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Q: Two iCloud accounts - moving photos

I have an iCloud account that I've been using mostly for photo storage. iCloud account #1 matches a shared email address (email1). There's a great deal of photos in that account now.

 

email1 cloud account is being used on my iPhone, Macbook and iPad.

I want to make it so email1 cloud account is ONLY used on the iPad and email2 cloud account is used on my iPhone and Macbook.

 

I have a new email address and don't want to use my old email address/iCloud account any more for photo storage, but I do want to keep it open for purchases only (I am giving my iPad to my grandmother and want to keep paying for her apps etc with the email1 iCloud account). I am currently paying for extra cloud storage with email1. My phone and Macbook Pro also use the email1 account for sign in. I want to take it off these devices but keep it on the iPad.

 

I created a new iCloud account with the new email address (email2). How can I move email1 photos in the cloud to email2 cloud and switch my iPhone and Macbook to email2 cloud account?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.5

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 8:51 AM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 2, 2016 1:48 PM in response to m@c16
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    Sep 2, 2016 1:48 PM in response to m@c16

    On the Macbook, open Photos and ensure all iCloud Photos are there. Then stop syncing in Photo and System Preferences/iCloud . Sign in with the new ID and resume syncing. Once you determine the Photos are at iCloud.com, change the phone ID.