Migrating between two Apple IDs

You can't move content from one iTunes account to another. You can manually transfer contacts and calendars in iCloud though.

If you log into both accounts at the same time temporarily, you can drag any saved mail from one account to the other to copy them (alt-drag to just move), you can drag contacts from one account to the other, calendars is a little less straight forward.

1. Create a new empty calendar from the iCal file menu, select which account you want to create it in.
2. If you have only a few appointments you can move them individually by editing them and changing the calendar in the edit options.
3. Alternatively you can copy all the appointments in one calendar to another and delete the original.
4. To copy a calendar ctrl-click on it from the menu that appears when you select the calendar button (top left corner of iCal) and choose export (export it to your desktop for ease)
5. Double click the exported file and choose the new empty calendar to import them into.
6. Ctrl-click on the original calendar from the menu that appears when you select the calendar button and choose delete.

What exactly are you trying to do. If you are trying to use an @me address as an alternate address, that is already used for another ID, then you can't do that.

Could you explain what you mean by activate, what steps are you taking to do this.

I am now comfortably posting from my new, unified account. Thanks again!

Hi CitizenHobbes (i agree, much better id....),

Just so you know, even though you may have apps you purchased under your old Apple ID, you need not repurchase them. A single iTunes Library can hold items purchased by multiple parties. My husband and I share an iTunes Library with music, apps, etc. purchased via both of our IDs at various times.

The only real issue you may run into occasionally, is when you are trying to update an app that was purchased under your previous alias. I know my husbands password, and he knows mine. I also have an old Apple ID that some of my apps were purchased with long ago. For my "two" ids, I just keep the passwords for both of them the same, then regrardless of which one comes up asking for a password to update an app, it doesn't matter...I put in the same one either way. This makes that aspect of the double-id as seamless as possible.

Just thought you'd like to know.....

Cheers,

GB

Thanks for that. I was a bit worried about how to deal with that. I'll definitely be using my new account for future purchases, but at least I don't have to make any repurchases (although 90% of the apps I use cost $0.00).