Can not change Apple ID to alias

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Can not change Apple ID to alias

I need to change my Apple ID to one of my aliases since I created it a long time ago and now this strange Apple ID is showing up when sending people an calendar invite :(

Changing the Apple ID to an alias should be possible as per https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT202667

However, when I try to do so I can only choose to change my main Apple ID to the variants of @me.com, @mac.com and @icloud.com but not the several other aliases (of course with @me.com, @mac.com and @icloud.com) I have.

My aliases are all available under https://www.icloud.com/mail/

What am I doing wrong?

Posted on Jun 17, 2020 1:34 AM

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donv_the_ghost

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Jun 17, 2020 3:22 AM in response to bellringer79

You should be able to do what you want. But, I don't understand this sentence: "However, when I try to do so I can only choose to change my main Apple ID to the variants of @me.com, @mac.com and @icloud.com but not the several other aliases (of course with @me.com, @mac.com and @icloud.com) I have." Please explain.

Here are the more current instructions for changing an Apple ID.

See Change your Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667.

And see What to do after you change your Apple ID or password https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204071 (supplementary to what the fist link says)

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Jun 17, 2020 4:20 AM in response to bellringer79

Right, but that does not mean you can't do it. Look in your Apple ID account (https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin) and see what is available to you again. name@me.com and name@icloud.com (current) are the only aliases you can have. See iCloud: About your @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com email addresses https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201771.

"I want to get rid of bellringer79@... and instead have alexander.gloeckner@... (which I have as Apple ID alias)" Note that you cannot do that.

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bellringer79 Author

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Jun 17, 2020 4:13 AM in response to donv_the_ghost

Thanks for the answer. The newer instructions does not contain changing the Apple ID to an Apple ID alias.

I want to simple change the Apple ID (bellringer79@...) to one of my aliases, but I can only choose:

bellringer79@mac.com

bellringer79me.com

bellringer79@icloud.com (current)

I want to get rid of bellringer79@... and instead have alexander.gloeckner@... (which I have as Apple ID alias)

screenshot https://share.getcloudapp.com/4gujjdPw

Hope that makes sense.

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bellringer79 Author

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Jun 17, 2020 5:33 AM in response to donv_the_ghost

Ok got it, so the so those iCloud Mail aliases doesn't count to the Apple ID alias. https://share.getcloudapp.com/kpu550jv

That's unfortunate that there is no way or migration available. OK thanks for your help.

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Jun 17, 2020 5:38 AM in response to bellringer79

That is correct. And you are very welcome. Be safe.

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