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Hi wanting to restore from iCloud back up
I definitely know My Apple ID
however when I put in it’s not correct
I actually don’t recall setting up an icloud
password Is the email address linked to my Apple ID what is required or is there a separate iCloud password. TIA
iPhone 4s, iOS 8
It is impossible to create an iCloud backup - let alone restore an iCloud backup - without having previously set-up and used an AppleID.
If you have forgotten your AppleID credentials, they can be recovered here:
To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:
Unless you AppleID account has not been fully/correctly configured, or has been seriously neglected, recovery of the AppleID and password should not be difficult.
More information about recovery of your AppleID:
If you forgot your Apple ID - Apple Support
More information about recovery of your AppleID password:
If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
When you recover access to your credentials, you would be well advised to log-in to your AppleID account from a web browser - and verify/update any email addresses and trusted telephone numbers:
It is impossible to create an iCloud backup - let alone restore an iCloud backup - without having previously set-up and used an AppleID.
If you have forgotten your AppleID credentials, they can be recovered here:
To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:
Unless you AppleID account has not been fully/correctly configured, or has been seriously neglected, recovery of the AppleID and password should not be difficult.
More information about recovery of your AppleID:
If you forgot your Apple ID - Apple Support
More information about recovery of your AppleID password:
If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
When you recover access to your credentials, you would be well advised to log-in to your AppleID account from a web browser - and verify/update any email addresses and trusted telephone numbers:
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