Transfer existing backup to childs account

My kid is currently using my apple ID on his phone. if I should create a child account for him, is it possible to use his existing backup (from my account) on his phone? The thing is, he would be soo dissapointed if all his gaming advances would dissapear. But it would be better for me if he had his own account.

He will lose it all unless he keeps the account and you make the new one for yourself.

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No method for that but you can keep changing the account from the iPhone and it won't delete the apps from the second account

Transfer Existing Number between accounts, with out the penalty of a New 1 or 2 year agrement..

I currently have 4 Cell Phones on my Personal Verizon Account and have been with Verizon for longer than I can remember. None of my lines are under any type of Time restrictive agreement (i.e. One or Two Year). The company I work for uses Verizon as well and said they will pay for on of my lines, if I transfer it to their Business Account. I was told by a Verizon Representative that because all of my contracts/agreements are more than 13 months old that when the day comes to transfer my phone number back to my Personal Verizon Account I "Will Not" be forced into a new 1 or 2 year agreement. (i.e. Existing Personal VZ Number, with no pending agreements, transferred to a Business Account and when transferred back I will not be forced into a New early termination agreement...) Is this correct?

This is a personal observation. I would not transfer the line (number) to your company. First reason once transferred to them the line now becomes the companies property.
Usually a company will issue a line of service and device if they require you to have one for work use.
Secondly, the company will have total access to your calling, texting and internet history. Not good.
Third, transferring the number back to you at a later date may not be possible. You would be doing an assumption of liability on the line even though you previously owned the line. Credit check and possibly a security deposit. And your plan or service may be impacted in ways I am not thinking of.
When I was in charge of adding users to our account we opened the line and number and had total control of the billing and use of the line.
A few employees would use their own cells and submitted the copy of their invoices with work calls highlighted. This was also a nightmare especially not really knowing if the calls were business or personal. We forbade the practice.
Good Luck

HT204053 Can you assign an existing Apple ID to Family Sharing and specify it as a Child account?

Create an Apple ID and added to Family Sharing but want to change it to a Child account. I didn't want to use the @icloud.com address as it already has an existing email address. Is this possible?

Hello chrismccreery,
After reviewing your post, I have located a couple articles that may help you. The first will aid you in setting up an Apple ID as a child in Family Sharing. The second article will explain iCloud email aliases in which you can choose at will in most cases:
For more about Family Sharing:
Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids - Apple Support
For iCloud email aliases:
iCloud: About your @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com email addresses - Apple Support
Depending on when you created your iCloud account, your iCloud email addresses and aliases may end with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com domains. Learn how these email addresses are granted.
Review these scenarios to see which one applies to you:
If you created an iCloud account on or after September 19, 2012, your email address ends with @icloud.com. Learn more about @icloud.com mail addresses.
If you created an iCloud account before September 19, 2012, or moved to iCloud with an active MobileMe account before August 1, 2012, you have both @me.com and @icloud.com email addresses.
If you had a working @mac.com email address as of July 9, 2008, kept your MobileMe account active, and moved to iCloud before August 1, 2012, you can use @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com email addresses with your iCloud account.
In each case, you can sign in to iCloud with either your @icloud.com email address or the Apple ID that you use with your iCloud account.
If you created one or more email aliases for your account, be aware of the following:
You can change or delete an email alias, but if you delete an @mac.com or @me.com email alias, you can't add it back to your iCloud account.
You can't sign in to iCloud.com with an email alias. Sign in with your @icloud.com email address or the Apple ID that you use with your iCloud account.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

Is it possible to create a new iCloud account and permanently transfer existing store purchases to it?

Is it possible to create a new iCloud account and permanently transfer existing store purchases to it?

Thank you for taking the time to try to answer my question. Let me phrase it slightly differently...
I have a very old appleid that I've used for store purchases. I had a MobileMe account that was upgraded to iCloud. I'd like to merge the account data. I've been hoping Apple would come up with a solution to this, but they haven't yet.
So, I'm wondering if I should make a new account of some sort and try to transfer data to it from both of the old accounts. It sounds like that can't work.
I suppose then that the only thing to do is manually transfer all the information from the old MobileMe account to the primary appleid (which is some sort of iCloud + Store combination, no?). That might not be that hard to do, but it is somewhat high risk.

Make an existing Apple ID a child account

I had previously set up an account for my kids but had to give a fictitious birth year to do so. Now with family sharing I want to change the birth year but am not able to do so. Do I need to delete this apple ID and start new?

You will need to create a new account (you can't delete an iTunes account and all downloads done by the account will remain tied to it), child accounts can only be created by a family organiser as part of family sharing : Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids - Apple Support.

