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I no longer use the email account listed as my Apple ID. I have tried to change the ID to the email I am using now, but I forgot the password to the first email account. How do I recover that password?

I no longer use the email account listed as my Apple ID. I have tried to change the ID to the email I am using now, but I forgot the password to the first email account. How do I recover that password?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 17, 2022 11:01 AM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2022 2:45 PM

Go to the email provider's website and in the login area, there should be a reset password option.


You can change your Apple ID email address on your current Apple ID so you retain access to your data and prior purchases. Note the restrictions in the article.


Apple ID Name Change.  * 


Make sure you turn off Find My Phone before signing out of the old ID. Once signed out and Find My Phone is off, then sign in with the new ID, then turn Find My Phone back on.


 What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support  *  I suggest doing this before you change your Apple ID or password.

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Sep 17, 2022 2:45 PM in response to MicheleneC

Go to the email provider's website and in the login area, there should be a reset password option.


You can change your Apple ID email address on your current Apple ID so you retain access to your data and prior purchases. Note the restrictions in the article.


Apple ID Name Change.  * 


Make sure you turn off Find My Phone before signing out of the old ID. Once signed out and Find My Phone is off, then sign in with the new ID, then turn Find My Phone back on.


 What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support  *  I suggest doing this before you change your Apple ID or password.

I no longer use the email account listed as my Apple ID. I have tried to change the ID to the email I am using now, but I forgot the password to the first email account. How do I recover that password?

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