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The email address associated with my Apple ID will soon be discontinued (it's related to my actual job). I have two products registered with this account. What can I do? I already have another Apple ID with a gmail account with which I would like to associate these products. Thanks in advance.
You cannot merge two accounts. A purchase is forever linked with the ID details used at the time.
But you can change your email address ... though I believe, only to a new email address not previously used.
See the link below. Item 7 in particular.
The email address I would like to use is already an Apple ID. Can I unregister my products from my old account and register them back with the new account?
No. As I previously mentioned ... Purchases are forever tied to the original purchase account details. But you can change the email address as I showed you but not to one in use or previously used.
I know, many people find it a nuisance but the system is proof of original ownership and the complexities of rights make it the best that can be offered.
Thanks for your reply. Actually, there is an "Unregister" button for each device in my account: that means that the product can be untied from the original purchase account... Am I wrong?
My fault. As I read your post I construed it as purchases rather than products. All the same ...
You do not have any particular products shown in your profile.
Nor do you mention any particular products in your question.
That would have helped to avoid the problem since you asked the question in the Mac App Store, too.
As things are there is no longer a necessity to register products as service is based on the serial number.
I've just unregistered a product from one account and registered with the other. It actually worked.
Well done.
Hope you will now update your profile to show the products you have, the model identifier, the OS Xs or iOS systems etc. All very helpful to those trying to answer questions.
Discontinued email address as Apple ID
