iMac 2023: do I need to keep a 2016 iCloud Security Code?
I found an old code as above jotted down on paper. Do I need to keep it for any reason?
iMac 24″
It may be a recovery key for your Apple ID or encryption key for the Mac hard drive, so yes.
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Too late, all gone. But it was for iCloud, nothing else. And I have gone from a MBA to an iMac, and I didn't need it then. So hopefully not needed.
You can generate a new recovery key for your Apple ID account on any trusted device. Otherwise, you would need that one if you ever need to regain access to your Apple ID
iMac 2023: do I need to keep a 2016 iCloud Security Code?