Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
How does one change the primary iCloud account on a desktop Mac. I have changed the appleID of the primary user successfully, but there seems to be no way to change the primary iCloud account.
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
The answer is here
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4024500
Simply:
1. back up Calendar and Address book if you haven't recently
2. open System Prefs on your desktop Mac
3. open iCloud
4. on the left side, click SIGN OUT
5. say yes to the three alerts (it will delete your calendar and address book info, which will be restored once you sign in again.
6. sign in again using the primary account you want
The answer is here
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4024500
Simply:
1. back up Calendar and Address book if you haven't recently
2. open System Prefs on your desktop Mac
3. open iCloud
4. on the left side, click SIGN OUT
5. say yes to the three alerts (it will delete your calendar and address book info, which will be restored once you sign in again.
6. sign in again using the primary account you want
My current iTunes and iCloud email being used on my Mac is not my primary in settings. An original and old email that I no longer use is still the primary.
When I try to hit the - (minus) sign to delete that account, it keeps telling me to turn off all other iCloud accounts first.
I just am trying to make the new email the primary account. Why is it so **** complicated APPLE!!!
Please help...
Try System Preferences/iCloud and sign out there.
change primary icloud account
