Arturias95
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Q: little brother messed up my apple id

So my little brother made a new account from my old account making me create a new apple id. How can i get the apps i bought with my old account back without buying all of them again?

itunes, iOS 10.0.2

Posted on Oct 17, 2016 11:58 PM

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Q: little brother messed up my apple id

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  • by King_Penguin,Helpful

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Oct 18, 2016 12:25 AM in response to Arturias95
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    Oct 18, 2016 12:25 AM in response to Arturias95

    How did he create a new account from it ? Accounts can't be deleted (except potentially by iTunes Support if you contact them and they agree to do it), so your old account will still exist. If it now has a different primary email address on it use that to download updates to its apps and/or redownload its past purchases - you can't use a new account to do that (unless you rebuy and download them), all content is permanently tied to the account that downloaded it

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    Arturias95 Arturias95 Oct 18, 2016 12:25 AM in response to King_Penguin
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    Oct 18, 2016 12:25 AM in response to King_Penguin

    this was long ago, i had an iPod linked with my email, i bought an iPhone and gave my iPod to my little brother. when he tried to make an apple id instead of creating a new one, he switched the email to his keeping all the stuff the I bought. after that i had to create another apple id using a different email. so now i can't use the apps i originally bought.

  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Oct 18, 2016 12:30 AM in response to Arturias95
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    Oct 18, 2016 12:30 AM in response to Arturias95

    You will either have to use that account with your brother (anything that you bought or downloaded on that account is tied to it), or rebuy and download the items that you now want on your new account so that you can use the new account with them

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    Arturias95 Arturias95 Oct 18, 2016 12:42 AM in response to King_Penguin
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    Oct 18, 2016 12:42 AM in response to King_Penguin

    do you think if i call apple support they can somehow transfer or make it possible for me to redeem the apps that i lost??

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    King_Penguin King_Penguin Oct 18, 2016 12:48 AM in response to Arturias95
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    Oct 18, 2016 12:48 AM in response to Arturias95

    Very doubtful, when you buy or download something on an account you are only getting a license to use that content on that account, it's never been possible for users to transfer content between accounts. If you want to try contacting iTunes Support use the 'contact us' link at the bottom right of every page on here.