HT201342: Using your @icloud.com email address

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EricDavid

Q: my 8 year old somehow accessed my icloud set up page and created an email address that i'd now like to change.  is it possible to set up a different icloud email address once one has already been established?

is it possible to change an icloud email address once it's been established and linked to an account?

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Posted on Sep 2, 2013 2:32 PM

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Sep 2, 2013 2:50 PM in response to EricDavid
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    Sep 2, 2013 2:50 PM in response to EricDavid

    You cannot change your main address, but you can create an alias address to use that will receive email in your current iCloud inbox.  This article explains how to create an alias address: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2622.

     

    Just be aware that alias addresses cannot be used to create a new iCloud account, nor can they be moved to another account or be reactivated should you ever delete them.