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Apple ID / Family Sharing

Hi, my wife and I shared her apple ID for years and purchases lots of stuff on itunes etc. Unfortunately she passed away a few years ago and I have continued to use her ID on the ipad, however I have just purchased a new iPhone and had to create my own ID, but now I cannot get to the extensive music we purchased. Is there a way I can transfer the music to my new ID and close my wife's?

Posted on Jul 10, 2022 6:06 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2022 6:14 AM

No you cannot transfer purchases between Apple IDs


You could setup a Family Sharing group (free) between the two Apple IDs and enable Purchase Sharing. You can find out from this support page what can and can't be shared with Purchase Sharing: What types of content can I share with my family? - Apple Support. I believe this will work, however, I'm not sure since it's a previous purchase.


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Jul 10, 2022 6:14 AM in response to Liam_J_L_H

No you cannot transfer purchases between Apple IDs


You could setup a Family Sharing group (free) between the two Apple IDs and enable Purchase Sharing. You can find out from this support page what can and can't be shared with Purchase Sharing: What types of content can I share with my family? - Apple Support. I believe this will work, however, I'm not sure since it's a previous purchase.


Apple ID / Family Sharing

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