hi,
i have two inactive appleid accounts, for over 10 years now i have not used them, i have not signed in into any of them and they are not in use on any device, why is that? i thought innactive accounts are deleted after 1 year or so of them being innactive.
thanks.
As was noted earlier, it says "may" be deleted. It is really up to Apple if they wish to bother.
the problem with that is that, to put a request for them to be deleted
you need to log in with the apple id and like i said i dont remember the
password.
So why not try to reset the password as I posted several posts ago? In order to delete the account for privacy reasons Apple will need proof that you are the owner of the account. The way you prove that is being able to log into it.
As was noted earlier, it says "may" be deleted. It is really up to Apple if they wish to bother.
the problem with that is that, to put a request for them to be deleted
you need to log in with the apple id and like i said i dont remember the
password.
So why not try to reset the password as I posted several posts ago? In order to delete the account for privacy reasons Apple will need proof that you are the owner of the account. The way you prove that is being able to log into it.
What are you seeing that is making you ask this question?
Here is what Apple says:
VII. B "In addition, Apple may terminate your Account upon 30 days’ prior notice via email to the address associated with your Account if (a) your Account has been inactive for one (1) year; or (b) there is a general discontinuance of the Service or any part thereof."
Please note the word "may" is used, not "will".
If the accounts are, in fact, still active and you want them deleted, see here:
javix83x wrote:
i can see that those accounts still exist because you can log in to them (meaning it does not say that id does not exist) and also because they are recognized in the iforgot page.
How do you know you can log into them if you don't have the passwords?
i cant log in to those accounts to delete them myself because i dont remember the passwords.
You can't delete accounts yourself ever. Only Apple can do that. So you can see if you can recover the passwords and then make a request to have them deleted. Or, just continue to ignore them.
javix83x wrote:
the thing is that if the apple ids that remain inactive were deleted after a couple of years those ids would have been deleted by now, because its been over 10-15 years of inactivity.
No one here could tell you why Apple hasn't deleted them. You can certainly contact Apple Support and see if they have any additional insight. Use the Support link at the bottom left of every page of this forum.
javix83x wrote:
i know i can log in into them because like i said it recognizes the email meaning the apple id.
I'm not sure what "recognizes the email" but, it's not really that important. If you want to delete the accounts, you'll need to recover your passwords.
true, you cant delete them yourself but you can request them to be deleted in the privacy page that apple created for you to delete the account (wich takes around 20-30 days), and also on that page you can request a copy of the data apple has on you.
i dont know if you have that on the US but here in europe we have it.
Yes, I gave you that link for requesting deletion above. So yes, I know about it.
i know i can log in into them because like i said it recognizes the email meaning the apple id.
true, you cant delete them yourself but you can request them to be deleted in the privacy page that apple created for you to delete the account (wich takes around 20-30 days), and also on that page you can request a copy of the data apple has on you.
i dont know if you have that on the US but here in europe we have it.
the problem with that is that, to put a request for them to be deleted you need to log in with the apple id and like i said i dont remember the password.
to recover the password i have to answer the security questions i created when i created the apple id over 10-15 years ago and there is just no way i remember that.
Contact Apple and see if they can help you. The people here are just consumers like yourself. Contact info. in a previous post.
This Apple article has instructions for what to do if you have forgotten your Apple account password —> If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
or go directly to this link —> http://iforgot.apple.com/
If you don't receive your verification or reset email, read this Apple Support article: If you didn't receive your verification or reset email - Apple Support
"When you make certain updates to your Apple ID, we’ll send you an email to help you complete the update. For example, you might have reset your password, reset your security questions, or added a new email address to your account."
If you find you can’t sign in, reset your password, or receive verification codes, you can request account recovery (read this support article: How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple ID password - Apple Support ) to regain access to your account. Account recovery might take a few days or longer, depending on the specific account information you can provide to verify your identity. More detail in —> Activation Lockout Issues - Apple Community
This page has telephone numbers for contacting Apple for support and service ➞ Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support
I once read Apple doesn't delete inactive ID's, but that was four or five years ago.
i can see that those accounts still exist because you can log in to them (meaning it does not say that id does not exist) and also because they are recognized in the iforgot page.
i cant log in to those accounts to delete them myself because i dont remember the passwords.
i cant reset the password because i dont have acces to that email anymore and also i dont remember the security questions after all these years.
reset the password would of been the fastest way to been able to log in again and put a request to delete the account yes.
the thing is that if the apple ids that remain inactive were deleted after a couple of years those ids would have been deleted by now, because its been over 10-15 years of inactivity.
Ten year old inactive apple id account still not deleted
