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Changing email..

I have had to change my email addy, but my Apple ID is linked to my old email , how can I change this..

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Aug 10, 2020 4:17 AM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2020 6:30 AM

Note the restrictions in the article.


Apple ID Name Change.        


 What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support    I suggest doing this before you change your Apple ID or password.

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Aug 10, 2020 5:24 AM in response to leajam2

It sounds like you are trying to use an Apple ID that is, or was, in some way, associated with another Apple ID of yours (e.g., as a reachable at email address or a notifications email address). Note that you can't use such an Apple ID for an uncertain period has passed --sometimes reputed to 30 day and sometimes 1 year. Also, I have seen that you never can use such an email address again (e.g., if the account was deleted). The last two times I saw someone claim a time period it was “up to 30 days.” I believe that up to 30 days is the current answer. But, you can contact Apple support using the options below to check out the currently quoted wait period. Also, if you need to use a new Apple ID now, then you can create a new one, although, unless you reset your device to factory fresh, it will not be the Apple ID shown on your device. See How to create a new Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204316.

 

Apple telephone support https://getsupport.apple.com/caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0245&symptom_id=23362 

Be patient. Sometimes Apple phone support is not available.

 

Apple ID Support https://support.apple.com/apple-id


Apple Support Twitter  https://twitter.com/AppleSupport There may be an hour or so wait.

 

Apple ID account security for country-specific and region-specific help https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169

Changing email..

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