HT204053 my apple id is not an email adress and therefore I cant get on icloud

Anyone any ideas how to do this?
I try my email address- doesnt work.
My apple id (I used to sign in here) doesnt work ("because its not an email address") ?

You could always create a new Apple ID and use that for iCloud: https://appleid.apple.com/.  (The ID you use for iCloud does not need to be the same as the one you use for other services.)

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