iCloud account linked to company email

Hi,

I have an iCloud account which I use on my company iPhone and therefor is linked to my company email address. So the primary account and log in ID, is my company email address.

What can I do if I would leave the company but still want to have access to this iCloud account (since all my photos, contacts, etc, is stored here)?

I would assume that my email address will be blocked and deleted when I leave the company.


Would it be possible to link this iCloud account as well to my private email?

I know you can add accounts via 'Reachable at ..' but I'm not sure if that will still work if my primary address will be blocked/deleted.

Thanks in advance!


Posted on Jan 17, 2020 4:39 AM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2020 4:57 AM

You will need to change your Apple ID from the company one to a new address (you can't have both at the same time).


  1. Firstly, sign out of iCloud on all your devices: go to each of your devices and sign out in System Preferences (or Settings)>iCloud - 'Sign out' on a Mac, 'Delete this account' on an iOS device (this will not delete the account from the server). If you have 'Find My iPhone' etc enabled you will need to disable it first. Your synced data will disappear from your devices but will reappear when you sign back in.
  2. Create a new email address, for example  at Yahoo or Gmail, or anywhere convenient (or you can use an existing address as long as it is not associated with an Apple ID). You can change it to another Apple address only if it's listed when you click the link to change (in practice this means your main @icloud.com address, and the equivalent @me.com and @mac.com versions if you have them: it does not include email aliases).
  3. Go to http://appleid.apple.com and click 'Manage your Apple ID'. Sign in with the current ID.
  4. Where it says 'Apple ID' and gives your current ID email address, click 'Change your Apple ID'.
  5. Enter your new address and click 'Save changes'
  6. Sign back into iCloud on all your devices with the new ID and password. Your synced data will reappear (give it time).


I reiterate - before you start, sign out of iCloud on all your devices. Failure to do this will lead you into difficulties.


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Jan 17, 2020 4:57 AM in response to Didier7900

You will need to change your Apple ID from the company one to a new address (you can't have both at the same time).


  1. Firstly, sign out of iCloud on all your devices: go to each of your devices and sign out in System Preferences (or Settings)>iCloud - 'Sign out' on a Mac, 'Delete this account' on an iOS device (this will not delete the account from the server). If you have 'Find My iPhone' etc enabled you will need to disable it first. Your synced data will disappear from your devices but will reappear when you sign back in.
  2. Create a new email address, for example  at Yahoo or Gmail, or anywhere convenient (or you can use an existing address as long as it is not associated with an Apple ID). You can change it to another Apple address only if it's listed when you click the link to change (in practice this means your main @icloud.com address, and the equivalent @me.com and @mac.com versions if you have them: it does not include email aliases).
  3. Go to http://appleid.apple.com and click 'Manage your Apple ID'. Sign in with the current ID.
  4. Where it says 'Apple ID' and gives your current ID email address, click 'Change your Apple ID'.
  5. Enter your new address and click 'Save changes'
  6. Sign back into iCloud on all your devices with the new ID and password. Your synced data will reappear (give it time).


I reiterate - before you start, sign out of iCloud on all your devices. Failure to do this will lead you into difficulties.


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