How can I delete an old Apple ID that I don't need/use?

I have an old Apple ID that I'm not using or need. How do I delete it?

You don't. As far as anyone knows Apple IDs are immortal and cannot be deleted, erased, terminated, expunged, canceled, destroyed, eradicated, eliminated, annihilated, annulled, or revoked. They can only be forgotten. So forget about it.

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    how can i delete an old apple id from my ipad, its the 1st version running ios 5.1.1

    To remove the apple id from the device, go to Settings>icloud>delete account. NOTE: this will only remove the account from the iPad. It will not delete the account.
    I hope this helps
    -Ethan7988

  • HT204088 How can I delete my old apple ID?

    How can I delete my old apple account??

    Contact Apple directly about it. Only they can delete an account.
    Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
    To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
    For Mac App Store: Apple - Support - Mac App Store.
    For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.

  • How can you delete an old apple id from your phone

    Although I have a new Apple ID, the old one keeps prompting for a password.  How can I delete the old one?

    Hi clairebrisvegas,
    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
    Your Apple ID is used for several services through your iPhone. To replace the previous Apple ID you will need to sign out of it in a few different spots and sign in with the current Apple ID (depending on what Apple ID you choose to use for each individual service). The services you may need to sign out of old Apple ID and into new one could include iCloud, Messages, FaceTime, and iTunes & App Stores. You can see what Apple ID is currently signed in and sign out of it in the following areas: Settings > iCloud, Settings > Messages, Settings > FaceTime, and Settings > iTunes & App Store. The following article is a good resource that explains this process.
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  • How do I delete my old Apple ID that only appears when I try to update my apps...my new I'd works fine with everything else

    How do i delete an delete delete an old Apple ID that only appears when I try to update my apps..a

    All of the purchase you made on the old AppleID are permanently connected to that AppleID. The only way you can get rid of it is to repurchase everything again with the new AppleID.

  • How can i delete my old apple id account?

    please someone can tell me,how delete my old apple id account?

    You cannot delete an Apple ID; just remove any/all personal information and it'll fade into obscurity. Remember that anything you purchased at the app store will need that Apple ID and password to be updated.

  • HT204053 How can i delete the old apple id from my phone when i can no longer log in?

    I changed my internet provider and address. I then changed my apple id to coincide with my new address and deleted my old address. My phone did not update to the new address. I can't change the details on my phone in settings because i can't access the internet. i tried to delete the account but i can't do that with out logging in.
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    Welcome to the Apple community.
    This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
    However it can also arise when the user has changed their Apple ID details with Apple and not made the same changes to their iCloud account/Find My Phone on their device before upgrading to iOS 7, or if you restore from a previous back up made before you changed your details.
    The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID using your current password, you don’t need access to this address if it’s previously been used with your Apple ID, once you have saved these details enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone" and delete the account from your device.
    You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, save it once again and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.
    This article provides more information about Activation Lock.

  • How do I delete an old apple id that continues to pop up on my iPad?

    My iPad 2 defaults to an old apple id - I don't remember the password for that id ....I do have a new email id and password however but can't insert it into the text boxes because of this darn pop up that asks me to enter my old id password (which i don't know... )... HELP!

    All media and apps downloaded from the app store are tied to the Apple ID used to download them.
    You can not transfer them to another ID.
    Your options are delete and re download the app, losing all data, or reset the password for the old ID. If you forgot your Apple ID password

  • How can I delete an old icloud account that is under an old email account

    deleting an old icloud account

    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).

  • How can I cancel an existing Apple ID that I don't use and need anymore?

    As it is impossible to merge Apple ID's I would like to cancel the one that I don't use and need anymore. But even when I sign into my account there is no hint or else to just erase or cancel the whole thing. Any ideas? Thankx a lot!

    Thank you! I thought I've missed something somewhere between the lines...

  • How can I delete an old Apple ID account?

    Every time I have to enter my Apple ID, on the Apple site or on iTunes, it is auto-filled with an old, never-used Apple ID email name and password.  I have to use the delete key to XXX-out both and then reenter my current Apple ID.  Any suggestions on how to get rid of the old one?  I don't care if I lose some songs bought under the old one  Worth it..

    Brendan, thanks for your reply.  Unfortunately neither of these helped.  There are no checkboxes ticked for Safari (and I only use Firefox, generally) and I am able to sign in after signing off.  But when I go to sign in here I get the [email protected] filled in as in the attached.  And I have been using [email protected] as my defsult email and also my Apple ID user name since before there was an iCloud.  So what now?

  • How can I delete an old apple id from an iPhone 4, 8.1.3 without password?

    I was given an iPhone 4 by my daughters friend, I use it for my sons to play games on only, its not connected to our phone service, but his apple id is still associated with the phone and after I updated the phone, it keeps asking me for his password, which I do not know nor can I get in touch with him to find out. It is using his apple id for an iCloud account, which I have never used.  I sync the phone with iTunes on my iMac with my apple id and my kids can purchase things using my ID, but his is still coming up and its frustrating my kids, lol, because every 2 seconds a prompt comes up to enter the Apple ID password for his email to sign into iCloud.  Not sure why its doing it more now, maybe because of the update?? Its version IOS 8.1.3. Please help me and help me delete and disassociate his account from this phone!  Thanks!

    And by the way, this was NOT a lost or stolen phone, it was given to my daughter who then gave it to her brothers to play games on.  It was legally obtained!

  • How can I delete an old apple id from my phone

    I have an old ID on my phone.  It has been changed online but the old ID still comes up when I try to download apps.  Can anyone help me??
    Thanks!
    Beth

    settings - app/itunes store - view apple id - log out and log in with your new id.

  • How can you delete a old Apple id?

    I Have two Apple ids and want to delete one ....how?

    Generally, just stop using it. If you really want it to be deleted, click here and ask Apple to do so.
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  • Can I delete an old apple ID that I no longer want to use?

    I had an apple ID to go with my itunes on my Dell computer. I recently got a macbook air and made a new apple ID with a new e-mail that is my primary. I want to use my primary instead of my old e-mail but it won't let me because I verified it already. Am I able to delete the new one and then able to add it to my old account so I can access my itunes with my new e-mail or even old e-mail if I really wanted to?

    Let me turn the question around. Do you really need the new AppleID? Do you have purchased content with the old one?
    If you haven't done anything with the new ID, it might be better to retain your old one, and move your "rescue" email address to that ID, rather than start a whole new one.
    Note that Apple does not allow you to move purchased content from one ID to another, nor to merge IDs.
    Matt

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