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hiflyingtiger
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Q: can i change my @icloud.com email address to another name

I didn't realize what I was doing when I set up my @icloud.com email address and chose a name I don't like. can i change my @icloud.com email address to another name?

Posted on Mar 31, 2013 2:22 PM

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Q: can i change my @icloud.com email address to another name

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Helpful

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Mar 31, 2013 3:07 PM in response to hiflyingtiger
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    Mar 31, 2013 3:07 PM in response to hiflyingtiger

    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