Apple ID --password reset question

Why can't a password from the past be used again?
It's so annoying not to be able to recycle your passwords.

You can't re-use any password you've used in the past year. Done as a security precaution.

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    Hi predator_13,
    If you are looking for more information on the various ways one can reset their Apple ID password, you may find the information and steps outlined in the following article helpful:
    If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
    If you are having issues identifying your Apple ID or the email it may have been created under, you may also find this article useful:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HE36

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    My iPod classic was stolen from my vehicle. The same evening I received an apple id password reset email. Is it possible that the thief initiated the email with just the iPod and maybe my name (as it is on the vehicle registration in my car). There is no way this person could know my email address to initiate a request.

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    when came out from flight, switch on my Iphone5, it start asking to "Sign In to FaceTime" with my apple ID password.
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    Hello Marikar,
    We've an article that provides information and steps which can help get you signed back into FaceTime.
    FaceTime, Game Center, Messages: Troubleshooting sign in issues
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970
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    I forgot my Apple ID so requested they sent a password reset to my email address but I didn't recieve it.
    The strange thing was that I got it emailed to my 2nd email address and not the one I have registered to this acc. How does it know my other email address?
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  • I can not remember my apple id password and questions..

    i created it for a long time..what can i do?
    i need it realy..there's some important information for me..

    1) Passwords
    Try the following link to reset your password.
    https://iforgot.apple.com
    Or.. if your device is now disabled, read this...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
    2)  Security questions...
    If you can't remember the answers to the security questions, then go to Express Lane  and select 'iTunes' from the list of 'products' in the middle of the screen.
    Then select 'iTunes Store', and on the next screen select 'Account Management'
    Next choose 'iTunes Store Account Security' and fill in that you'd like your security questions/answers reset.
    You should get an email reply within about 24 hours (and check your Spam folder as well as your Inbox).

  • Lost Email and Forgotten Apple ID Password & Security Questions

    Hello All,
    I forgot my password, as well as my security question answers, for my iPhone Apple ID sign-in. To make matters worse - I deactivated my iPhone apple ID email address. Obviously I cannot update my app's on my iPhone without the ID & Password. Any suggestions on how to proceed? I do have a secondary Apple ID which I use regularly for my iTunes account. Is there a way to migrate my secondary Apple ID over to my iPhone as a primary without resetting it completely? Any help would be great.
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    MAV

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  • Apple's Password Reset unsecure?

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    Having experienced this I feel myself wanting to not use the product anymore.
    Anyone elses views?

    Nothing requires that you put in your mother's real name, or use any other real information. Apple doesn't look it up, so you could select anything you wish - the name of your favorite actress, for instance - or add some special character, such as an exclamation point, in a non-obvious point (some number of charcters from the beginning, for instance). It doesn't matter as long as you can remember what you entered. That's the best way to handle any sort of "secret question" that asks for information someone could learn about you.
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