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email address in iCloud

how do you change an email address in iCloud when the address is very old and you do not know the

password ?

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on May 7, 2020 2:13 PM

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Posted on May 8, 2020 2:50 PM

Hello iCloudcorrections,



Thanks for that info and for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, you want to change the email address associated with an iCloud account, but you forgot the password. To help with this, please reset the password for the account with the steps in this Apple resource:



If you forgot your Apple ID password



Then follow the steps in these Apple resource to change the email address associated with your Apple ID and what to do after changing the Apple ID and password:



Change your Apple ID

What to do after you change your Apple ID or password



Cheers!

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May 8, 2020 2:50 PM in response to iCloudcorrections

Hello iCloudcorrections,



Thanks for that info and for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, you want to change the email address associated with an iCloud account, but you forgot the password. To help with this, please reset the password for the account with the steps in this Apple resource:



If you forgot your Apple ID password



Then follow the steps in these Apple resource to change the email address associated with your Apple ID and what to do after changing the Apple ID and password:



Change your Apple ID

What to do after you change your Apple ID or password



Cheers!

email address in iCloud

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