Possible to change a very old Apple UserID?

Hi,
I have a friend who has a very old apple ID (non-email address) and she could not connect to iCloud due to that. Is it possible that she can change her UserID to a email address and at the same time keep all her past App purchases and songs?
Please advise
thanks!

Hi,
Thanks! I did tried this method but it gives me the following error when i tried to enable the UserID to be the same as the email address:
This email address is not available for use as an Apple ID. You may already have an Apple ID associated with this address. Please try again or sign in using your existing Apple ID.
Any idea why is it so?
thanks!

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