Two apple IDs into one... how can i do this?

I have an old email address linked to my main apple account and now have an new email, which i accidentally set up an apple ID for. I want to use this new email on the old Apple ID account. Can you help please?

Posted on Dec 5, 2023 2:39 AM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2023 9:03 AM

If you have not used the new account for anything then simply request the account be deleted. You will not, however, under any circumstances be able to use that email address as the ID for your old account.


From: How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support

"Can I use the primary email address for my deleted Apple ID account to create a new Apple ID or with another existing Apple ID account?

No, once your Apple ID is deleted, you can't use the email address that you used with it to create a new Apple ID. In addition, you can't use that email address with another existing Apple ID except as a rescue [notification] email. Also, if your primary Apple ID email address is with a Custom Email Domain, it can never be reused to create an Apple ID after your Apple ID is deleted, even if the domain ownership changes."


For information about how to delete an Apple ID account, read this support article —> How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support


If you do have valued content in the new account then please reply saying so and I can post a long reply telling you how you can do your best to merge the accounts. This is not something Apple formally supports and is only partially successful.

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Dec 5, 2023 9:03 AM in response to Thommo143

If you have not used the new account for anything then simply request the account be deleted. You will not, however, under any circumstances be able to use that email address as the ID for your old account.


From: How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support

"Can I use the primary email address for my deleted Apple ID account to create a new Apple ID or with another existing Apple ID account?

No, once your Apple ID is deleted, you can't use the email address that you used with it to create a new Apple ID. In addition, you can't use that email address with another existing Apple ID except as a rescue [notification] email. Also, if your primary Apple ID email address is with a Custom Email Domain, it can never be reused to create an Apple ID after your Apple ID is deleted, even if the domain ownership changes."


For information about how to delete an Apple ID account, read this support article —> How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support


If you do have valued content in the new account then please reply saying so and I can post a long reply telling you how you can do your best to merge the accounts. This is not something Apple formally supports and is only partially successful.

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