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iCloud email password that is NOT my Apple ID

How do I find or change the password on an iCloud email address that is NOT my Apple ID email address?

iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 3, 2020 7:16 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2020 10:06 AM

If the mail address that is example1@icloud.com is always an Apple ID yet not signed in Mac system preferences ( in fact you had a different Apple ID right now signed in say example2@gmail.com its password can be found if you have set up iCloud Keychain https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204085

https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/passwords-devices-ipada39a7fa0/14.0/ipados/14.0

from the keychain access of Mac https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/keychain-access/kyca1085/mac

Open keychain access in the section iCloud use its spotlight search and type the mail address in it , you as an administrator can only find it ( it will prompt to enter admin password ) to find the password for mail address .


About switching address there are two ways change from appleid.apple.com see the article https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667

If iPad is also synced with Mac then you have to follow https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204071

The second way is sign out existing Apple ID address from Mac system preferences and sign in with desired mail address .

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Nov 4, 2020 10:06 AM in response to Chatoyant23

If the mail address that is example1@icloud.com is always an Apple ID yet not signed in Mac system preferences ( in fact you had a different Apple ID right now signed in say example2@gmail.com its password can be found if you have set up iCloud Keychain https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204085

https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/passwords-devices-ipada39a7fa0/14.0/ipados/14.0

from the keychain access of Mac https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/keychain-access/kyca1085/mac

Open keychain access in the section iCloud use its spotlight search and type the mail address in it , you as an administrator can only find it ( it will prompt to enter admin password ) to find the password for mail address .


About switching address there are two ways change from appleid.apple.com see the article https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667

If iPad is also synced with Mac then you have to follow https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204071

The second way is sign out existing Apple ID address from Mac system preferences and sign in with desired mail address .

Nov 4, 2020 9:28 AM in response to tygb

Totally not helpful but apparently I can't select NO as an answer. Failed again, Apple!


It is a @icloud.com address. My actual Apple ID is NOT @icloud.com. But the password is only "saved" with Apple and on the computer I created it on and is no where to be found so I cannot add the account to my other devices. It won't add it automatically and I'm trying to switch over to the iCloud address but I can't just delete a 30 year old Apple ID and start over.

iCloud email password that is NOT my Apple ID

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