Apple ID - cant reset if no RK or Trusted Device

Then:

created an Apple ID identity on appleid.apple.com April 2019

turned on Two Step verification

snapshot from event shows  "Trusted Devices" =  "No Devices Available" 

does show my iPhone phone number


Today: I don't seem to have the RK (recovery key) 


Attempts:


1 iforgot.apple.com leads to RK - no go 


2 Apple Support app just leads to a page requiring the RK 


3 iCloud on my iPhone - if I click on "use different Apple ID" we are back to a circular reference where the "forgotten your Apple ID or password" link merely reappears. 


4 "If you're unsuccessful using any of these methods,..." there's no prompt to enter any such "account information", only the RK prompt again



















MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 6:43 PM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2020 9:41 AM

I was able to solve this issue, here's how I did it:


  1. I connected and mounted all my backup drives to my Mac laptop.
  2. I used Houdahspot (but Apple's Spotlight or Smart Search capability might also work) to find all images created on the same date as the one snapshot I could find on my computer related to the event from April 2019. I used Houdahspot's "local volumes + user home" search scope feature.
  3. I sorted by date
  4. I started previewing any image files from that date and low and behold, I had screen shotted the required info.
  5. Thank the stars! Im back in and created a new RK, and can use my account.

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Jun 7, 2020 9:41 AM in response to Eric Root

I was able to solve this issue, here's how I did it:


  1. I connected and mounted all my backup drives to my Mac laptop.
  2. I used Houdahspot (but Apple's Spotlight or Smart Search capability might also work) to find all images created on the same date as the one snapshot I could find on my computer related to the event from April 2019. I used Houdahspot's "local volumes + user home" search scope feature.
  3. I sorted by date
  4. I started previewing any image files from that date and low and behold, I had screen shotted the required info.
  5. Thank the stars! Im back in and created a new RK, and can use my account.

Jun 7, 2020 9:21 AM in response to NITEBOATER

on the link you've provided, for anybody else monitoring this thread is the following ominous warning:


  • Remembering your password
  • Keeping your trusted devices physically secure
  • Keeping your Recovery Key in a safe place

If you lose access to two of these three items at the same time, you could be locked out of your Apple ID permanently.


I don't remember my password

I don't have the RK


This warning should be on the Apple ID account creation screen, eh?

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