Change Apple log in details

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Good day to all.
When I had this apple MacBook I made a big mistake I used an email to login.Is it possible to change this login details And save all the info that is in the apple cloud system ??.Looking back it was a silly mistake as it was all new to me.
Many thanks.

David
 
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The email address you used to create an iCloud/Apple ID is now your official login. You may be able to use an alias?

I just found this,

About your Apple ID email addresses - Apple Support

Learn how to add, change, or delete the different types of email addresses that you can use with your Apple ID account.
support.apple.com support.apple.com

You may also want to read this one,

Use your Apple ID with iCloud

Learn about settings related to iCloud, including your Apple ID, iCloud features, and iCloud storage.
support.apple.com
 
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Tomos said:
Good day to all.
When I had this apple MacBook I made a big mistake I used an email to login.Is it possible to change this login details And save all the info that is in the apple cloud system ??.Looking back it was a silly mistake as it was all new to me.
Many thanks.

David
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David, your post is slightly confusing to me. Can you clarify exactly what you are logging into? You say it's a MacBook, in which case you might be talking about your account ON the machine, then talk about the Apple cloud system, which is something else. So, what is the account? Your account on the Mac, an iCloud account, or something else?
 
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Thanks once again.

log into iCloud.
 
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Why do you think using an email address as your Apple ID was a mistake?
You don't really have much choice. You need a verifiable email address to complete the process of creating an Apple ID.
If you no longer have access to that email address you used it's easy enough to change it. (See previous posts)
I set my Apple ID up with the one email address I had at the time, later changed it to a Gmail account that is my personal email and has been for 20+ years.
 
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Okay thanks for your help. It was just a thought.
many thanks to all.
 

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