safe to delete an apple id?

Hi, I have 2 apple IDs - name@icloud.com and name2@icloud.com. When I sign in using either one id, both are shown as under name@icloud.com account. I'd like to delete name2@icloud.com. How can I safely delete name2@icloud.com account? Will the deletion mess up name@icloud.com account? Thank you.

Posted on Apr 18, 2020 12:53 PM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2020 1:05 PM

If you have two Apple IDs, you can't sign into one and end up in the other. Perhaps, one of the emails addresses is an alias for your actual Apple ID. If I am correct, you can just quit using whichever you want. Don't try to delete anything. For information on alias of this sort, see Change your Apple ID  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667 Read these two sections very carefully to learn about aliases: How to change your Apple ID if it ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com and If your Apple ID is a third-party email address. I realize that you are not trying to change an Apple ID.

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Apr 18, 2020 1:05 PM in response to z196

If you have two Apple IDs, you can't sign into one and end up in the other. Perhaps, one of the emails addresses is an alias for your actual Apple ID. If I am correct, you can just quit using whichever you want. Don't try to delete anything. For information on alias of this sort, see Change your Apple ID  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667 Read these two sections very carefully to learn about aliases: How to change your Apple ID if it ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com and If your Apple ID is a third-party email address. I realize that you are not trying to change an Apple ID.

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