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me and my husband share an apple id how can I change that without losing information on the phone I want to change the apple id

how can I get my husband off my Apple ID without him losing everything



Posted on Sep 14, 2021 2:14 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2021 2:38 PM

Well … you just need to “rip off that bandaid”


High level process: (not all “details” listed)


1) Create a new AppleID for one of you.


2) One of you completely “sign-out” your devices from the old account and “in” on the new one


3) Create a “Family” - with the original AppleID as the “organizer” - to share purchases, storage, and other services.


4) Manually transfer items to the new account by best available means. (e.g. AirDrop, iMessages, etc. )


The KEY is that the “original” account remains effectively untouched; then you’ve got all the time in the world to move/duplicate items to the “new” account.


The short-term “pain” of the spin-off will pay off w/ much improved performance and security.

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Sep 14, 2021 2:38 PM in response to meganneedshelpplease

Well … you just need to “rip off that bandaid”


High level process: (not all “details” listed)


1) Create a new AppleID for one of you.


2) One of you completely “sign-out” your devices from the old account and “in” on the new one


3) Create a “Family” - with the original AppleID as the “organizer” - to share purchases, storage, and other services.


4) Manually transfer items to the new account by best available means. (e.g. AirDrop, iMessages, etc. )


The KEY is that the “original” account remains effectively untouched; then you’ve got all the time in the world to move/duplicate items to the “new” account.


The short-term “pain” of the spin-off will pay off w/ much improved performance and security.

me and my husband share an apple id how can I change that without losing information on the phone I want to change the apple id

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