Apps installed by old iCloud login, how to handle w/ new iCloud?

[nquinn]

On a work machine I had my personal iCloud logged in to install a few apps until I signed out and created a new work-specific icloud email account.

With those current Applications installed, they now seem to refuse to update unless I login with my old personal email.

What's the best way to resolve this? Do I just need to uninstall completely and re-install under the new iCloud name?

 

[chrfr]

Do I just need to uninstall completely and re-install under the new iCloud name?

Yes, that's really the only way to resolve it. (You just need to delete the app, but you can leave all your documents and data.)

 

[nquinn]

Yes, that's really the only way to resolve it. (You just need to delete the app, but you can leave all your documents and data.)

Thanks that's what I figured, handling it now.

I also had some problem where when I setup iCloud on the new machine it kept prompting me for the local password on my old laptop which never worked. It finally just took away the option and told me to proceed dropping the old encrypted files. (I'm assuming it just lost keychain stuff)

 

[HDFan]

With those current Applications installed, they now seem to refuse to update unless I login with my old personal email.

Unfortunately you can't transfer purchased apps from an older ID to a new one. You can setup family sharing with all of the old IDs. When you go to update an older app it will usually ask you for the password for that older ID.

 

[madeirabhoy]

On a work machine I had my personal iCloud logged in to install a few apps until I signed out and created a new work-specific icloud email account.

With those current Applications installed, they now seem to refuse to update unless I login with my old personal email.

What's the best way to resolve this? Do I just need to uninstall completely and re-install under the new iCloud name?

ignore me, saw this on the recent posts and didnt realise it was about on a mac and not on an iphone til i typed a reply.