How can I recover an old Apple Account password of my iPad

I have an old iPad and I want to recover an old iCloud password for it.

it says Activation locked



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Posted on Dec 22, 2024 5:06 PM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2024 5:27 PM

You will need to use Account Recovery to gain access to the account first.

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


Without the password that was used on the account that it is locked to, the only other way is to provide the original purchase receipt from Apple or Authorized Apple seller to remove the Activation Lock.

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

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Dec 22, 2024 5:27 PM in response to marciahayes2024

You will need to use Account Recovery to gain access to the account first.

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


Without the password that was used on the account that it is locked to, the only other way is to provide the original purchase receipt from Apple or Authorized Apple seller to remove the Activation Lock.

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

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