How do I delete an alternative Apple ID

How do I delete an alternative Apple ID?

Posted on Jan 18, 2014 7:24 AM

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Jan 18, 2014 11:54 AM in response to mznursie

Is it listed as an @icloud.com, @mac.com, or @me.com email address? Post a screenshot of your main page of the appleid.apple.com page, but be sure to cover up the username part of the email address, as well as your personal information. Just show us the part of the email after the '@'.


As far as deleting Apple IDs, that actually can be done by Apple Account Security, but it's a painstaking process, and you would permanently lose all purchases associated to that Apple ID, and that primary email address can never again become an Apple ID.

Feb 20, 2014 11:30 PM in response to PhilipRoy

Hello sorry

But if I have app I'd.

And for some reason attached to my main id I see a alternative id why I cannot remove ?

A person in one other country use this alternative id related with my credit card.

I want to know how to split at lest this 2 I'd .

When I want to reset the password all the info go to this alternative id.

I cannot change my password .

I m the responsible of my id and I cannot manage it.

Can some one tel me how to fix it

Thanks

Dec 4, 2015 8:39 PM in response to mznursie

I have an answer for those who may have had the same problem as I just did. I had an Alternative Apple ID that I wanted to remove and use for my primary Apple ID because my current Apple ID was no longer valid.


  1. Added new alternate email address to Apple ID and verified the address.
  2. Deleted alternate email address I wanted to make the primary address.
  3. Went to Password & Security section.
  4. Updated the Rescue Email Address to the newly added alternate email address added in step 1.
  5. Went back to Name, ID and Email address section.
  6. Edited the primary email address to be the alternate email address deleted in step 2 and verified it.

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