Family Sharing

If you sign in to the iTunes Store or App Store using a new Apple ID, you’ll lose the ability to download previously purchased content from

your old Apple ID. If you have an Apple ID you don’t use any more, you can use Family Sharing to access content you purchased using that ID. (Family Sharing is a way for up to six people to share their previous purchases using different Apple IDs.)

In System Preferences > iCloud, make sure you’re signed in with your new Apple ID, then click Set up Family. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a family group. Once this is done, return to System Preferences > iCloud and click Manage Family. Click the ‘+’ button to add a family member and enter your old Apple ID. Enter the password for your old Apple ID to link it to Family Sharing.

Go to the iTunes Store or App Store to view and download purchased content – not just from the Apple ID you’re currently signed in to, but for any of the Apple IDs used by family members, which include your old one. Not all apps can be downloaded this way. Check an app’s info summary on its App Store page to see if Family Sharing is supported.