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How to deal with two Apple IDs, well, kind of

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Reader Dave Smith, a newish Apple user, is confounded by Apple ID. He writes:</p>

Not being an Apple person I didn’t understand the whys and wherefores of an Apple ID when I bought my first devices. As a result, I have two Apple IDs. One I use for my iPods and iPhone and the other for my iPad. This causes me some grief over time as I sometimes have plugged one in for syncing when the other profile was in place. I’d like to get rid of one and consolidate. Is there any way to do this?

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You were doing so well up until you mentioned “consolidate.” And there’s the rub. Apple does not allow you to consolidate two Apple IDs. A couple of years ago there was some talk of this as an upcoming feature, but it didn’t materialize. Rather, Apple embarked on its Family Sharing (http://www.macworld.com/article/2358484/getting-familiar-with-family-sharing.html) effort, which isn’t the same thing.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2879576/how-to-deal-with-two-apple-ids.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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