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I have an old email that was used to make my apple id. I have my new email associated with that id.

it lets me sign into under new email but verification code goes to apple id email and i cant get around this

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 5, 2021 2:21 PM

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Posted on Jul 5, 2021 7:37 PM

The old email that was an Apple ID say example2@yahoo.com but is a rescue mail , you don't remember the password of rescue mail address , you have signed in with new apple id say example1@gmail.com in mac and you try to change password using rescue mail , the rescue mail can't be accessed ( due to incorrect credentials ) or possible that old Apple ID and rescue mail address were same .


The rescue mail address is always added in the Apple ID account , sign in with Apple ID account , if it's not yet added create a web mail account say with gmail service https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441?hl=en

Make sure this mail address and password should be totally different than your Apple ID address / password see the section of rescue mail address in this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201356 in the same Mac open a new tab ( press command and T keys ) sign in with your gmail account here in the web mail account you will see this code , come to the old tab in which apple id account is already opened , fill up the code in the fields and click on done to save .


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Jul 5, 2021 7:37 PM in response to Mark102315

The old email that was an Apple ID say example2@yahoo.com but is a rescue mail , you don't remember the password of rescue mail address , you have signed in with new apple id say example1@gmail.com in mac and you try to change password using rescue mail , the rescue mail can't be accessed ( due to incorrect credentials ) or possible that old Apple ID and rescue mail address were same .


The rescue mail address is always added in the Apple ID account , sign in with Apple ID account , if it's not yet added create a web mail account say with gmail service https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441?hl=en

Make sure this mail address and password should be totally different than your Apple ID address / password see the section of rescue mail address in this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201356 in the same Mac open a new tab ( press command and T keys ) sign in with your gmail account here in the web mail account you will see this code , come to the old tab in which apple id account is already opened , fill up the code in the fields and click on done to save .


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