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Hi all,
My mother has forgotten her Apple ID password. She has also forgotten the security questions to her account, and no longer has access to the email associated with her Apple ID. As a result, she can't do any updates. I've tried wiping her iPod touch, but it prompts me for her password. I'm not sure what do to help her in this case.
Thanks for any advice.
iPod Touch (5th Gen)
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You may need to reach Apple’s Account Security department. If you cannot find your country or are not able to call, then complete this form and send it to them.
Try using Apple's iForgot service. If it says they don't have sufficient information, you need to contact Apple's Account Security team. To reach them, click here and pick a method; if you can't use any of the ones listed, fill out and submit this form.
See If you forgot the answers to your Apple ID security questions https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201485
If she can't answer her security questions satisfactorily, note that:
Security and your Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201303 says “without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account.”
So, given that she won't be able to deal satisfactorily with her security questions, she won't be able to solve her problem unless she has an extenuating circumstance (e.g., she has the receipt for the purchase of the pertinent device with its serial number on it). If she has an extenuating circumstance, even one not the one just mentioned, then have her use the support options below for help in solving her problem.
Get a call from Apple support to help solve her problem using this
link https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0245&symptom_id=23362
Apple ID Support https://support.apple.com/apple-id
Apple ID account security for country-specific and region-specific help https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169
Get Support: We’re here to help https://getsupport.apple.com/. Go through the options to find the best support option.
Exceptionally, Apple Support may be willing to help you if you have an extenuating circumstance (e.g., you have the receipt for your purchase of the device with its serial number on it or a court order instructing Apple to assist in the provision of access to a decedent’s information from the deceased person's accounts). See How to request access to a deceased family member's Apple accounts https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208510.
Here are some support options for dealing with your problem:
Get a call from Apple support to help solve your problem using this link https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0245&symptom_id=23362
Apple ID Support https://support.apple.com/apple-id
Apple ID account security for country-specific and region-specific help https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169
Get Support: We’re here to help https://getsupport.apple.com/. Go through the options to find the best support option.
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