Can i transfer my backup from one laptop to another?

I have my backup of apps and music stored in one laptop's iTunes account, how can I transfer my backup from one laptop to another?

iTunes downloads are not stored in a backup (that contains documents, files, camera roll photos, app content/settings etc), neither are the contents of the device's Music and Videos apps - instead a restore would look to pick up your music, films, apps etc from your iTunes library.
Your backups are stored under :
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
The "~" represents your Home folder. If you don't see Library in your Home folder, hold Option and click the Go menu.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
To quickly access the AppData folder, click Start. In the search bar, type %appdata%, then press Return.
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
To quickly access the Application Data folder, click Start, then choose Run. In the search bar, type %appdata%, then click OK.
You will need to copy the entire backup directory and copy it into the relevant directory on your other laptop - it should then automatically be picked up by that computer's iTunes and show on the Devices tab in Edit > Preference (iTunes > Preferences on a Mac) on it.
To copy your iTunes library between computers : How to move your iTunes library to a new computer.
You can also use home sharing to copy content between computers : iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer.

HT2688 how to transfer music from my itunes account to my husbands new iphone

I have an existing itunes account which my husband had purchased music on and now he has a new iphone and, of course, his own itunes account. I have synced but have only managed to download all his apps to my computer...but he still has no music. I have turned on the home share but still hasn't worked. when I've looked online for assistance it says to "turn on the settings for iphone>settings>ipod... well has has no ipod (other than nike + ipod), so I went to settings>music>and signed in to home sharing with his own account ID and PW.... any body have a solution?

I'm confused.
You don't transfer music from an iTunes account. You transfer it from an iTunes library. Plug in the phone and sync it.
rmoutdoor wrote:
I have an existing itunes account which my husband had purchased music on and now he has a new iphone and, of course, his own itunes account.
Okay.
I have synced but have only managed to download all his apps to my computer...but he still has no music.
You have sync'd your iPhone or his iPhone?
I have turned on the home share but still hasn't worked
Are you trying to Home Share between different computers?
Or between iTunes libraries on the same computer?
Are you using the same computer? Different computers?
Are you using the same computer login or do you each have your own?
If he purchased music previously on your account, is this music in your iTunes library? His iTunes library? Is there only one iTunes library?

I received an ebook from another source. Can I transfer it into my iBook account?

I received an ebook from another source. Can I transfer it into my iBook account?

The problem could be that you don't have enough storage on the device itself, not on iCloud. Go to Settings>General>Usage to see how much "Storage" you have available. Farther down the list is the available storage on iCloud.
Also check:
Go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backups>Manage Storage; there, tap the device you need info on and the resulting screen lists Backup Options with which apps store data on iCloud.
A device needs many MB of storage in order to perform a backup to iCloud.

How do I transfer "device backup files" to a new computer?

How do I transfer "device backup files" to a new computer?

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How can i transfer my music from one account to another on a different computer?

So i have an itunes account on dell laptop and i share that account with other famliy members. I recently bought a mac pro and wanted to create a new account that way i can use icloud, is there any possible way to transfer everything from my old library to my new one or will i lose everything i had on my phone and ipods? Or is it possible to have one account but multiple icloud accounts?

lisafromwindermere wrote:
I want to start my own account separate from my parents. Can I transfer my music from one account to another? If so, how?
Lisa,
Just get copies of the song files and add them to your iTunes library. With the exception of any DRM-protected files (purchased before mid-2009 and never upgraded) they will play fine, even though they are technically associated with the original account.

I want to transfer funds from one itunes account to another....How?

How can I transfer funds from one itunes account to another?

If they include a completely unspent gift card's balance, click here and ask the iTunes Store staff to put it back onto the card. Aside from this, it's not possible.
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HT204266 How can I transfer money from my US account to my Mexican account?

I have a slight problem. Someone brought me a $25 iTunes card from the US (I currently live in Mexico). The problem is, I couldn't use that card with this account, for it is only for purchases in the Mexican store. For that reason I had to use it with another account I had from when I lived in the US. The problem is it won't let me buy anything because it needs me to verify my method of payment or something. It won't accept my credit card for some unknown reason. This is getting annoying, because I have $25 I simply can't use. Is there any way I can transfer that money to this account?
Thanks in advance.

No.
Gift cards are country specific as are itunes stores.
A U.S card can only be used in the U.S. You cannot use it from another country.
Sorry

HT3819 How can I transfer songs from my ITunes account to my daughter's who has a different Apple ID but same account info?

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Purchases cannot be transferred between different Apple IDs.

HT1711 can u transfer music from one itunes account to another if belonging to the same household

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