You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

I have two apple id's. How do I combine them?

I got an iPod in 2009 and opened an Apple account under my email that I had at the time. Then, 10 years later I bought a MacBook and provided my current, correct, email address. Now I have two apple ID's. If I purchase apps or music, my receipt goes to an email address I no longer have access too. I have dealt with this for over 2 years. Does anyone know of a solution?

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 3:44 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 4:02 PM

This “workaround” all based on the assumption that you’ve purchased a lot of music that you simply don’t want to walk-away from.


It also asumes that you DO have access to the AppleID of your “music” account.


Apple accounts can’t be merged.


However, AppleIDs CAN be changed.


So at the high level:


1) Change your music AppleID to an e-mail address which you DO control.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667


Then if desired:


2) Set up “Family Sharing” between your “new music” AppleID and your “everything else” AppleID.


Hopefully, someone else here might chime-in w/ a better alternative. 🤞

Similar questions

2 replies
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Sep 27, 2021 4:02 PM in response to TerriLR

This “workaround” all based on the assumption that you’ve purchased a lot of music that you simply don’t want to walk-away from.


It also asumes that you DO have access to the AppleID of your “music” account.


Apple accounts can’t be merged.


However, AppleIDs CAN be changed.


So at the high level:


1) Change your music AppleID to an e-mail address which you DO control.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667


Then if desired:


2) Set up “Family Sharing” between your “new music” AppleID and your “everything else” AppleID.


Hopefully, someone else here might chime-in w/ a better alternative. 🤞

I have two apple id's. How do I combine them?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.