Old apple id. can't update apps

I misplaced my iTouch and recently found it but it's got an old apple id. I no longer have email address or password. I can't update any apps or add any apps. I tried signing out and signing in with my new id, but it still shows up with old id. any help please?

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One, you cannot delete an Apple ID, all you can do is stop using it and let it fade away.
Two, apps are permanently tied to an aPple ID and can never be transferred to another. You must use that same ID to update an app, or delete the app and repurchase/download under another ID.

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When I go to the App store I am able to sign in to the welcome section under quick links.
But when I want to download updates for apps under updates ( Imovie etc )...in the app store, it will prompt me to sign in to the app store again...I can't because the email address is non-writeable.
I updated my email address (and missed a dash - ) unfortunately that seems to be where the problem lies.
I have no trouble signing into the app store (using a correct apple ID), it's only when I want to download updates that I can't sign in.
Forgot password is erelivent because it will just send the notification to the *incorrect email (because it's missing a dash I never get the email)
*Sign in to download from the app store (Apple ID is wrong and I can't change it cuz it's non-writeable)
Downloading apps is fine, but I can't update them because of the incorrect email in Apple ID box.
Any ideas?

BelialWSOA,
contact Apple’s Apple ID support to get their help to resolve the e-mail address typo.

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Help! I changed my apple id bc my last name changed. When I try to update the apps i had purchased with my old id my old apple ID pops up and it wants a password. I entered previous pw and new one but no lUck. Technically the old ID was changed so it doesn't exist.....anyone else experience this? What do I do? I have over 65 updates.

If you updated the old account id as opposed to creating a new account then try logging out of the account by tapping on in Settings > Store and then log back with the updated version and see if that refreshes the account on the iPad.
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David Bueker1,
Sure, you should be able to reset the password here: https://iforgot.apple.com
If you're unsure about the specific username used to purchase them and the apps are on the computer, you can select one of your wife's apps in iTunes and either control-click or right-click it and choose "Get Info". The purchasing account name should be listed there.
If that is not possible, you can also try to retrieve the username at the site above too.
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I Reset my appleID on my iPhone 4S and my iPad 2 now if I try to update my apps it still gives the previous appleID therefore I'm being prompted to update with original appleID but its not letting me update saying using incorrect appleID or password . What do I do to get back on track ? I'm kind of illiterate to the apple PC world can anyone help in common language ?

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Hello
I recently changed the email address associated with my Apple ID, so now I sign in to the iTunes store with the new email address. iTunes shows me in the Library that there are a bunch of app updates available. However, when I click on the arrow next to the '16 updates available' link, it takes me to the store view which informs me 'No updates are currently available. To check updates for another account, sign in with that account.' I don't have another account and I think this is happening because I changed the email address. Is there a way to clear this up, i.e. get the store to recognize the new email address with the old account info and apps?
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Try changing your e-mail address back to see it iTunes is working properly. If that doesn't work, then at least you know you have a serious problem with the Apple Store.

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This is really annoying. . . I go to update my apps in my iPad & iPhone but when I go "Update All" it asks me to sign in with my old Apple ID (that email address no longer exists). Even if I put in the old password associated with that old ID it tells me I need to verify that Apple ID and that an email has been sent to that old email address (that no longer exists!). It's crazy as I have not used that address for years and two years ago I associated that old ID with my new email address, but I couldn't change my Apple ID to reflect my new email address so it just kept the old address but my receipts were being sent to the new email address. .. confusing, but it worked. Now I have a @me.com address and an Apple ID that utilises my @me.com account, but even when I sign out of iTunes/App Store and sign back in with my new Apple ID, I cannot update apps. . . I can purchase news apps, but I can't update anything.
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I appreciate exactly where you're coming from. I've been fighting a similar battle for some six months now and I've finally given up. The problem is that, contrary to the semantics on the Apple ID management page, your up-to-date email address is not the primary address. The ID name is the primary address and what's alleged to be primary is actually secondary. I learned this the hard way when I was trying to fix an issue with a very old ID that did NOT have an email address as a name. I changed to to reflect the (old) address and I made matters worse and I can't go back!
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to my old one and I can't update apps on my iPhone because
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