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Apple ID locked and I can't reset my password

I have an account with the email address called email@icloud.com, recently i found out what my password was for this account. However, it was locked out. I tried to reset my password, but my backup email address was actually the same email address as my apple id, and I forgot all my security information. So, i couldn't log in back to that account or reset the password. What's worse is the fact that my old account is actually in my grandma's Ipad which i can't access because it requires me to login back to gain access. And another bad thing is that i had that account in my old phone which cannot be turned on because the power button wont work and it wont turn on when charging. Is there anyway i could gain access back to that?


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Posted on Mar 18, 2022 4:06 AM

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Posted on Mar 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Hello NigelPlayz,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. For help with resetting your Apple ID password, start with the steps in this article:


If you forgot your Apple ID password


If you still aren't able to reset the password, whether because of inability to access trusted devices or other issues, you will want to start account recovery. This article explains more:


How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple ID password


Take care.

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Mar 19, 2022 8:00 AM in response to NigelPlayz

Hello NigelPlayz,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. For help with resetting your Apple ID password, start with the steps in this article:


If you forgot your Apple ID password


If you still aren't able to reset the password, whether because of inability to access trusted devices or other issues, you will want to start account recovery. This article explains more:


How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple ID password


Take care.

Mar 19, 2022 8:23 AM in response to NigelPlayz

If you are being told there isn't enough information to reset them, contact Apple ID Support.


If you don't know the answers, if the steps in the article below don’t work, contact Apple ID Support, although based on multiple posts I have read, they will not help you recover the answers to your security questions.


 Apple ID - If you forgot the answers to your Apple ID security questions.      *


From the article below. 


Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.


Security and your Apple ID.    *


Apple ID - Official Apple Support.    -


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.  * (Link doesn't always load)  


Get Support   - Work through the screens to get a chat option. 


Apple Support schedule phone call. -


Apple on Twitter


See if anything here helps. 


Solution to the forgotten Apple ID security questions.  -


If you are being told there isn't enough information to reset them, contact Apple ID Support.


If you don't know the answers, if the steps in the article below don’t work, contact Apple ID Support, although based on multiple posts I have read, they will not help you recover the answers to your security questions.


 Apple ID - If you forgot the answers to your Apple ID security questions.      *


From the article below. 


Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.


Security and your Apple ID.    *


Apple ID - Official Apple Support.    -


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.  * (Link doesn't always load)  


Get Support   - Work through the screens to get a chat option. 


Apple Support schedule phone call. -


Apple on Twitter


See if anything here helps. 


Solution to the forgotten Apple ID security questions.  -


If necessary, if  you are the original owner, contact Apple. Apple can remove the ID  if provided the required paperwork to include the original purchase receipt with the serial number on it. 


Request additional support for unlocking your device.    -


You used to be able to take the device, the original purchase receipt with the serial number, and a photo ID to the nearest Apple Store (if it has reopened) and have them remove the ID. This may have changed, so call the store before going to make sure they can help.


Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple.   



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