HT201342: Using your @icloud.com email address

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tkbales

Q: I'd like to know why they keep making MORE ACCOUNTS!?   They wanted you to make a 'Mobile Me' account, then they were suppose to combine the me account with a new me account; now an icloud account.

What a mess.  My original iTunes account was set up using my ISP address, then Apple wanted me to make a 'Mobile Me' account to place stuff in a 'Cloud'; then they did away with 'Mobile Me', and made another cloud and wanted me to use another address.  My understanding was that the orignal 'Mobile Me' address was going to be consolidated with the newer 'Me' address, then all my addresses were duplicated more than once.   Now I have my orignal ISP address, the mobileme.com address, two or maybe three 'Me.com' addresses, and now a 'iC

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 7, 2012 5:25 PM

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  • by John Galt,Helpful

    John Galt John Galt Nov 7, 2012 7:04 PM in response to tkbales
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    Nov 7, 2012 7:04 PM in response to tkbales

    From iCloud: Using your @icloud.com email address:

     

    Note: No matter which address you choose to send email from, you will continue to receive all email sent to your @me.com, @mac.com, or @icloud.com email addresses directly in your iCloud inbox.

  • by Julian Wright,Helpful

    Julian Wright Julian Wright Nov 7, 2012 11:55 PM in response to tkbales
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    Nov 7, 2012 11:55 PM in response to tkbales

    They are all the SAME ACCOUNT. If you don't want to use this additional, OPTIONAL email address that Apple has offered you, then don't. JUST IGNORE IT.

  • by tkbales,

    tkbales tkbales Nov 8, 2012 3:51 PM in response to Julian Wright
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    Nov 8, 2012 3:51 PM in response to Julian Wright

    That does help to know that they are 'The same account', and I do want to use the '@iCloud.com' address, but I have several folders and emails in the 'me.com' address (one in particular) and I'm wondering if there is a quick way to convert all of it or transfer all of it into the icloud account.   If your answer is correct, and they are the same account, it should already be done, correct?

  • by Julian Wright,

    Julian Wright Julian Wright Nov 8, 2012 3:54 PM in response to tkbales
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    Nov 8, 2012 3:54 PM in response to tkbales

    You don't need to convert or transfer anything. If you don't want to use this optional @icloud.com email address, just ignore it and do nothing.

  • by jshilaire,

    jshilaire jshilaire Nov 8, 2012 6:24 PM in response to John Galt
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    Nov 8, 2012 6:24 PM in response to John Galt

    That sounds nice, but these email addresses are tied to Apple IDs as in my case. I ended up having 2 Apple IDs with purchases from the App Store. Now if I switch to this icloud.com address how will that integrate with my apple ID. Receiving email is one thing, if that's what the only purpose of the email address is for, but that is not the case. They need to pick one and KEEP it, in addition to better integrating it with purchases made under that Apple ID.

  • by Julian Wright,

    Julian Wright Julian Wright Nov 9, 2012 1:25 AM in response to jshilaire
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    Nov 9, 2012 1:25 AM in response to jshilaire

    Switching to the @icloud.com email address will not affect the AppleID you use for the AppStore in any way whatsoever.

     

    The new @icloud.com address is part of the iCloud account which you currently have the same @me.com email address for.

     

    Nothing at all to do with the AppleID(s) you use for iTunes/AppStore (unless you have the one and only AppleID you use for both).

     

    At most you should have only two AppleIDs. One for iCloud (which iCloud syncing, and your @me.com/@icloud.com email addresses are attached to) and one for the iTunes/AppStore (which your app, music, movie etc purchases are tied to).

     

    There has never been a reason for you to have multiple AppleIDs for purchases from the AppStore/iTunes Store.