Apple mail error: Account already exists

2016/01/21 by Sebastian Viereck

I have set up my email addresses using Apple mail problem, that I an account could add, because the error message always came, that the Account should already exist (even though he of course did not).

The problem

My iCloud account was set as my same email address “already exists” E-Mail Adresse: .

The solution

I've added address email in Apple mail to your iCloud account , Thus there was no duplicate E-Mail addresses and I could my Use address, without getting the error message during Setup.

Instructions for Apple Mail

Mail (top right) -> Accounts
Select iCloud account links
Click on mail in the box to the right
a-@icloud.com find address and confirm
finished

Then the email can be added to mailbox without the obstructive error message.

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Caro on 2016/05/25 at 20:48 said:

Super thank you
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Sascher on 2016/06/12 at 07:12 said:

Thanks to your instructions, finally worked.
Thanks for that
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ajaysa321 on 2016/06/21 at 21:14 said:

Better than Apple ! Thank you
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U.Liebig on 2016/07/13 at 10:50 said:

Don't understand the explanation at all. Is ,,bar@icloud.com” a fancy address. And why not more twice the first address by entering another.
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U.Liebig on 2016/07/13 at 10:50 said:

Don't understand the explanation at all. Is ,,bar@icloud.com” a fancy address. And why not more twice the first address by entering another.
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HerzblattHexe on 2016/07/22 at 13:34 said:

Many, Thanks for the great tip! I was here on the exasperating!!
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Nick on 2016/07/23 at 15:07 said:

Thought I had it already, Conflict of an Apple ID address using a setup of an email account under the same email.
Past that was times, in my Mac Book by 2011 It's always still so only recently it won't do. Thanks to all your post now well.
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WW on 2016/07/31 at 17:54 said:

With the iPad that work address without @icloud.com, I could easily activate my t-online E-mail account. Why is that different Pro on a Mac?
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Mario on 2016/08/29 at 14:58 said:

Thank you, worked in now!
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Anna on 2016/09/11 at 12:38 said:

did work! thank you!
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Jessy on 2016/09/18 at 13:21 said:

Thanks for the great tutorial, was already the despair!!!
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Nadja on 2016/10/03 at 20:53 said:

Thank you for the great tutorial. Wanted to throw my MacBook already out the window!
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Nicole on 2016/10/05 at 08:02 said:

Super, very thanks for this, have doctored around days…
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Steffen on 2016/11/06 at 10:13 said:

Thanks for the tip !! Worked great.
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Thomas on 2016/11/06 at 19:23 said:

Hello,
thank you, has worked well. Since one should come on it
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Franzi on 2016/12/05 at 10:57 said:

Super Tip, has saved me lots of time!
Thank you!
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Pipo on 2017/01/02 at 13:32 said:

Thank you for this simple but effective tip!!
Would it have come by itself..
LG
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Peet on 2017/01/12 at 09:55 said:

Super Info! Thank you
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Thomas on 2017/02/04 at 00:01 said:

short and light described and very helpful thank you
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Lol on 2017/03/08 at 20:04 said:

Dude thank you Apple ^^ more weaves in some ways around as pubescent children ..
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Kev on 2017/04/28 at 14:07 said:

Itself 2017 up to date. Thank you so much!
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Novel on 2017/08/03 at 14:25 said:

Moin, me that was something different.
-> Settings
-> iCloud
-> iCloud account log out
-> Then go back to settings
-> Internet accounts
-> Add account
-> Finally again iCloud enable
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- Anonymous on 2018/07/23 at 20:58 said:
  
  Super thanks!
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- Anonymous on 2018/10/22 at 16:36 said:
  
  Very good note. Otherwise it should not have gone with me!
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- Caro on 2018/10/23 at 09:15 said:
  
  For me, the error only on logout settled resolve. Very good note, Thank you! Otherwise I'd still be down.
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- Anonymous on 2018/11/18 at 19:05 said:
  
  Thank you very much. With me it worked well.
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Phil Ryan on 2017/08/05 at 09:56 said:

Great, but doesn’t get Apple to address this bug.

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Fery on 2018/02/06 at 22:27 said:

Under settings, account passwords
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- Fery on 2018/02/06 at 22:28 said:
  
  Can enable address for mail and notes automatically email man
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