HT204053 Can I change my apple id on iCloud storage? I don't want to loose what I have but want to change all if over to my current gmail account.

Can I change my apple ID on my iCloud storage without loosing what I already have stored with a different email address? How do I do that?

If you haven't already created a new ID with your Gmail account address, you can simply rename your current iCloud ID to that by going to My Apple ID. Click on Manage your Apple ID and sign in with your Apple ID name and password. Click Edit and enter the new information, then click Save Changes. Then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the renamed ID. This deletes the account and any data you are syncing with iCloud from your device, but not from iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account, your data will be synced back to your device when you sign back in. Before deleting the account, save your photo stream photos to your camera roll (tap Edit, tap all the photos, tap Share, tap Save to Camera Roll).
If you already have a new ID, you'll have to migrate your data from the current account to a new account using that ID. To do this, go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, choose Keep on my iDevice when prompted, then sign back in with your Gamail ID, turn on your iCloud data syncing and choose Merge to upload your data to the new account. Before deleting the account email any notes you may be syncing with iCloud to yourself as they cannot be migrated to the new account. If you are syncing iWork documents with iCloud, also go to your iWork app settings and turn off iCloud syncing before deleting the account. Also save your photo stream photos to your camera roll before deleting the account.

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You can use both accounts on your device for Mail, Contacts, Calendars and afew more iCloud services, but you can only set up one account for services like documents and app data, backup and also only one account for iTunes & Store purchases (automatic download option or iTunes Match)

TS3988 I changed my Apple ID to my new email address successfully for the iTunes and App store but it won't work for iCloud and it won't recognize my password. I read that this can't be done. How am I supposed to get into iCloud?

I changed my Apple ID to my new email address successfully for the iTunes and App store but it won't work for iCloud and it won't recognize my password. I read that this can't be done. How am I supposed to get into iCloud? I plan on getting rid of my old email address which is my old Apple ID so how is that going to work?

Same question Wish someone had replied!
I changed my Apple ID to my new email and now cannot find any way to access icloud. Unfortunately I had allowed icloud to hijack my airbook files, so of course I am afraid I will lose them tomorrow when I exchange my iphone for a new one and cannot keep an icloud account i cannot access. What a poor sync system! Really atypical for apple!

HT4436 How can I change my Apple ID for icloud on my ipad to be same as on my iPhone?

How can I change my Apple ID for icloud on my ipad to be the same as my Apple ID for icloud on my iPhone?

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Delete the account from the iPad, log in again using the ID you use on the phone.

How can I change my Apple ID for iCloud on iPhone 5 with iOS7?

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That doesn't help. It's an old email that doesn't work anymore. Please read the entire post. iOS7 won't let you delete iCloud unless you have the password for the old/inactive email/Apple ID.
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My ipods frozen on the white apple and black background page. I've tried resetting with the hold button, but nothing's changed. How can I fix this!?

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Try this...
Restarting your device
1) Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red "slide to power off" slider appears, and then slide the slider.
2) Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
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I have the IPhone, IPad and MacBook, IPad and IPhone share the same Apple ID and Icloud storage. Cannot make ID Change on MacBook as it says the ID is already taken. How can I make all three match?

I have the IPhone, IPad and MacBook, IPad and IPhone share the same Apple ID and Icloud storage. Cannot make ID Change on MacBook as it says the ID is already taken. How can I make all three match?

The problem is that all services are bundled with your Apple ID ([email protected]):
Your iCloud account (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Notes, Backups, etc.),
also iTunes & App Store purchases (Music, Movies, TV Shows, etc.),
and the iTunes Match services.
(I guess that all your devices - yours and your wife's are connected to one iTunes library, right?)
If you want that your wife gets her own iCloud account for Mail, Contacts, Calendars, etc. but gets also access to your media then you have two set up two things on her device:
iCloud (Settings > iCloud) with her account (e.g. [email protected])
and
iTunes & App Stores (Settings > iTunes & App Stores) with your account (e.g. [email protected]).
In this case she gets access to your library and could use the same iTunes Match account.
(See also: Using one Apple ID for iCloud and a different Apple ID for Store Purchases http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895)

HT5621 How can I change my apple id on icloud?

How can I change my apple id on icloud, I have done it online, but when I try to get into it on my iphone it still comes up with my old apple id, and I cannot change it as it keeps asking for my password which the old id will not accept?

You have to delete the account: Settings>iCloud...scroll down...delete account. Try changing your ID, online, back to your old ID, then delete the iCloud account on your phone. Once done, change your ID back to the new one you want to use.

How can I change my apple ID on icloud?

How can I change my apple ID on icloud?

