How to recover pictures from old iCloud account I forgot when upgrades

Recover old pictures from old ID

Posted on Aug 26, 2018 5:34 AM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2018 2:18 PM

Sign in with the old ID, recover the photos, then sign in with the newIDD.


There may be some data loss, but you can minimize it. If syncing photos with iCloud, ensure Optimization is turned off in Settings/Your Name/iCloud/Photos and/or in Photos/Preferences/iCloud. Then make sure full resolution photos are on the device/computer. When signing out of iCloud, if asked whether you want to retain data, choose yes. Messages conversations will be lost if they are addressed to the ID. See the article below for other places that the old ID should be removed. Also see Winston Churchill's response in the below discussion


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Aug 26, 2018 2:18 PM in response to nasrabjss4

Sign in with the old ID, recover the photos, then sign in with the newIDD.


There may be some data loss, but you can minimize it. If syncing photos with iCloud, ensure Optimization is turned off in Settings/Your Name/iCloud/Photos and/or in Photos/Preferences/iCloud. Then make sure full resolution photos are on the device/computer. When signing out of iCloud, if asked whether you want to retain data, choose yes. Messages conversations will be lost if they are addressed to the ID. See the article below for other places that the old ID should be removed. Also see Winston Churchill's response in the below discussion


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Apple ID email address or password - What to do after you change


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