How do I manage my Apple IDs?

For the past 1 or 2 years, i have been using my Dad's Apple ID, which he gave to me. But now I'm facing way too many complications with it (involving rescue emails, security questions, passwords, info etc.) which i can't figure out. So I've decided that when iOS 7 is released, I will restore my iPod and start fresh with my own new Apple ID. But the problem is, I've purchased a TON of stuff from my old account and I can't buy them all again...What do I do? (BTW, I can't call Apple support from where I am)

All content will remain tied to the account that downloaded it, it's not currently possible to transfer them to a new account - so the content that you downloaded from your father's account will remain tied to his account, so only his account will be able to re-download them and download updates to his apps. As long as his account is authorised on the computer that you sync (and those items are in its library) then you should be able to continue to use them. But if you use iTunes Match, automatic downloads or re-download past purchases on a computer or device then you risk tying that computer or device to that account for 90 days : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627

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For next school year, I want everything to work with his ID, not mine. I wish I had just made him one in his name when he was 12!
I'm not so worried about the apps, photos, etc. I am more concerned about his documents from Pages, Keynote, iBooks... I think when he does his schoolwork it is saving to my Apple ID and not his.
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You can see which ID he is signed into for iCloud by going to Settings>iCloud on his device(s) and viewing the ID shown next to Account. This is the account that his documents are being store in, and the one his device is backing up to (if he is backing up to iCloud).
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What do yo mean by manage?
This may help:
iTunes: How to share music between different user accounts on a single computer
Note:
- Apps are locked to the account that purchased them.
- To update apps you have to sign into the account that purchased the apps. If you have apps that need updating purchased from more than one account you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased from one account.
ALso note the 90 day time period for changing accounts. Tha effects the ability to redownload previous iTunes purchases.
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
CHANGE ID
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Settings>Messages>Send and Receive
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and Settings>iTunes and App store
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Well, you could save multiple Apple ID on your Apple TV, but you can't use them at the same time!
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"Method Three
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This one may work. I searched and searched on the website for something like this, I guess I just didn't search correctly, lol. I will give this a try later. My daughter is not be back for a few weekends, therefore I will have to try the Method 3 when she comes back for the weekend again. "
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how can I merge two Apple-IDs?

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.
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.http://www.apple.com/business/vpp/

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Donnathemom wrote:
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My wife an I are new to the world of Apple and are having fun finding our way. We have muliple devices (iPhone4, iPhone5, iPad, iPad mini) and two separate iCloud apple IDs. I want to share the iTunes library on my desktop computer with both IDs...how do I make this happen?

Hello Marconian,
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iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
Open iTunes
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Regards,
-Norm G.

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There seems to be a limit on how many apple ids can be created from the same cpu. Trying to create 100 apple ids for a client to use on ipads distributed to employees i found i could only create three or four before i got the message account cannot be created, contact itunes support. Had the same problem creating multiple itunes accounts through the App Store.

I found this discussion because I need to create dozens of Apple IDs for the faculty and staff of the school for which I'm the IT Director.
This is weak.
Apple, PLEASE upgrade the Apple ID system so it represents the current needs and paradigm.
What am I thinking, Apple (like Google) don't follow user discussion forums, except by accident when an employee sees something and is motivated enough to carry the water for users in need.

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What complete madness is that?
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Now, when I want to do something really simple like watch a show on my other laptop I can't unless I block my wife for 90 days...
Am I doing something wrong? Or is Apple's policy really lacking in any commonsense! Keep in my mind Apple's insistence that each person should have their own apple ID....
Thank you in advance for your help/suggestions.

I'm not surprised you haven't seen them on here. The search in these forums is abysmal. I don't remember which I'd seen on here, and can't find it again myself.
Here's a writeup with screenshots:
http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/19/ios-8-how-to-set-up-and-use-family-sharing/
I had a harder time finding out which apple ID an invited family member should use if they have two IDs in the same way that you and I do. It seems that the invited person can do the same - join the family share group with their iCloud ID, then specify the different Apple ID they have been using for their purchases.

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