Two Apple ID's

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Two Apple ID's

I have been helping my Dad who has been an apple user for a very long time, during this time he has created two Apple ID's which we at first resolved by him no longer using one of them. So here is what I have and hoping there might be an easy solution and not resetting the devices.

So here is what I have two apple ID's one is on the iMac "@charter", the other is being used on iPhone and iPad "@mac" the one on the iMac is the one we no longer want to use, but it contains all the software updates for this machine. OSx Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite and other applications, i.e.iPhoto, iMovie and 3rd Party apps.

My question is it possible without doing a erase and reinstall of Mountain Lion to get the @mac to have the updates for OSx and all applications.

Currently what we are doing is the @mac address contains all iCloud information, but the @charter account is periodically logged into on the iMac to check for updates from the App Store.

Any ideas or help will be appreciated.

Mike

Posted on Aug 31, 2015 8:13 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 31, 2015 8:17 PM in response to Kahunadude

You can sign the @charter ID into iCloud and keep the @mac ID signed into the App Store. Just sign in the @charter ID into iCloud under System Preferences. Keep the @mac ID signed into the App Store - with the App Store open, click on Store in the top menu, then make sure the @mac ID is signed into the Store. If it isn't, sign it in there.

Cheers,

GB

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Aug 31, 2015 8:30 PM in response to gail from maine

Okay so want to do it the other way around, @mac is iCloud and all apps for iPad and iPhone, but the @charter is the one that the app store is using for the updates for the iMac. But the iMac and iPad and iPhone are all on the iCloud at the @mac ID.

Going to give that a try. Thanks!

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Answer 3

Aug 31, 2015 8:56 PM in response to Kahunadude

OK, sorry - got it backwards.

So, sign the @mac ID on to iCloud, and leave the @charter ID signed into the App Store. As far as the iTunes Store goes, you might want to sign the @mac ID in there, since your iOS device apps were purchased using that ID.

Best of luck!

GB

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