How do I remove an alias from my Apple ID?

Did anyone solve this? I had my phone stolen 4 years ago and they somehow linked to my cloud. I have had there stupid ****** for all this time with no idea how to delete.

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@Roger,

Man.. I just read the whole thread and probably you are trying to help, but you don't! you just irritate everyone here, provide misleading information and don't pay attention to what people write.

Just as an example -

- The guy with the stolen phone.. he just wrote that "my phone stolen 4 years ago and they somehow linked to my cloud." and then he wrote again "I have an alias on my iCloud.com that I cannot remove from settings."

- The divorced lady had mentioned everything from the beginning, and was clear from her writings that she understands the issue and what is being considered as aliases etc..

In both of those cases and additional ones on this thread you constantly think that people are dumb, and only you for some reason can comprehend the concept of aliases and the confusion that apple created. In the way you "HELP" people you discourage them from looking for help in this thread and the forum general.

Thanks you for your help. But please try being more productive. There is no need to write the same thing 10 times if someone reads the whole thread he'll understand what the aliases are all about.

In other words - If you want to help - just help. Don't try to prove to people that they don't understand something that they clearly stated that they do.

Thanks for the suggestion but it does not work if the email is xxx@icloud.com

Frankly I’m surprised Apple doesn’t want to reclaim its disused email addresses.

This doesn't appear to be related to the subject of this thread. If your stolen phone appears in your list of devices you can remove it. But it's not clear exactly what the issue is.

Yes it is. I have an alias on my iCloud.com that I cannot remove from settings. Is there a way to remove this alias? I have the same issue as a bunch of other people in this thread.

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Family login payment

I called in the apple support regarding it & they suggested for a fresh installation for Mac computer , if alias is created in iOS device you have to send duplicate copy of invoice to them , once the identification is done , it can be removed from the apple server ( can take time may be a month ) .

I don't see how reinstalling the OS is going affect the removal of aliases, which is done on the iCloud website. And I assume we are talking about aliases in the sense of additional addresses? People tend to call the initial iCloud address an alias when it's different from the Apple ID, but it isn't.

I have the same problem; when i first setup the apple ID through a friend, now his email is in my apple ID as reachable (Alias), email.. so im afraid he would have access to all my icloud and stuff.. and there ain't any way me to remove the alias.. need help... this is a huge security and privacy issue apple need to fix immediately.. the lawful owner or the person who has this apple ID, shall have the option to remove alias (Reachable) email ids..

Your friend can only access your iCloud data if he knows both your Apple ID and your password. The fact that you have is address associated with the account doesn't give him access. His address shouldn't be an alias - you wouldn't be able to add an existing @icloud.com address to your account as an alias. If you've simply entered it as a 'reachable address' then it's not part of the account, simply an alternative address Apple can use to contact you if there's a problem; and you should be able to change it. If you can't you should contact iCloud Support. Go to https://getsupport.apple.com . Click' See all products and services', then 'More', then 'iCloud', then 'Account and Setup', then 'Troubleshooting iCloud account issues'. Then click 'No thanks. Continue' to be offered contact methods.

Unfortunately, as of now, you can not remove an Alias of an Apple ID. If you call Apple, they may be able to, but it would be a long process. You might wait weeks or months to hear back about it and even then, they still might deny your request to remove that alias. However, it's still possible and worth a try.

HI cateyes3,

in my case no, it was not possible to resolve Because it was the IMAP email address. To get rid of it would mean setting up a whole new Apple ID and therefore the loss of all app and music purchases I'd made.

I only see the offending email address if logged in on settings so just have to put up with it.

if it's not the IMAP one you should be able to delete it in settings when logged into iCloud email. Click the gear icon on the bottom left, then edit settings.

good luck,

My problem is for instance email A is my current email address that I have changed the password several times, but when I go to system preferences its asking for the password to email B which is the default address that pops up even though its an "alias" address. My password to email A has been updated but does not allow me to close out of system preferences because its asks for the password to email B. I keep getting the response your iCloud account cannot be deleted at this time. I have reinstalled the OS but whenever I try to change my display it takes me to system preferences asking to confirm my password, when I put the password in it keep saying it cannot close.