Erase/Reset iCloud Keychain - 'Factory reset' AppleID - maintain purchases and iCloud storage

There is information in my iCloud Keychain and possibly iCloud backups that carries over when I wipe/erase/DFU restore my Macbook's and my iPhone.


I want to essentially erase my keychain and have a new one within iCloud - removing all old stale/malicious information stored within. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to do this.


Going through the hoops defined online - going through settings - appleID - iCloud - keychain, the toggle locks up settings - never 'works' and forces me to sign back into iCloud on my MacBooks. Also - keychain access - settings - reset default keychains doesn't seem to do what I'm after. It creates a new local keychain, when I want the iCloud one erased. No matter what I do - eventually what's in iCloud is brought into my local keychain. To delete manually would be cumbersome, I could delete things that I shouldn't.


I can't clear things out - I'm totally stuck. After DFU restoring a Macbook, it seems fine until I sign in with my appleID - want whatever is in there cleared out - essentially 'factory resetting' my appleID - while maintaining purchases and iCloud storage.

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Nov 19, 2023 6:34 AM

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Mar 28, 2024 8:30 AM in response to rp987

I am in the same boat, I just had to create a new Apple ID because my KeyChain is totally corrupted. I have been battling with Apple Support and Executive Team for 10 months.


Apple's developers can wipe the iCloud Keychain on the server side but refuse to do so with no explanation of why. I have now had two Apple ID corrupt on me and Apple refuse to fix them.

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