Can I use same Apple ID on multiple Macs?

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Can I use same Apple ID on multiple Macs?

How do I change an Apple ID that is an obsolete email address on an older Apple iMac that I want to keep to my new Apple iMac with a different email address as my ID? In other words I will have the same email address Apple ID on both my old & new Mac's.

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Posted on Apr 10, 2024 5:51 PM

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Mac Jim ID

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Apr 10, 2024 6:01 PM in response to Bearcat18

A couple of points

You cannot merge 2 Apple ID's
You can change an Apple ID email address to another email that is not currently an Apple ID

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support

The 2 devices can have the same Apple ID
You will need the password of the old Apple ID to be able to sign out on that Mac. It does not matter if the email is obsolete.

I couldn't quite grasp what issue you were encountering, but there is no problem using the same Apple ID on both of your Macs.

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sberman

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Apr 21, 2024 3:25 PM in response to Bearcat18

Be very careful.

As Mac Jim ID said above, you cannot merge two Apple IDs. It sounds like that is exactly what you’re trying to do.
Each person, regardless of age, should have her/his own, unique Apple ID. Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support

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Apr 21, 2024 1:22 PM in response to Bearcat18

My wife's iPhone has the same old email address for her user id that is now obsolete, how do I change her user id to our present email address?

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