Apple id password

Question

Hi Guys
I am in need of help. The problem  is with my ipad and in particular my apple id password. The account I used when I originally bought the ipad hasnt been used in years and I cant get access to get a reminder of my password. I did change my user name and password recently when I bought another apple product and that works fine but it is the ipad where it keeps asking for password from mu old account. Ive tried all the passwords possible but it keeps telling me password incorrect. HELP

Answer 1

What do you mean when you say you "changed" your Apple user name and password recently? Sounds like what you did was create a new Apple id rather than change the password for your existing Apple id. So now you have two Apple ids, which is a pain in the you know where... As Philly_Phan has noted, once you create multiple Apple ids you cannot then merge them or delete them, you are forever stuck with multiple accounts and any purchases you make with one Apple id cannot be used with the other and vice versa. Not recommended.
Pick one Apple id and use that for everything, for every iOS device you buy now and into the future, and for every app/music/video/iBooks purchase you make, forever. Pick a _really_ secure and unguessable password for the account (enabling two step verification for the account is also highly recommended) and use a permanent email address that will never change for the id (an Apple .iCloud/.me email address is probably best). Although it is possible to change your Apple id later (as long as it's not an .Cloud/.me email address) it is a rather painful/tricky process that causes many people problems, so it's much better to avoid ever having to do it by using an email address that will not change.
Finally, of you ever sell or give away your iOS device remember to logout of _all_ your accounts (iTunes, iCloud, etc.) on the device, and turn off find my iPhone/iPad for it too, _before_ you hand it over to the new owner! The easiest way to do this is to simply erase the device via Settings/General/Reset/Erase All Content and Settings, that will remove all logins, purchased apps and other purchased content from the device and will switch off Find My iPhone/iPad for it too. It will return it to factory default settings with just the default apps installed, then the new owner can set it up from scratch as a new device using their Apple id.
To regain access to your original Apple id read the following article and follow the instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5787