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Changing Apple ID email

I just got a new macbook air and accidentally used the wrong email to log into my apple id. i have now i think created a new apple id with that email, i resigned in with the right email but want to change my apple id to use the other one but it now won’t let me.

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jan 2, 2022 7:06 PM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2022 7:40 PM

You can't use the same email address for 2 Apple IDs. You need to get another email address for the new ID.


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.


Apple hasn’t published any guidance for using an address again. Normally, if your e-mail address was associated with an ID in any way, then it can't be reused as an  Apple ID email address for approximately one year. I have also seen posts that stated Apple told them there was a 30 day waiting period before the address could be used again. You will need to get another e-mail address from somewhere like AOL or Yahoo to use as your Apple ID or you can try waiting 30 days to see if that works.



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Jan 2, 2022 7:40 PM in response to jorja150

You can't use the same email address for 2 Apple IDs. You need to get another email address for the new ID.


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.


Apple hasn’t published any guidance for using an address again. Normally, if your e-mail address was associated with an ID in any way, then it can't be reused as an  Apple ID email address for approximately one year. I have also seen posts that stated Apple told them there was a 30 day waiting period before the address could be used again. You will need to get another e-mail address from somewhere like AOL or Yahoo to use as your Apple ID or you can try waiting 30 days to see if that works.



Changing Apple ID email

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