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How to change Apple ID on iCloud without losing data stored on iCloud?

I recently changed my email address on iTune which lead to AppleID name changed. Many pictures were stored in iCloud with previous AppleID but can't login on iCloud now becuase of that. Not able to change AppleID on iCloud settings on iPhone(IOS6). How to change AppleID on iCloud without losing pictures already stored in iCloud with the previous AppleID?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 13, 2012 4:05 PM

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Jul 21, 2017 8:45 AM in response to Jamszee

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Nov 13, 2012 5:24 PM in response to Hurry Cane

If you have photos in photo stream that aren't in your camera roll and that you haven't backed up anywhere else you will need to save these to your camera roll first. To do this, open your photo stream album on your iPhone in the thumbnail view, tap Edit, tap all the photos to select them, tap Share, then tap Save to Camera Roll. When you move to the new iCloud account (ID) they won't be in your photo stream, but you will still have them in your camera roll.


After doing so go to Settings>iCloud on your phone and turn all data you are syncing with iCloud (contacts, calendars, etc.) to Off. When prompted choose to keep the data on your iPhone. (If you are syncing iWork documents with iCloud, also open your iWork apps and turn off iCloud syncing and choose to keep the documents on your phone.) After everything is turned off, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account. Next, set up a new iCloud account using your other ID, then turn syncing for your data (contacts, etc.) back to On. When prompted, choose Merge. This will upload the data to your new account.

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