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My kids used to use my apple account, someone lost a phone & had changed the password. The userid was my email. We no longer use this account (its been years). How do I reuse my email address if still not available.

How do I reuse my email address in a new account. Cannot log out of old account - no one knows password. Started new account. Now want to change new account userid to old email address.


iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 8, 2022 3:12 AM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2022 3:40 AM

How do I reuse my email address in a new account.

You can't. It is already associated with an existing Apple ID - the one for which you have lost the password.


Try the list of instructions in If you forgot your Apple ID password


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My kids used to use my apple account, someone lost a phone & had changed the password. The userid was my email. We no longer use this account (its been years). How do I reuse my email address if still not available.

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