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Trouble - lost recovery key

  • 12-12-2014 9:12am
    #1
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭


    Folks,

    Due to utter idiocy (and lack of sleep with kids), I've put myself into a pickle.

    I changed my Apple account password last Friday. But the password I thought I changed it to doesn't work. Have tried every variation I can think of but I think i've been too smart arsed and stupid for my own good.

    Problem is - what I thought was the Apple recovery key is actually an Microsoft account recovery key. So I don't have my apple one.

    Help? :( Am I screwed? I still have all my devices (iPhone, iPad, Macbook) all using this account. I have allot of music and apps attached to this account. The backups don't bother me that much cos everything is saved locally.

    What are my options here? :(

    Thanks for all advice.

    Quad
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  • #2
    shanec1928
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    quad_red wrote: »
    Folks,

    Due to utter idiocy (and lack of sleep with kids), I've put myself into a pickle.

    I changed my Apple account password last Friday. But the password I thought I changed it to doesn't work. Have tried every variation I can think of but I think i've been too smart arsed and stupid for my own good.

    Problem is - what I thought was the Apple recovery key is actually an Microsoft account recovery key. So I don't have my apple one.

    Help? :( Am I screwed? I still have all my devices (iPhone, iPad, Macbook) all using this account. I have allot of music and apps attached to this account. The backups don't bother me that much cos everything is saved locally.

    What are my options here? :(

    Thanks for all advice.

    Quad
    you have no options im afraid. was a post about this on 9to5 either at the start of the week or the end of last week. basically unless you can find the key. youll have no choice but to start a new account.

    edit heres the link* http://9to5mac.com/2014/12/09/apple-id-recovery-key/


  • #3
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭quad_red


    With all the content (music, apps etc.) attached to this account gone?

    Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccck :eek:


  • #4
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Oh jesus. Found a copy of the Recovery Key I printed out a few months ago and it thankfully hasn't changed.

    Total brown trouser moment there.
    :eek:


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