is not a separate place for storing duplicated info. It is the master place your contacts and calendars etc are stored and each of your devices/computers uses that master data.

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I want to delete my icloud-account from my iphone 5 and then register again, because I want to change my email-address/account name. What would be the steps to follow? How do I make sure I do not lose any information stored on/in my iphone 5?

I want to delete my icloud-account from my iphone 5 and then register again, because I want to change my email-address/account name. What would be the steps to follow? How do I make sure I do not lose any information stored on/in my iphone 5?

You would have to delete the existing iCloud account and create a wholly new one - you cannot change the @icloud.com email address of the one you already have. To make a new one, you will also need an new AppleID as any AppleID can only have one iCloud account associated with it.
Deleting the account will not delete anything off your device (if prompted for things like contacts, choose to keep them). You will have to sync everything anew with the new account as you cannot move your sync'd content, your old backups or anything else from one iCloud account to another. You will have to set up sync again and let it sync to the new account, and then make new backups to the new account as well.

How can I delete my icloud account from my iphone, since it doesn't synch with my ipad?

How can I delete my icloud account from my iphone 4, since it doesn't sync with my ipad mini?

Go to https//appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Tap edit next to the primary email account, tap Edit, change it back to your old email address and save the change. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address (you shouldn't need to verify the old account). You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iPhone on your device, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https//appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

How can i delete an icloud account from my iphone

How can I delete my icloud account from my iphone. I have two icloud accounts the old one just can not retrieve the pwd to access it

If the old ID is your ID, and if your second ID was created by editing the details of this old ID (rather than being an entirely new ID), go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address. You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll. When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

If I delete my iCloud account from my iPhone

If I delete my iCloud account from my iPhone will it also delete the account online along with the data backed up?
I just created a new id because I've been using my father's account all this time. Recently I've just updated to the new iOS and I still have doubts whether to change the icloud account or not. I'm worried all of my dad's back ups, contacts and other data be deleted.
If it doesn't get deleted, can I still use the account in the future?
(Currently using iPhone 4 with the iOS 7.0.3 update)

MissCrystal A. wrote:
If I delete my iCloud account from my iPhone will it also delete the account online along with the data backed up?
Nope. Just the account & data on your phone.
If it doesn't get deleted, can I still use the account in the future?
Yep, but Apple reserves the right to delete the data if the account is dormat for an extended period of time.

I want to delete an iCloud account from my iPhone. It says I have to turn off 'Find my iPhone'. I can't do that because the applied on the iPhone is an old one to which I don't have access anymore. What do I do?

For some reason the iCloud account on my iPhone has reverted to an old Appleid. I now can't get rid of it for the above reason--I can't turn 'Find my iPhone' off since that old appleid is no longer active and I don't have access to the email address since its from an old job. I am in a catch 22. I can't move for

If the old ID is yours, and if your current ID was created by editing the details of this old ID (rather than being an entirely new ID), go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address. You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll. When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

If I delete the iCloud account from an iPhone am I deleting permanently or only on the device?

I am using my mum's old iPhone with her iCloud account. if I delete it from there am I deleting permanently or only on the device?

I would also like to know the same thing, but according to a post i have about my stolen iphone the responder said you can't delete an icloud account and it will always be in the icloud. below is the answer I recieved about still being able to sign into my icloud account after my phone has been stolen three months later(cause I was led to believe your credentials leave your phone after it is wiped by a thief, therefore one would think you couldn't sign in anymore and still try to track your phone although says constantly offline) but gathering from what this person has said to me it sounds like your just deleting it from the device. I don't know if this answer helps you, but i hope it does
Your iCoud account remains in iCloud even if your device is restored. (In fact, you can't delete an iCloud account from iCloud, you can only choose to stop using it.) If the device is restored, or it may no longer be signed into your iCloud account but your account will still exist in iCloud.

Can you delete an iCloud account from ONE iPhone without it disappearing from another iPhone registered on the same Apple-id/iCloud account?

My mother and brother made the mistake to connect both their iPhones to the same Apple-id, so a problem came up: All iMessages sent and received from one iPhone are also seen and saved on the other iPhone. My question is if it is possible to delete the iCloud account from one of the phones without it or any data being deleted from the other phone? Thankful for help! / the big sister..

Yes.

If I delete an iCloud account from my iPhone will it delete all the pics saved

iif I delete an iCloud account on my iPhone to use a different one will it delete all the pics save to it?

Are you talking about your icloud backup?
You should be importing your pics to your computer as you would a digital camera iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer that way you won't lose any pictures in your camera roll.

If I delete my iCloud account on my iPhone will I loss all iCloud data

I want to know if I can delete my iCloud account off my iPhone but still have the data and allow other users that share my iCloud account to not be affected. Does it just delete that account off my phone ?

Jennac17 wrote:
Does it just delete that account off my phone ?
Yes.

Can't delete old iCloud account from my iPhone 5

I have just got a new iPhone 5 to replace one that was stolen recently, and wanted to restore it from my last iCloud backup. However, since the last iCloud backup I have changed the email address in my Apple ID. This seems to mean that the App Store, iMessage, FaceTime etc all work using the correct gmail Apple ID, however the iCloud account on my phone is my old Hotmail Apple ID. I can't delete the account or accept new terms and conditions without entering my password to my old Apple ID, which I don't know. When I've tried to login elsewhere with my old Apple ID (eg. online) it says it doesn't exist. Help!

After further investigation, I think this is somehow linked to being unable to turn off the Find My iPhone feature on my phone. When I try to delete my iCloud account, it needs the password to my old Apple ID which is no longer active...

TS3988 i cannot delete my icloud account from my iphone. i cant get icloud off the phone

I got an icloud account on my iphone and now I want to delete the icloud account but I cannot seem to get rid of it. It will not delete and cannot find a way to do it online either. Help!

Did you try going to Settings>iCloud, scrolling to the bottom and tapping Delete Account (and if you want to keep the synced data be sure to choose Keep on iPhone when prompted)?

Can I delete an icloud account from apple's system with out password

My mom is 88.. Apple help desk got her set up for an icould account she did not need becuse they misunderstood the nature of help she needed. It is a second uncessary account and is wreaking havoc with her iPad. My mom can not remember her password. How can I permanantely remove the account from Apple's system.

Apple IDs (which are used to establish various types of accounts like icloud and itunes store) cannot be permanently deleted, nor can the accounts. Just don't use the account in question if you don't want it.
If this is about icloud, then on her ipad, Go to Settings>icloud, scroll to bottom of screen and tap Delete Account. In the future she can always log back in. If she needs to do this, then to deal with a forgotten password...
Try the following link to reset your password.
https://iforgot.apple.com

I have an ipod touch that i first recieved in the united states, now i am currently residing in canada. my question is can i have an itunes account from both countries without wiping out all the songs and apps. on my ipod??

please help, i am wondering if i can have both an itunes account from the usa and canada on the same ipod without wiping out my music and apps.???

You can retain the apps and music for the USA account. However, you can only use the iTunes store in the country you are physically located. Thus, you can't update the USA purchased app when in Canada. See the following too:
iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer

How do i delete my icloud account from my iphone if my old account needs a password that i dont have?

So i got a new 5c and im trying to back it up from icloud but it tells me to enter a password and i have changed the email for my itunes account and the email on the icloud is wrong so i tried to enter my password but it didnt work. so i need to know if i can change the username for icloud or delete it and put in my current itunes account without having to enter my password for my old account. Sorry, it is pretty complicated...

If you can't reset password - contact Apple, may be they can help you if it is your account.

Deleting my iCloud account from my iPhone has wiped out all my contacts.

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