> On 17 Dec 2018, at 5:48 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Ronni, > > Apple must have changed its procedures some time back, and I had never heard > of multiple Apple passwords for different apps bought at different times. If > I had known, I would have kept track of what I bought with which password. It > is a very complex matter, and, really, Apple should be the entity to change > all the passwords for the customer. It would be easy to set up a program to > do it automatically. > > Plus, I didn’t buy iCloud: I haven’t used it before, but I wanted to get > started with it, but it would not accept either of my 2 most recent > passwords. > > If the only option is to throw the old apps out and buy new ones, then I > wouldn’t have many left, unless the pay-once protocol would allow me to get > them free. > > The instructions say, “If you are signed out, do this… and if you are signed > in, do that…” How do I know if I am signed in or out with anything? I’m > guessing I must be signed out to everything, but I don’t know for sure. > > It couldn’t be messier. Apple has lost its pristine halo in my books. In the > meantime, I am struggling to get back to my computer work. > > Pat > >
I don’t know if this will help or not, but I do actually have two Apple IDs, the result of a similar experience to yours many years ago. I actually find it quite useful to have tow different Apple IDs - I use one for my App and Music purchases, and the other for iCloud and all things related to that. I don’t find this too onerous to keep track of, and it helps to keep my Apple-related activities in neat compartments, but it’s important to note that I use only one of the IDs for purchases, and nothing else. Having multiple IDs for either compartment would lead to a nightmare situation, similar to where you are, from the sound of it. See if you can get Apple to help you to consolidate your Apple IDs into a single account. the other thing that can lead to disaster is to have multiple people using the same Apple ID, unless it’s specifically a shared account, something I try to discourage anyway unless it’s absolutely necessary because it’s a real challenge to manage properly. Just remember that any one Apple ID can have only one password - you can’t have more than one password for an account. Hope this helps to shed a little light, but in the long run a chat with someone at the Genius Bar will be your best way out of this. Kind regards, Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
