How do I delete @me.com account but keep my @icloud.com account

How do I delete @me.com account but keep my @icloud.com account?


When I log into iCloud I see both accounts but there is no way to delete the @me.com account.

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 11:37 AM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2020 1:49 PM

You originally had a MobileMe account, and the login was also the @me.com address you created. When iCloud replaced MobileMe you got an @icloud.com address (& login) with the same text before the '@'. These are in effect the same address: you cannot delete one of them: they are not separate accounts. Just ignore the @me.com address, and use the @icloud.com address to give to people and as a login.


You can also add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) These can only be @icloud.com addresses (and you can't log in with them) - there's something to be said for not giving out an address which is also your login.


You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.


More information on aliases here: https://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a


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Apr 12, 2020 1:49 PM in response to Community User

You originally had a MobileMe account, and the login was also the @me.com address you created. When iCloud replaced MobileMe you got an @icloud.com address (& login) with the same text before the '@'. These are in effect the same address: you cannot delete one of them: they are not separate accounts. Just ignore the @me.com address, and use the @icloud.com address to give to people and as a login.


You can also add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) These can only be @icloud.com addresses (and you can't log in with them) - there's something to be said for not giving out an address which is also your login.


You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.


More information on aliases here: https://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a


Apr 12, 2020 1:54 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Thanks for your quick reply. It shows up on my iPhone as well but will not let me remove it there as it says it is used by iMessages and FaceTime but I removed that email from both of those. I do not mind that Apple changes things but since this is not an alias they should allow me to remove this. Thanks again.

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