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Fat Yank

Q: How do I change my primary email address if there's no "Edit" button?

I want to change my primary email address from my .mac address to my .icloud address but there isn't an "Edit" button next to my Apple ID  and Primary Email Address as stated on Support page HT202667. I really need to delete the .mac address because the only thing sent to that address is spam.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), mid 2010 27" 2.93 GHz i7 16 GB SSD

Posted on May 13, 2015 7:20 AM

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Q: How do I change my primary email address if there's no "Edit" button?

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 May 13, 2015 8:04 AM in response to Fat Yank
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    May 13, 2015 8:04 AM in response to Fat Yank

    You can't do that because effectively the @mac.com, @me.com and @icloud.com addresses are the same - you can log in with any of them.

     

    What you need to do is to set up a Rule at icloud.com to divert all messages addressed to the @mac.com address to the Trash or another folder, then you won't be bothered by them.