Diva Satanica
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Q: change your me.com address

I need to change my me.com address as it doesn't reflect what I currently do. Is there a way to do so? I use to back everything into Google and now want everything into my Icloud. Is it possible?

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 1:32 AM

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Q: change your me.com address

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Sep 21, 2012 2:01 AM in response to Diva Satanica
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    Sep 21, 2012 2:01 AM in response to Diva Satanica

    You can't change the @me.com address which you created when your opened an iCloud account. However you can create three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main address. There's a lot to be said for never giving out the main address but using aliases, since these can easily be deleted and the main address can't. Please see:

     

    http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a

     

    However just a the moment you probably won't be able to do this. @icloud.com addresses are being rolled out over an unspecified period: you will get one without having to do anything, and it will be additional to your @me.com address. You will get a notification email when your account is updated. Please see this page:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5441

     

    New aliases will be @icloud.com, not @me.com, and you won't be able to create these until your account has been updated.

     

    As to backup, iCloud backs up your iOS device(s). It does not back up your Mac. For that you will need a third-party alternative: this page examines some options -

     

    http://rfwilmut.net/missing3