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Email address linked to Apple ID no longer exists

  • 04-10-2014 2:06pm
    #1
    theballz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭


    My old apple id account is linked in my iCloud account,
    but I have my new apple id linked to the AppStore.

    I cannot reset the my iPhone unless I have my iCloud password (old account - I haven't used the account in years and i have forgotten my password),
    The email address liked to the apple ID is no longer existent so I cannot even reset the password.

    Is there any way around this?


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  • #2
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    I've read this three times and still very confused. So you have an Apple ID from a while back. And you also have a new Apple ID now. You've forgotten the old Apple ID password and now can't turn off activation lock?

    How old is the iPhone? And when was the last time you used the old Apple ID?


  • #3
    theballz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭theballz


    DubDJ wrote: »
    I've read this three times and still very confused. So you have an Apple ID from a while back. And you also have a new Apple ID now. You've forgotten the old Apple ID password and now can't turn off activation lock?

    How old is the iPhone? And when was the last time you used the old Apple ID?

    - iCloud account (setup with old apple ID - forgotten password, email address for this apple id account no exists so reset function is no use)

    - Password for iCloud account needed in order to factory reset phone


  • #4
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    theballz wrote: »
    - iCloud account (setup with old apple ID - forgotten password, email address for this apple id account no exists so reset function is no use)

    - Password for iCloud account needed in order to factory reset phone

    So you setup your iPhone with a new Apple ID and kept your old ID for using iCloud? Has it not prompted you to enter this password at all over the last few years? Or do you have the password but can't remember the email address?


  • #5
    theballz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭theballz


    DubDJ wrote: »
    So you setup your iPhone with a new Apple ID and kept your old ID for using iCloud? Has it not prompted you to enter this password at all over the last few years? Or do you have the password but can't remember the email address?

    Yes it has prompted to enter password the last few years but as I don't use iCloud I just ignored it.

    I don't have the password, the email address is the login for Apple ID.


  • #6
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Did you try resetting the password by answering the security questions?


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