Cannot change my Apple ID

MY Apple ID is an email address that is no longer in existence. When I try to update my storage plan that email address shows as my ID and I don't know the password. i have changed my ID in itunes and use a new password

there but when I try to buy more storage the old email shows in the pop up under my name and asks for a password which I do not remember. How can I fix this?

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1, I don't know Op Sys of returned IPa

Posted on Aug 2, 2016 3:23 PM

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Aug 2, 2016 4:49 PM in response to Wild rose715

Ok, Apple certainly doesn't make it easy sometimes.


You can have multiple Apple IDs. In turn, you can use the same one for both iTunes & iCloud ... or you can use separate ones for each of them. This is where it can get tricky.


In my case, I do have two Apple IDs and I use one for iTunes & the other for iCloud.


Regardless on how you use them, each Apple ID is unique. Each comes with its own iCloud storage. They also have their own email address. It's easy to 'mix them up.'


Ok, with all that said. If you don't remember the password for either Apple ID account that you have, Apple has the iForgot recovery website. I suggest that you go there, hopefully, to be able to reset the password.

Aug 2, 2016 4:48 PM in response to Tesserax

TThanks. I have a support case number but they said I need to go to an Apple store and they will wipe it clean and start over.

WE do not have a laptop or PC to back anything up so hopefully the Apple Store can do that.

I Do not want to lose documents and 780 songs that my son shares to this iPad.

nearest Apple Store is 130 miles from here so I almost think I buying a new iPad or MacBook might be the way to go.

thanks for all your help. I am over 70 so tech things aren't easy for me.

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