HT204053 Two apple IDs

I found put I. Have two Id's one for ICloud different one for app store. I am disabled and 64 yrs old. This is too hard for me. Can one I'd be deleted?

An Apple ID is just some ID that you can use to create an account.  iCloud and iTunes Store are different things and you need an ID to create an account in each.  You can use the same ID or different IDs, doesn't matter.  You don't need to delete one of them unless you want to use the same ID for each account.  Many users use an ID for the iTunes store, the one they have used for years to buy music, software, etc.  In this case, they would not want to change IDs, since they'd lose access to all the purchased items.  And they may use a different ID for iCloud.  For example, a family may all use the same ID for the Store - that way they can share the purchased items, instead of buying them multiple times for each family member.  But they will use different IDs for iCloud since they don't want to share email, contacts, calendars, etc.
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