• oldcyoa@icloud.com (I can't delete this or interact in any way)

    I think all (older) iCloud accounts have an underlying, fixed iCloud username and any third party email address you add is just a contact address.

    I think the way to get what you want is to change the email address on this account to something else, then create a brand new iCloud account with the address you want. I don't know whether it'll actually let you reuse an address straight away, of course.

  • Ugh. Think this may be the solution too. It's been a few days of factory resets / downloading and booting different OS'/updating them, so not sure I have the patience yet but I suppose now is the time to do it, (assuming, as you say, you can reuse it straight away).

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