ITunes account; Change to email to mobileme?

I have an iTunes account. I wanted to switch my email for the account to my new mobileme email address. iTunes will not let me change it to my @me address, stating that I may log into that account. Why is this? If I log into the other account, I wont have all my receipts. Will it still allow me to have all my music and iPhone apps? How would I delete the old account?

Honestly, there is not an EASY solution to this. However, you can take snapshots of the purchased receipts or proof in iTunes and save them in a folder on your computer. It'll take some time, but it would solve you're problem

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HT1918 Itunes account & change of email address

Hi,
How can I change the email address associated with my iTunes account? I followed the instructions in this article but there is no option to change the email address (which is my Apple ID), only an option to change password. Thanks

If you know the answers to your security questions then yes, from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312 :
Navigate to appleid.apple.com using your web browser.
Click "Manage your account"
When prompted, sign in using your Apple ID and password.
Click Password & Security
You'll be asked to answer 2 of your 3 security questions before you can make any modifications. If you are unable to remember your answers, you can choose to send an email to your rescue email to reset your security questions.
After you've validated your identity by correctly answering your security questions, click Edit to the right of your rescue email address.Once you've finished editing your rescue email address, click the Save button directly below the email field.
If you can't remember the answers and you don't have access to your current rescue email address then you will need to contact iTunes Support / Apple to get the questions reset first.
Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
You can then use the above steps to change your rescue email address for potential future use.

I forgot my password for my iTunes account and the email that is associated with my iTunes account no longer works. How do I recover my password and be able to change my security questions?

I forgot my password for my iTunes account and the email that is associated with my iTunes account no longer works. How do I recover my password and be able to change my security questions?

Forgotten Security Questions / Answers...
See Here > Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
Ask to speak with the Account Security Team...
Or Email Here > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact
More Info > Apple ID: All about Apple ID security questions
Note:
You can only set up and/or change a Rescue Email Before you forget the questions/answers

HT2731 My daughters iPad has just been factory restored from the apple shop, she was on my iTunes account with her email address but now she is the correct age for her own account. We have started up the iPad and with trying to create her own with her own

My daughters iPad has just been factory restored from the apple shop, she was using my iTunes account with her email. When trying to create her own iTunes as she is the correct age it has come up that her email is already being used. How do we do this with he same email address

Hello spooner68,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing when trying to create an Apple ID for your daughter. Because her email address is associated with your Apple ID, you are receiving the message that the email address is in use.
To remedy this, you will have to first remove her email address from your account using steps 1-3 of the section titled "How to add an additional email address that is already associated with another Apple ID" in the article below and then attempt to create her Apple ID with her email address:
How to add an additional email address that is already associated with another Apple ID
If you have an email address that is already associated with another Apple ID, you may need to remove it from your other Apple ID before you can add it to your preferred Apple ID.
Sign in to My Apple ID with the Apple ID that has the email address already associated with it.
Find the email address that you want to move to your preferred Apple ID, then click Delete.
Click Save Changes, then click Sign Out at the top of the page.
You can find the full article here:
Apple ID: Associating and verifying email addresses with your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE68
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

I have an itouch that will not let me sign in to my itunes account. The email address that it is associated with is no longer valid. I keep entering the correct password but it says that it is incorrect. I cant get a reset all of my credentials dont work.

I have an itouch that will not let me sign in to my itunes account. The email address that it is associated with is no longer valid. I keep entering the correct password but it says that it is incorrect. I can’t get a reset all of my credentials don’t work. Now all my apps won’t work. it looks like they load for half a second then disappear. What can I do?

- Try contacting iTunes for the password problem:
Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us
- For the other problem you can try a reset. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- The next standard thing to do is to download/install a new app but you cant 'do that.
- Instead, try restoring from backup.

I downloaded 2 cds onto my ipod nano through itunes. Recently my itunes account changed and now it doesn't recognize the songs from the cds. How to transfer from ipod back to itunes? I don't have the cds anymore.

I downloaded 2 cds onto my ipod nano through itunes. Recently my itunes account changed for some unknown reason and now it doesn't recognize the songs from the cds. The songs are still on my ipod. I am affraid to sync now because the songs may be deleated, and I don't have the cds anymore. How can I transfer the songs from the cds on my ipod back to itunes so that I don't lose them?

What you have on your computer is your iTunes library, not your "account." The "account" you have for iTunes is your Apple ID, which you use when purchasing or downloading from the iTunes Store. If these songs came from music CDs that you imported into iTunes, those songs are not related to your Apple ID.
Recently my itunes account changed for some unknown reason and now it doesn't recognize the songs from the cds
How are they not "recognized"? Are the songs still listed in your iTunes music library, but grayed out? They no longer appear in your iTunes library at all?
If you search your computer (not in iTunes) for the song files, using one of the song names, can you find the song files?

