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How do I Delete old Apple ID

How do I delete an old inactive Apple ID.? It keeps asking me for a password but the id is inactive so it won't accept. I can set up I cloud on my new ID

iPhone 5s, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 24, 2013 5:49 AM

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Posted on Jan 20, 2017 11:54 AM

You can reset an account's password via http://iforgot.apple.com


Or, and if you were the original purchaser of the device (i.e. it wasn’t bought used), you could try going to an Apple

Store (make a Genius Bar appointment if you do) or try contacting iTunes Support online (https://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html) and see if they can remove the device from the account - they are likely to want to see proof of ownership before they might help e.g. original receipt with the serial number on it

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Jan 20, 2017 11:54 AM in response to Vibefly71

You can reset an account's password via http://iforgot.apple.com


Or, and if you were the original purchaser of the device (i.e. it wasn’t bought used), you could try going to an Apple

Store (make a Genius Bar appointment if you do) or try contacting iTunes Support online (https://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html) and see if they can remove the device from the account - they are likely to want to see proof of ownership before they might help e.g. original receipt with the serial number on it

Sep 2, 2017 7:31 AM in response to Axeman1020

Is there a way to tell which apps are associated with the old id? Or do I have to delete all my apps and start all over again?

I signed into my apple id, updated it with a new email address, deleted the old one from the account. Then I signed out of everything icloud, itunes, app store, on both my iPad and Macbook. Then signed back in with the newer email address. I still get the pop up with the older email address. Isn't it technically still the same account just a newer updated email address.

Oct 6, 2017 5:07 PM in response to Axeman1020

Apple totally *****, my main email is linked to an old Apple ID that is no longer in use, and now I can’t even use my main email with my new iphone and new Apple ID. Apple won’t let you delete the old Apple ID even with verification. I should have stayed with Samsung. 👎-1F3FD;👎-1F3FD;

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