Can I have 2 email addresses with iCloud

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Can I have 2 email addresses with iCloud

Can I have 2 "separate" email addresses with iCloud ?

For many years I've been using 2 Verizon POP accounts. I'm now looking at switching to a provider that I can use with the Mac Apple Mail program that would be IMAP.

I have read about setting up iCloud alias email accounts. But I have read that when an email is sent to the alias email account, it is passed on to the primary email iCloud account. This would do me no good. I want to have 2 email addresses with 2 inboxes and 2 Sent boxes, (as I now have with Verizon).

Thanks!

Posted on Jun 24, 2016 9:39 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 24, 2016 11:03 PM in response to Ziatron

Yes, you can set up as many iCloud (or other types of) email accounts as you wish. When you open the Mail app on the Mac, click on Accounts under Mail in the top menu bar.

Then click on the iCloud in the pop-up box, and you will see the following:

Click on the "Create Apple ID" option and then set up a new iCloud.com email address.

You can then view your primary email address and your secondary email address in your mailbox separately:

Now in my Email App:

You can see that each of my mailboxes has two entries. One for iCloud (which is my primary iCloud account email) and one for my second iCloud address. The mail for each of them is kept separate, and I only have to expand the Inbox to display them, then click on the one I want to review the mail on.

Cheers,

GB

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LACAllen

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Jun 25, 2016 12:34 PM in response to Ziatron

Using a rule, you could have the 2 inboxes, but not the 2 outboxes with an alias using iCloud Mail only.

If you will be using the Mail app on a Mac, you could get all of this using Mail's more sophisticated rules. A separate INBOX and SENT box for your iCloud alias. without the need for a separate iCloud email address/account.

Gail's suggestion is simpler.

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léonie

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Jun 25, 2016 1:57 PM in response to LACAllen

. without the need for a separate iCloud email address/account.

And Gail's solution has the added benefit of more free iCloud storage because of the second AppleID.

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Ziatron Author

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Jun 25, 2016 8:15 PM in response to gail from maine

Yes, you can set up as many iCloud (or other types of) email accounts as you wish.

Thanks, I'm glad to hear this. So if one can set up several iCloud email addresses why does Apple even bother with aliases?

Like many people, I want separate email addresses for business personal etc. Thank you for the detailed instructions.

I currently have a Apple account, that I use for iTunes, iPhone apps and Mac apps. The email address associated with that Apple account is not a ".icloud" address. I assume this fact doesn't matter when I go ahead and set up my 2 iCloud email addresses?

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Ziatron Author

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Jun 25, 2016 8:20 PM in response to LACAllen

Using a rule, you could have the 2 inboxes, but not the 2 outboxes with an alias using iCloud Mail only.

I guess I'm missing something. It seems like your method is the hard way. Why not just set up 2 email addresses? I don't know what could be simpler.

If you will be using the Mail app on a Mac, you could get all of this using Mail's more sophisticated rules. A separate INBOX and SENT box for your iCloud alias. without the need for a separate iCloud email address/account.

Yes, I will be using the Mail app on a Mac Pro Tower.

without the need for a separate iCloud email address/account.

I already have an Apple account, (not using a @iCloud address) I thought I could just go ahead and create 2 iCloud email address with the one account I already have?

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Ziatron Author

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Jun 25, 2016 8:24 PM in response to léonie

And Gail's solution has the added benefit of more free iCloud storage because of the second AppleID.

In the past, I have tried separate accounts for my wife and I. I know this is controversial, but we went back to having just one account and we like it that way.

I'm happy to buy more storage from Apple if I need it. We love the simplicity of just one account.

I currently have a Apple account, that I use for iTunes, iPhone apps and Mac apps. The email address associated with that Apple account is not a "@icloud" address. I assume this fact doesn't matter when I go ahead and set up my 2 iCloud email addresses?

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LACAllen

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Jun 25, 2016 8:27 PM in response to Ziatron

Which is why I said Gail's solution is simpler.

Gail's suggestion is simpler.

My option would be if you did not, for some reason, want to create another separate iCloud account. It can be done with aliases and rules.

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Answer 8

Jun 25, 2016 8:35 PM in response to Ziatron

Correct. The additional email address does not need to be an iCloud.com address, as I indicted in my reply: you can set up as many iCloud (or other types of) email accounts as you wish

Cheers,

GB

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Answer 9

Jul 12, 2017 12:11 PM in response to gail from maine

How?

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Answer 10

Jul 12, 2017 1:03 PM in response to eugeniatexas

If you have a question, please state it completely and clearly.

GB

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