How do I use an email from a deleted Apple Account on a different account?

So, I have recently realized that I have 2 apple accounts, and I would like to delete one which has no relevant data, but my problem is that if I delete the account then the email I used can't be used for 6 years, and my issue is that I want to add this email to my main account as a backup email, maybe even make it the primary.


If I change the email on the irrelevant account, can I then use that previous email on another account?



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Original Title: changing email in apple account

Posted on Jul 18, 2025 12:32 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2025 1:48 PM

Hi,


if you change the email on the irrelevant account you can use the email on your main account after 30 days :)


See:

Change your Apple Account primary email address - Apple Support<


If you remove an email address that isn’t an iCloud email address from your Apple Account, it can’t be associated with another Apple Account for 30 days for security reasons. After removing an email address from your account, notify anyone who might contact you on Messages, FaceTime, or other Apple apps using that Apple Account email address. After 30 days, another user might be able to associate that email address with an Apple Account for Messages, FaceTime, and more.

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Jul 18, 2025 1:48 PM in response to Community User

Hi,


if you change the email on the irrelevant account you can use the email on your main account after 30 days :)


See:

Change your Apple Account primary email address - Apple Support<


If you remove an email address that isn’t an iCloud email address from your Apple Account, it can’t be associated with another Apple Account for 30 days for security reasons. After removing an email address from your account, notify anyone who might contact you on Messages, FaceTime, or other Apple apps using that Apple Account email address. After 30 days, another user might be able to associate that email address with an Apple Account for Messages, FaceTime, and more.

Jul 18, 2025 2:07 PM in response to Androish

Here's another questions regarding this. Can I just switch out the emails? Right now, the irrelevant account has email 1 and the main has email 2, so can I flip it so that the irrelevant has email 2 and main has email 1. Will it screw things up?

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