HT204053 Can I merge two Apple ID accounts

I have two Apple IDs, just cos I didn't really understand what I was doing when I set the first one up years ago and now I have two. Some purchases are on one and some are on the other. It also gets confusing with iCloud. Is it possible to merge the two accounts without losing any of the purchases or saved data?

It isn't possible to merge them at all.
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    For a brief time when iPhone 4, iOS 4 came out, many of us ended up with two Apple IDs.  I want to know if anyone can please provide me with simple step-by-step instructions on merging two Apple IDs into one?  It would make transferring purchases on iTunes much easier and reliable.  I realize i desperately need an iOS update, but i had no laptop for over two years!  I'm posting a cry for help on that in another community.  Thank you all.

    No,
    Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.

  • Can I merge two Apple ID accounts to consolidate music purchases?

    5 or 6 years ago I created an Apple ID. And then purchased itunes songs a year or so ago. Later, this past year, I disposed of two old PC computers, and was later traveling traveling many months. When I returned, I could not remember my Apple ID, and I could not reset that info because, as I discovered later, the email I had used to create my original Apple ID was now obsolete and unobtainable. So i created a new Apple ID at an Apple Store, and this became my new account.
    I only recently returned to iTunes to make some new purchases, and the computer I had last used to access iTunes a year ago had my "old" Apple ID. And there are maybe 10 itunes purchases associated with the original ID.
    I want to abandon the original ID, and going forward only use the new ID I created at an Apple Store, because it is linked to a useable email account, whereas the original email account does not exist any longer.
    (1) Can I merge the old ID and its purchases into my new ID, and then abandon the old ID?
    (2) If not, is there any other way to pull my music purchases inot my new ID?
    (3) Re: Authorized machines that can play my itunes purchases: The purchases associated with my original ID had been authorized to play on the two PC computers I also got rid of... I did not have any thought at the time of getting rid of them "oh, i better first deauthorize these machines so I can reassign two of my machine authorizations to other computers ar a later date"... So now I have two authorized machines completely unavailable to me, and those two machine hard drives had been wiped clean before I got rid of them.
    So: is there a way to reclaim those two defunct authorizations, so that I might use them on other machines of my choosing?
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    G4-MDD   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

    1 - No
    2 - No
    3 - When you get 5 authorizations, you can Deauthorize all 5 and reauthorize what you need.
    See this -> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93014

  • Can i merge two apple itunes account into one

    I have two different itunes accts. I would like to merge them into one. So that all my music is located in the same place under one apple Id/itunes account.
    Please help.. by the way some of my music under one id is on a pc and the other is on a mac. Please advise how to make this happen.

    Welcome to the Apple community.
    You can't merge content from two accounts, sorry.

  • HT204053 Can I merge two apple IDs?

    Problem: My email account was hacked so I had to get a new email and so I thought I need to create a new apple id... so now I have two apple ids; is there any way that I can merge the two or transfer the purchases from one to the other?

    You can't do this on your own; if one Apple ID is completely inaccessible, click here and request assistance.
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  • HT204053 how can I merge two Apple-IDs?

    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.
    Apple will not merge two Apple IDs, nor will Apple transfer content from one ID to another.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37

  • Can i merge two Apple ID's?

    can i merge two Apple ID's?
    I have one with me.com and one neutral one.
    would love to have just the me.com Apple ID.
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    You can't merge accounts, nor transfer content from one account to another account - content will remain tied to the account that bought/downloaded it.

  • HT5622 Can I use two Apple ID account in one device.  Are there irregularities

    Can I use two Apple ID account in one device. Are there irregularities

    You can use one ID for iTunes/iTunes Match, and another for iCloud, without any problems. You can add a secondary iCloud account in System Preferences (or Settings)>Mail, contacts and Calendars. Its data will appear alongside the main iCloud account though you cannot use PhotoStream with it.

  • Can i merge two apple ids into one

    i have two apple IDs that i need to merge.  money is both accouts, paid apps on both accounts.
    What are my options?
    thanks

    http://appletoolbox.com/2012/10/can-i-merge-two-or-more-apple-ids-using-multiple -apple-ids/
     Cheers, Tom

  • Can I sync two apple ID accounts to the same account?

    I have two apple ID accounts, one for my work Mac, and another for my iPhone 5. Is there a way I can sync the two accounts together onto the same email address? Thanks for answers in advance.

    Nope, content from one Apple ID cannot be merged or transferred to another Apple ID.

  • Can I combine two apple ID accounts?

    I have two apple ID accounts....is there anyway to combine them into one?
    This seems strange that it is not possible.
    Thank you.

    I have multiple Apple IDs. Is there a way for me to merge them into a single Apple ID?
    Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.
    If you are wondering how using multiple Apple IDs relate to iCloud, see Apple IDs and iCloud.

  • HT204053 Can you have two Apple ID's on one iTunes

    I just got my wife a new iPod touch and we need to add a different apple account to use the message app. Can I have two apple accounts on my iTunes?

    Yes, you can.
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  • Can you merge two apple ids

    I have two Apple id's. Not sure why. but one is for my iPod that was set up a long time ago and what I use for iTunes. The is for my iPhone. I want to use the itunes cloud storage so i can listen to my music on my iPhone but i'm guessing that won't work if you have two id's. Of couse they'd need to match. Can you merge two id's? I would like to simplify anyway and just have one.
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    No.
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  • HT204053 can you have two separate iCloud accounts on one iMac device?

    can you have two separate iCloud accounts on one iMac device?

    You can have only one iCloud "user configuration" per local user on the Mac. Who the local user belongs to doesn't mind. Since it's a local user it's not related with who actually uses it. So let's say you want to set up Photo streaming using your iCloud user, just configure iCloud (under System Preferences) the same way you did on your phone and you're done.
    But, beware: if you're only interested in synching photos, uncheck everything else when configuring iCloud on the Mac, otherwise you will merge, for example, your husband contacts, calendar and mail with those on your phone.
    If you want to avoid any problems you can easily create another local user on the Mac with your name, under System Preferences, System, Users & Groups. After you create the user, logoff. The Mac will ask if you want to disable autologin (since there's more than one user that can log in now), answer yes and you will be presented with a logon screen. Click on your account name, insert the password and configure iCloud to sync with your phone.

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    I appear to have been using 2 Apple ID's. Is there a way of merging them into just 1 account, rather than having to actually delete/close 1 down? As I'm not sure what products, apps and software are associated with which account?

    You can't merge different Apple IDs

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