Hi Guys, I have an iCloud email address I no longer need/want, it is NOT the primary email address for my Apple ID, only connected to my Apple ID. How do I delete it? in order to then create a new iCloud email address. please see attached for reference. TIA
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Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account) nor delete it from existence.
However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.)
You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a
Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account) nor delete it from existence.
However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.)
You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a
An iCloud address depends on creating an iCloud account: this isn't the same as creating an Apple ID but is a second step, signing in with the ID in System Preferences/Settings>iCloud. To create a new account you would have to create a new Apple ID - for which you would need another email address - and then create the account as above. The sign-in for iCloud doesn't have to be the same as that for iTunes. Note that signing out of the original account will remove it from your devices, but it will still exist on the server - however you can just ignore it. Emails sent to it will stay there until the storage is filled up, at which point they will be bounced.
Hi Roger,
thanks for you rapid response and its just as I thought 😟
You mentioned "(short of creating an entirely new account)" just to clarify, do you mean a new Apple ID?
Many thanks 🙂
How do I delete iCloud email address from existence
