Merge accounts and/or transfer purchases

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Merge accounts and/or transfer purchases

Hi guys,

I would like to ask how to merge 2 Apple IDs or transfer purchases on one account to another?

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Detail: I have 2 Apple IDs, one of them was my old email account that I no longer use and that one I had purchased 19-20 apps. Now my new account which I’ve been using heavily on iCloud, datas, phone and iPad, everything. It’s just getting annoyed to sign in to old account when I need to download or update the purchased apps. Is there any way to transfer or merge them together? Because I don’t want to pay again for the apps, it’s just ridiculously unsatisfied.

Posted on Sep 22, 2019 7:42 PM

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Eric Root

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Sep 22, 2019 7:51 PM in response to RayKarma

You can't merge accounts or transfer purchases between accounts. You can try setting up Family Sharing between the 2 IDs if you want to be able to share purchases made with the IDs.

Family Sharing

Family Sharing - Set up

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Sep 22, 2019 7:54 PM in response to RayKarma

There is no way to merge the purchase history of two AppleIDs. For future reference, if your email changes, do NOT create a new AppleID. Just edit the primary email address of your current AppleID - Change your Apple ID - Apple Support and About your Apple ID email addresses - Apple Support

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RayKarma Author

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Sep 22, 2019 8:08 PM in response to Eric Root

Yes that makes senses. However, I created family sharing which the new account is the host (as advised). Everything done, the old one now in my family sharing. However, I still cannot download the purchased apps (that I made on the old one) from my new account.

Procreate, for example, it’s still asking me to purchase.

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Eric Root

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Oct 7, 2019 7:42 AM in response to RayKarma

Since setting up Family Sharing, have you logged out of the App Store/iTunes and back in?

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