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sue fox
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Q: changing icloud email address

I made a typing error in my email address, which is very annoying, how do i change it, re-register, it doesn't seem possible

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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 4:08 AM

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sue fox

Q: changing icloud email address

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Helpful

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Mar 13, 2013 4:14 AM in response to sue fox
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    Mar 13, 2013 4:14 AM in response to sue fox

    Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account).

     

    However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) (New aliases can only be @icloud.com ones; @me.com addresses cannot now be created.)

     

    You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account, move it to another account, or reactivate it if you delete it.

     

    More information on aliases here:

     

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

  • by sue fox,

    sue fox sue fox Mar 13, 2013 8:28 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Mar 13, 2013 8:28 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Thank you so much for your prompt reply