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If I lost my 28 character Recovery Key what can I do?

If I lost my 28 character Recovery Key what can I do?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 18, 2022 9:41 AM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2022 2:28 AM

I can’t it won’t let me because it keeps asking me for my password that I let apple “generate a strong password” which is in the keychain that I can’t access because I don’t t remember the keychain generated password so it tells me to reset my password which I can’t because I don’t have the 28 character key. So what are my other options please?

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Oct 29, 2022 2:28 AM in response to Eric Root

I can’t it won’t let me because it keeps asking me for my password that I let apple “generate a strong password” which is in the keychain that I can’t access because I don’t t remember the keychain generated password so it tells me to reset my password which I can’t because I don’t have the 28 character key. So what are my other options please?

If I lost my 28 character Recovery Key what can I do?

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