How can I change my primary iCloud account

Just bought a macbook air when setting it up I used the wrong apple id for my primary icloud account. I have tried to delet it but because the find my mac is on it does not allow me to delete the accout and restart.
Any ideas??
Thanks

If your Apple ID is a non-Apple controlled email address then you can log in to…
https://appleid.apple.com/
… and change it to anything other email address of your choosing. Apple IDs cannot be deleted once they have been created although they can be moved. If your Apple ID is an @mac.com or @me.com address then you cannot change your Apple ID.

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HT204053 can I change my primary icloud account.

It appears that all my devices has accepted my primary email account except my Mac which for some reason has accepted a secondary mobile me address that I used for my parents. How can I change my primary icloud account back to my primary email address?

System Preferences > iCloud > Sign Out
then sign in with the right iCloud account.

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how do i change the primary icloud account which is set on my computer?

tsand66 wrote:
I do not have the option to do that as there is no icloud preference pane, there is only a mobile me preference pane.
the ssystem is recent, 10.7.0 or a bit higher.
the computer switched from my wifes address book to my address book becuase it was set up to my iclud account (it was my computer for a short time).
she has a back up on icloud but i cannot switch the account from the computer anywhere.
You need at least 10.7.2, check that you do have that, 10.7 is insufficient. Post back with your OSX version.

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This issue has been bothering me for YEARS so I'd REALLY appreciate some help with this.
I started my cloud syncing use with MobileMe several years ago. At that time, I created an AppleID to purchase music on within iTunes and a 2nd AppleID to sync content using MobileMe between my iMac and iPhone. I used an old business name to for the account which was long and, since it's not longer a business, annoying to work with!
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HT4897 Can I change my primary @icloud or @me account name yet?

Hi all,
I have done some digging but cant see if there has been a change to this option yet... but can we change out primary @icloud or @me email address yet.
I set my original one and wasn't going to use it, and only use alias addresses so if my account got too much spam I could just change alias name. but it looks like some spam list now has my primary @me account.
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It's not a separate account. You @me.com and [email protected] are the same thing and you can't delete one or the other.
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Hi ! I got an iPhone 5 from someone who I don't know the real owner. Then I wanna change iCloud on it, but I don't know the password of owner. How can I log out that iCloud account without password ? Please help me, thank you

Thank you, please help me !

How can I log out that iCloud account without password ?
You can't.
Return the phone to whoever you bought it from and get a refund. Without the previous owners password you will not be able to enter your own iCloud acount, and when you update the phone, you won't be able to re-activate it as it will be locked to the previous owners account.
You should've checked the phone was not locked to someone else's iCloud account BEFORE buying it.
Instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5818

I want to update iCloud account with new apple id but don't know password for old apple id. Plus can no longer receive email at old apple id. How can I delete the current iCloud account on my iPhone if the previously stated conditions exist?

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If the old ID is yours, and if it is an earlier version of your current 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.

HT204053 how can i delete my old icloud account from my iphone

how can i delete my old icloud account from my iphone

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 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.

HT4759 How can i delete an old iCloud account and start using my own using my Apple ID? If I don't have the old password??

How can i delete an old iCloud account and start using my own using my Apple ID? If I don't have the old password??

If your device is signed into an old iCloud ID that is an earlier version of the ID you want to sign in with, do the following:
If you are using iMessage and FaceTime, make sure you are signed into these services with your current ID. If they are signed into the old ID, go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive and Settings>FaceTime, tap the ID, sign out, then sign back in with your current ID.
Then temporarily recreate the old ID by going 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. (You should not have to verify the old email account so it doesn’t matter if you no longer have access to it.) Now go to Settings>iCloud, turn off Find My iDevice and enter your current password when prompted (even though it prompts you for the password for your old ID). Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll (unless you are using iCloud Photo Library). When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Sign Out (or Delete Account if you are not running iOS 8) 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 back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign back in with your current iCloud ID and password (your data will download back to your device).

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