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How to recover an old Apple account?

If I lost my phone number and have virtually none of the verification methods to access my old account besides the fact that it is genuinely my actual Apple account, which also just so happens to be comprised only of my actual legal name, how do I regain access to this old very important account info?


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Earlier iPhone models

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 1:30 AM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2023 2:18 AM

In that case you might have to use the Account Recovery process, as described in this article:

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

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