Will I lose any data if I switch mail address associated with my Apple ID from @gmail.com to @icloud.com?

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Will I lose any data if I switch mail address associated with my Apple ID from @gmail.com to @icloud.com?

I am thinking about switching my Apple ID mail address from @gmail.com to @icloud.com. Basically just changing the mail associated with my Apple ID. If I do so by changing mail address in Reachable At: on iPhone will I lose any of my data(iCloud Drive data, contacts, photo, purchases, subscriptions)? Also my @icloud.com mail that I want to switch to is already located in “Reachable At:” section. So will I be even able to switch mail associated with Apple ID from @gmail.com to @icloud.com if that @icloud.com mail is already in my “Reachable At:” section but not the one which I log in to iCloud with?

Posted on Aug 3, 2022 6:00 AM

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Eric Root

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Aug 3, 2022 10:47 AM in response to PseudoTech

You shouldn't loose any data or photos.

Based on what I have read, I suggest you leave your Apple ID email address as a 3rd party email address because you have more flexibility if you need to change the email address. For example, if the Apple ID got compromised, you can change it to another address. I also have read of many people who were locked out of their accounts when they forgot their password. Since the recovery email address is the @iCloud email address, if you forget your password, you also can't access your email to get emails from Apple to recover your account. You can set a rescue email address, but for some people, this hasn't worked.

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