cpobs1 Said:
"changing apple id email address i'm trying to change my apple id email address but after signing in to appleid.apple.com and clicking "change apple id," it comes up with the error message: this email address is not available. choose a different address. this is my personal gmail address so i don't know why it's not letting me add it?"
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Account Usage and Security:
I. Contact Apple Support:
Ask to speak with Apple Store Staff, and ask about your Apple ID. See if this eMail address has ever been used. They will know if that is the case.
Apple Phone Support:
II. Modifying your Credentials:
If you think you account has been mingled with by someone else, then consider performing the following:
- Modifying: your login credentials (Using Both a New eMail and a New Password for each and all sites)
- Associating: a different method of payment to your account
- Enabling: Two-Factor Authentication for Apple ID and for all other accounts that have such an applicable option
III. Malwarebytes for Mac: If you have never used it, and are getting this message, then scan for Malware:
Malwarebytes searches for malware (short for (malicious software) and spyware. It is created by longtime users of these forums making it the only reliable Security Software for a Mac.
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