So the question is, what device are you changing it on? Before doing anything, backup all devices, save all photos somewhere on a hard drive and export your contacts and calendar just in case. I am a real beginner here, but I have been dealing with this issue for two weeks so I think I am getting a handle on it. Hopefully someone can give even better advice.
iCloud.com is a slave to whatever account you have setup on your IOS device, so it doesn't care what you sign in as. There is nothing to "change" there, just sign in as whatever Apple ID you have setup on your devices.
I would start on the Macbook. Go under preferences, iCloud, and then sign out of your iCloud account. Sign back in, but enter the new Apple ID that you want to use. This will delete the old account, but give you the option of keeping everything you have in iCloud on your computer. Turn everything on that you want to sync, and you will be back up with iCloud connected to a new AppleID. iCloud.com will now mirror your MacBook.
On the iPhone, go under Settings, and then iCloud, and delete the existing account. You will loose whatever is in the Cloud from your phone, but they should already be back in the cloud from your MacBook fromthe above step, so no worried. Setup a new iCloud account with the Apple ID you used above, and enable the things you want to sync. Everything should be back now and you have the new AppleID associated with your iCloud.
The iPad is the same as the iPhone, delete the old and establish a new iCloud account with the AppleID you used above. You will loose anything that is in the cloud from the iPad but it should repopulate once the new Apple ID is established.

HT5621 i can't change my apple id for Icloud on my Iphone

I can't change my apple ID for Icloud on my Iphone

Hello Ernst220,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing when attempting to change your Apple ID. I recommend the following articles for an issue like this:
iCloud: "Incorrect Apple ID or Password" alert when setting up iCloud after upgrading to iOS 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5207
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
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HT204053 I used one Apple ID to set up iCloud after iOS 6 was downloaded to my iPhone, now I want to change the Apple ID for iCloud on my iPhone but I'm unable to. How do you change the ID after it's been set up?

I used one Apple ID to set up iCloud after iOS 6 was downloaded to my iPhone, now I want to change the Apple ID for iCloud on my iPhone but I'm unable to. How do you change the ID after it's been set up?

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HT204053 I just changed my Apple Password and icloud does not recognize the password.

I just changed my Apple Password and icloud does not recognize the password.

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HT204053 how to change my apple id in icloud

How to change my appled-id in iCloud?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your iOS device, you need to delete the account from your iOS device first, then add it back using your updated details. (Settings > iCloud, scroll down and hit "Delete Account")
Providing you are simply updating your existing details and not changing to another account, when you delete your account, all the data that is synced with iCloud will also be deleted from the device (but not from iCloud), but will be synced back to your device when you login again.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your computer, you need to sign out of the account from your computer first, then sign back in using your updated details. (System Preferences > iCloud, click the sign out button)
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I can't change my Apple ID for iCloud

My iPad won't give me the option of changing my Apple ID in iCloud although I have changed it for iTunes on this device. I'm trying to sync with my hubby's Apple ID which both of our iPhones are on. Help please.

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How do I change my Apple ID for iCloud without losing my data?

I really seem to have made a mess of my transition to iCloud :-( I have had an Apple ID for many years - it's my @gmail.com email address. I also have an @mac.com email address and, because I was a subscriber to MobileMe I have an @me.com email address, too.
I only recently upgraded my MacBook to OS X 10.7.4 after buying an iPad and deciding that I would like to be able to sync information between my MacBook, iPhone (3GS) and iPad.
I believe my problems started when I bought the iPad about a month ago on a trip to New York. I didn't have my MacBook with me to check which Apple ID I should use. I set up my iPad with my @gmail.com address as my Apple ID. When I returned home I discovered that my iCloud ID on my MacBook is my @mac.com email address.
I thought I could simply change the Apple ID on my iPad but I've not found any way that I can do that.
The problems I'm experiencing relate mainly to Calendars - I now have multiple entries for events on all my devices. I also have multiple entries for people in my Address Book and Contacts.
What I would like to do is -
1) retain my @gmail.com address as my Apple ID for the iTunes Store and purchases - this is the one I've always used and I have lots of purchases associated with it.
2) change my Apple ID for iCloud from my @gmail.com address to my @mac.com address so that I can also sync my Mail and, hopefully, eliminate the occurrence of multiple calender entries
If I were to delete my current @gmail.com address Apple ID on my iPad will I lose the data associated with this ID?
Cheers
Tricia

Thank you for responding to my question so promptly! My Apple ID for my iCloud account on my MacBook is the correct (i.e. my @mac.com) email address. Do I need to sign out and then sign back in after I have changed/updated my details on my iPad?
When I look at the 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars' details on my iPad under the heading 'Accounts' it first shows my @me.com account and the items under that account are 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Notes, Find My iPad' - when I expand the account details it shows that my iCloud Account is actually my @mac.com email adddress.
The second entry is iCloud which is currently my @gmail.com account. Under this account are 'Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Reminders, PhotoStream, Documents & Data, Backup.
The third account is headed Gmail and is, indeed, my @gmail.com account, too. Under this account it shows 'Mail, Calendars, Notes'.
Am I correct in suspecting that the reason for my having multiple occurrences of both events in Calendars and people in Contacts is because more than one account is syncing Contacts and Calendars?
Thank you for your help
Cheers
Tricia

HT204053 Can I change my apple id on iCloud storage? I don't want to loose what I have but want to change all if over to my current gmail account.

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