HT4436 originally my kids used my apple account, now they want there own. Can they keep there photos and music and move it to a new account?

Question

I want to create a new account and transfer my photos and music to the new account.  How can I do that?

Answer 1

Your talking about the famous AppleID divorce
There is no way to "move" music, apps, or photostreams between iCloud/AppleID accounts easily, but there are some ways to maybe salvage everything they want and get it to their individual devices.  I'm going to assume that each has an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and that you all have one or more computers with iTunes (macs or PC's, shouldn't matter). 
In any case, this isn't likely to be a quick fix for you, so clear a couple of hours in the evening and grab a beverage of your choice.  Here are a few ways to manage the divorce:
Separate iCloud (ie, contacts, calendars, etc) accounts for each person, Shared iTunes Music/Apps:
This approach allows each person to have their own device backups, plus their own address books, calendars, etc, and it allows everyone to share the apps and music that has been and will be purchased. This will also mean each has their own photostreams as well.  With calendars and photostreams, you can create "shared" versions of each so you and they can collectively contribute and modify the calendar, and can collectively contribute to a shared photostream.
The great benefit to this approach is that all of the music and apps that have been purchased will continue to be available on all of the devices.
The disadvantage is that with the shared iTunes account, everybody is sharing everybody else's gift cards and/or money that is in the account.  Monitoring it is a manual process.
To setup this scenario:
Create a new iCloud account (ie, new AppleID's) for everyone, including yourself. 
In the iCloud settings on each mobile device use the new iCloud account (ie, AppleID) for that person. 
Use those same iCloud credentials for the iCloud settings in each person's account on the computer.  (Note that if you do NOT use separate accounts for each person on the computer, this method will not work for synching the iCloud stuff, just the iTunes stuff.  I highly recommend you create user accounts on the computer for each person). 
On your mobile devices, in the iTunes and App Store settings continue to use the "original" AppleID under which all of the music and apps were purchased. 
In iTunes for each user account on the computer, continue to use the "original" Apple ID, just like on the mobile devices. 
For each person's photos that they wish to keep, make sure that they are currently in the mobile device's camera roll (just as Winston suggested).
Now the device's and computer user accounts are all setup.  When the mobile device's are synched to user's (or the common) iTunes app, all of the music and apps will stay, and all of the photos that were previously in each user's camera roll will still be there.
Separate iTunes Accounts, Shared iCloud Account
This approach allows each person to have their own iTunes account for music and apps, but will keep all of the iCloud stuff (like contacts and calendars and photostreams) identical accross everybody's devices.  This is particularly useful if the kids get their own gift cards and are not amenable to sharing with their family and you want to continue to have identical address books, calendars, and photostreams. 
The main drawback to this approach is that it is possible that each individual will lose access to some music and all purchased apps.  That will depend highly upon when the music was purchased.  ie, was it purchased before or after Apple went to a digital rights management (DRM) free model for music.  All purchased apps will technically be lost, but sometimes its still possible to "keep" those apps via iTunes and your device will continually and annoyingly ask you for the credentials (ie, the original AppleID) under which the app was purchased. 
Another drawback is that the free iCloud storage account is likely to be enough to backup all of your devices (if you have more than 1).  Therefore, you will likely have to purchase a larger iCloud storage plan.
To setup this scenario:
Create a new AppleID for each person for use in the iTunes Music/App store.  Remember to keep your original AppleID that was used for all of the purchases to date. 
On each mobile device, in the iTunes and App Store settings input the new AppleID for each user.  On one of the devices (you'll have to figure out on which one it makes the most sense), continue to use the original AppleID. 
In the iCloud settings for each device (and the computer accounts), continue to use the original AppleID. 
Now you must setup new iTunes databases on the computer for each seperate user.  The only way to do this is to have each user have a seperate account on the computer (again, mac or PC, doesn't matter). 
In each user's iTunes app on the computer, input the iTunes store credentials that match his/her mobile device that you setup in step 2 above.
On the computer, move all of the music that each person cares about into his/her separate iTunes database (ie, import the music into iTunes by whatever method you choose).  The exact method for this is dependent upon whether its windows or mac, but basically, find the actual music files on the hard drive, and then import each of them into iTunes for each user.  You want each user to setup their "new" music database on the computer.  This is what the mobile device will synch against.
Once complete, synch each mobile device with each user's respective iTunes app.  You MUST use separate iTunes databases at this point.
If all of the music was purchased post-DRM (or is DRM-free for whatever reason), then this method will result in each user having all of the music that he/she wishes.  However, if some of the music has DRM, then your success here will be a crapshoot. 
Photostreams should all continue to be shared and collective since they are attached to the common iCloud account, not iTunes.
Separate iTunes Music/App Account, Separate iCloud
This is the ultimate in "every man for himself".  The advantage is the each person has their own free iCloud features (including the all-important backup) and each has their own iTunes account. 
The disadvantage is the same as "Common iCloud, Separate iTunes" approach:  individuals may lose access to already purchased music and apps.  The photostreams will also be broken apart, although you can setup shared photostreams for the future. 
To setup this up:
Create new iCloud/AppleID accounts for each person (except for the original user). 
In each person's mobile device, use their new AppleID for both iCloud and iTunes Music and App stores.  One person keeps the original AppleID and continues to use it.
Follow the steps above for creating new music databases in each user's account on the computer.
Synch each user's mobile device with their respective iTunes database.
OK, that's what i have for you at this point.  I'm happy to answer further questions on this and help you figure out how to do what you want to do.
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