Creating a New Apple ID without Losing Any Photos, Data, Apps?

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Creating a New Apple ID without Losing Any Photos, Data, Apps?

Is it possible to create a new apple id without losing any photo, data, or apps? My mother apple ID account was made by my sister from a while back. Therefore, the login id is not my mother's name. But she does know the password to her current apple id. Since then she had used every new apple product with that Apple ID account.

Her main concern is...

losing her photos that she has currently on her phone dating back from 2011. I don't know if this is on her current apple id cloud, or the actual phone's memory itself. (if someone can let me know how to double check its on the phone hard memory)
Her Candy Crush levels. She plays this game constantly and is worried that her progress would be wiped away if she made a new Apple ID account on this phone.
Her music

I understand certains Apps can be reinstalled and and logged in with the corresponding login info i.e. banks, gmail, youtube.

Thanks!

iPhone 5, iOS 10

Posted on Nov 22, 2020 6:43 PM

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Eric Root

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Nov 22, 2020 7:50 PM in response to ironmanbatman

You can't create a new Apple id without losing any photo, data, or apps.

Your mother can do an Apple ID email address change if that is the problem. Note the restrictions in the article.

Apple ID Name Change.

What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support I suggest doing this before you change your Apple ID or password.

If your mother needs to change the name associated with the Apple ID, log into the ID, and in the first section, click Edit. That should allow her to change the name associated with the Apple ID.

Apple ID - Manage

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Nov 22, 2020 7:50 PM in response to ironmanbatman

Why exactly do you need to create a new Apple ID?

If she knows the password and can access it what’s the need to create a new one?

If she just wants to give it a different email address, that can be done without creating a new one, and has the benefit of keeping all associated data intact.

As suggested by Eric above, just update the email address for it if that is what you want to change.

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