How do I remove them from my itunes account as authorized accounts for my new macbook iphone and ipad to use? I CANNOT access them can i call you? also if i have an old itunes account on another email

help 4 of my authorized computers crashed or are gone how do I remove them from my itunes account as authorized accounts for my new macbook iphone and ipad to use? I CANNOT access them can i call you?
also if i have an old itunes account on another email can i transfer those songs i still have access to both emails?
thank you

De-authorise all, then authorise the one you still have.

My iTunes account has been disabled. How can I start another iTunes account using same email address

My iTunes account has been disabled. How can I start another iTunes account using same email address?

Why would you start another account?
This will only cause problems

HT4913 I have recently purchased a new iPhone, but my husband has the iTunes account on his email. We want to set up separate accounts however we want to share all of our music from iTunes. Is there a way to only share music only (not contacts, apps, etc)

I have recently purchased a new iPhone, but my husband has the iTunes account on his email. We want to set up separate accounts however we want to share all of our music from iTunes. Is there a way to only share music only (not contacts, apps, etc)?

You are most welcome
Each post should have the text "this helped me" or "this solved my question," or something similar. Just click on whichever one applies to that particular post!
This tutorial has more info.
~Lyssa

Canceling itunes account change to mobileme email

I want to change my e-mail address associated to my itunes account to my mobileme account. It is telling me that I needs to cancel my current account and start a new one with my mobileme email address. My question is do I get my past puchases back or do I loose them?

The last time I received official word on this from Apple, I was told it is not possible to merge or otherwise change Apple ID's.
Ours is not to reason why.

Change iTunes account to iCloud email?

Since I got my iCloud email from purchasing an iPod touch it is my main email that I use for everything. I want to change my iTunes email, which s a gmail account, with my iCloud email. But every time I do try to change it in settings it says I can't use a mobile me email as my iTunes account. Any help or tips to get around ths would be greatly appreciated.

Your purchases are permanently tied to the Apple ID (account) used to purchase them. They can't be moved to another account and you can merge accounts. You can start making new purchases with your iCloud ID if you want, but you will end up with two sets of purchases under two different IDs, adding further complication to your life.
Also, your @icloud email address is an alias of your existing @me address; emails sent to either address will be routed to the same inbox. You can decide which one you want to use as your default (as discussed here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5441) but you can't separate them.

Itunes account now appears as the mobileme icloud account??

I am using a comcast email with my itunes account. using an iphone 4 and ipad
When I installed ios 5, it asked me to put in my mobileme account (old-expired) to set up icloud.
After finishing the installation, when I went to install a new app, I get asked for my password for my xxx.me account, not my xxx.comcast account, and it will not go thru
How do I resolve this issue?
Thanks

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)
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iTunes account on your iOS device, you need to sign out from your iOS device first, then sign back in using your updated details. (Settings > iTunes & App store, scroll down and tap your ID)
If you are using iMessages or FaceTime, you will also need to log out and into your ID there too.

How do i add a second itunes account on same email

How do i add a second itunes account on the same email address?

Create a new AppleID (or use a different one if you are already doing so), then sign onto the iTunes Store that way and set up payment etc.
There's many other aspects to this question, including if you want this all to go to the same library, the same user account on the computer, etc.
Warning: For the purposes of redownloading items (make sure you understand redownload vs. first time download) you can only change primary AppleID associated with a computer every 90 days. For other things such as buying new items there is no restriction.
Items purchase under one account cannot be transferred to another. you will still always have to use the old ID for any purchase you made under that ID.

Someone else opened an itunes account with my email address

I attempted to change my email address on my itunes account and discovered that my current email address was already in use. I thought I must have registered it at some point and forgotten the password so I did the password reset. When I logged in, I discovered the account actually belonged to someone else.So obviously someone had the email address before I did and used it to open an itunes account that has never been updated. Since I've had the address for quite awhile, I can only assume that person does not use itunes anymore. I'd still like to update my account but can find no way to either close the other person's account or notify that person that they need to update their account. My other concern is that when I do update the account with my current email address, I worry that the person who previously had the address will decide to use itunes again and will end up in my account.
What do I do?
Thanks!

I see, oh you should definately take Carolyn's advice. I've needed to talk to an Account Security Rep a few times, and even though you may need to start the process online, they will talk to you on the phone in a case like this, as it's just too difficult to type out all of the complicated but critical details.
Regards

Itunes account with old email address and now I can't get access to music?

Hi. I set my itunes up years a go on an old work email address,now my apple ID is a different personal email address. When I got my new iphone, the apple ID is my personal email address so my itunes account is now not linked. If I change my appleID on the phone I can see my music but then all my apps etc are all on my new apple ID and not my old email address! Hopefully that makes sense?!
How do I get all my music from my old itunes account on to my new phone with a new apple ID?

another user faced a similar issue you should try reading the solution given here
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2298071?start=0&tstart=0

ITunes account; Change to email to mobileme?

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