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Need to delete old Apple ID

how can i delete or bypass an old Apple ID in my old iPad ? I want to Erase all content and settings, but i can’t get past it wanting the password to an old Apple ID connected to old email i don’t have anymore. Maybe iPad 2. I don’t know. It’s old. Big. Old style plug.

iPad 2

Posted on May 16, 2020 12:42 PM

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Posted on May 16, 2020 1:29 PM

See: If you forgot your Apple ID  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201354  and

 

 If you forgot your Apple ID password https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487

 

You also can use Having trouble signing in/iForgot https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid 

 

And you are likely to need to see If you forgot the answers to your Apple ID security questions https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201485

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If you end up not being unable answer your security questions successfully, then see: Security and your Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201303

 

This document 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.”

 

Thus, we can do nothing to help you if you can't answer your security questions successfully, except to mention that Apple support might 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). If you want to contact Apple support to discuss any possible extenuating circumstance, see these support options:

 

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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May 16, 2020 1:29 PM in response to Jenngantar

See: If you forgot your Apple ID  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201354  and

 

 If you forgot your Apple ID password https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487

 

You also can use Having trouble signing in/iForgot https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid 

 

And you are likely to need to see If you forgot the answers to your Apple ID security questions https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201485

__________

 

If you end up not being unable answer your security questions successfully, then see: Security and your Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201303

 

This document 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.”

 

Thus, we can do nothing to help you if you can't answer your security questions successfully, except to mention that Apple support might 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). If you want to contact Apple support to discuss any possible extenuating circumstance, see these support options:

 

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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