How am I goin to delete my old apple Id account? I created new account and I wanted to delete my old account and use the new one. Every time I tried to updates all,the applications the old account is popping up and I can't access it.

How can I delete my old apple I'd? Because I created new apple I'd every time I tried to updates all my application the old apple I'd is popping up.. Don't know the password in it and I don't have anymore access on the email add. I wanted to delete it and use the new apple I'd that I created. Having trouble to updates all the applications. Can someone help me please. I would appreciate it. Thank you

iPad 2, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Dec 7, 2012 6:42 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Jul 30, 2019 12:09 PM

Purchases are tied to the Apple ID account that was used to make the purchase or download forever, until Heck freezes over. So as long as apps that were downloaded with an Apple ID reside on the phone whenever they update you will be prompted for the password associated with that Apple ID. The only way around this is to delete all apps that were downloaded with the old Apple ID. If you still want those apps you will have to purchase or download them using the new Apple ID.

That's why you should never get a new Apple ID. If your email changes you need to change the Apple ID to match the new email, not create a new Apple ID account.

You also didn't notice that the post you responded to was made almost 7 years ago. Nothing has changed since then.

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Aug 15, 2019 7:36 AM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

This is really sad that I can't transfer the apps😔 Created a new apple ID and want to keep all the data on the new account.

Phil0124

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Aug 15, 2019 12:03 PM in response to frederik276

If you wanted to keep all the data, why would you create an entirely new Apple ID?

Sep 4, 2019 8:54 AM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

I want to change my apple account ***@icloud.com to ***@gmail.co.za

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Sep 6, 2019 1:08 PM in response to MariaWilkes

What does what you can do with Adobe have to do with Apple ID's?

Sep 6, 2019 9:23 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Account creation and management. I understand that 3rd party licensing ... I’m referring to the apple account. Much like any user account. From an end user perspective

Sep 6, 2019 9:26 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

You missed the point. Outside 3rd party licensing, merging two accounts should be possible, technically and legally

Billbull

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Sep 9, 2019 8:59 AM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

I have retired and my old email is the ID for my account. My old business email has been disabled. Will this have an effect on this Apple account?

Bogi12

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Nov 10, 2019 5:17 PM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

Nov 27, 2019 8:33 PM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

Why is my old account still popping up but I just made a new one?

daeonad

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Dec 4, 2019 6:40 PM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

this lady isnt giving me her log in to log out of this apple watch so what can i do

A-pp-hlp

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Dec 18, 2019 7:12 AM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

Still have an original I-Pod. Every time I go to sign in on it or on my Apple TV, the old email username pops up. How do I delete it?

Dec 18, 2019 8:10 AM in response to daeonad

daeonad wrote:

this lady isnt giving me her log in to log out of this apple watch so what can i do

Give her back her watch.

Jan 12, 2020 9:03 AM in response to EarthLover_11-11

Telling us what you think should or should not be won't help you. This is a user to user only forum and no one here works for or has anything to do with Apple.

Jan 12, 2020 9:12 AM in response to EarthLover_11-11

Tell Apple your thoughts. Debating this with other users is meaningless. We can do nothing to change this. Only Apple can and we don't work for Apple.

Jan 27, 2020 4:48 AM in response to Skylerneilaspillaga6

I did that too and suspect that millions of customers are frustrated by corporate service representatives that are indifferent and cannot resolve the problems.

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How am I goin to delete my old apple Id account? I created new account and I wanted to delete my old account and use the new one. Every time I tried to updates all,the applications the old account is popping up and I can't access it.