What to do with family sharing when a spouse dies
My husband passed away, and I need to combine our apple accounts, to make sure I don't lose his music, playlists, photos, purchases, etc. How can I do this?
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Merging Apple accounts (IDs) or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely.
Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. https://discussions.apple.com/message/33333380#message33333380
Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252468781?answerId=254653802022#254653802022
Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.
Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201060
Set up Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201088
For information as to 'How to request access to a deceased family member's Apple accounts'', click here --> https://support.apple.com/HT208510
However:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/icloud/en/terms.html
D. No Right of Survivorship
Except as allowed under Digital Legacy and unless otherwise required by law, you agree that your Account is non-transferable and that any rights to your Apple ID or content within your Account terminate upon your death. Upon receipt of a copy of a death certificate your Account may be terminated and all content within your Account deleted. Contact iCloud Support at https://support.apple.com/icloud for further assistance.