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How can I recover my GameCenter account?

Hello, I had an old game center account called "happykid99" this is basically all I know from it and would like to see if I could get it back. The email associated with it at the time was ***@******* but that email is no longer able to be used; and I'm not sure if it was even the right one.


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Posted on Aug 15, 2023 4:51 PM

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Aug 16, 2023 12:35 PM in response to carthagefan

Hey carthagefan,


As it turns out, your Game Center profile is linked to your Apple ID as shown here: Use Game Center to play with friends - Apple Support


Have you tried to regain access to the Apple ID account that is linked to that Game Center profile? Just in case, here's a guide to show you how: If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support


We hope this helps. Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.


Take care!

Aug 16, 2023 1:44 PM in response to carthagefan

carthagefan,


As a Game Center account is connected to an Apple ID as seen in Use Game Center to play with friends, is there a chance there may be another Apple ID account you had? See if you can locate any other accounts by following If you forgot your Apple ID email address or phone number.


If you are still unable to locate other accounts, contact Apple for help with your Apple ID here: Get Support.


Regards.

Aug 17, 2023 7:34 AM in response to carthagefan

Hello carthagefan,


You can only have a single Game Center account with each Apple ID. This resource has more details, for reference: Use Game Center to play with friends - Apple Support


If you still aren't able to determine the Apple ID account that you used to setup that prior Game Center account, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support: Apple Support They'll be in the best position to look into your particular situation further.


Take care.

Aug 16, 2023 1:27 PM in response to TammyW_03

Hello,

When I logged into that account it did not show "happykid99" as the username; as from what I'm reading I got my Game center account before this and the Apple ID were merged. As our family shared one Apple ID, but had different game center accounts. This is now much different and I was hoping to get some game progress I had on a few games from the "happykid99" account. Unfortunately the email I mentioned is not connected to "happykid99" and from what I understand it exists in an ether of some sort. Was hoping for some help to retrieve it.

How can I recover my GameCenter account?

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