My new iBook, wife's iPhone & old signin forgotten, can't update apps
My old iBook's 2nd logic board died a few weeks after 3rd year. I put in all of wife's iPhone stuff. Old computer never asked me again. Forgot about it. Now cannot update old apps, Did backup most of them but iTunes won't update 'em. Can I get username/password or redo the phone? Most apps were free but still.... PS Was I buying music under my wife's username even though everything went to my mac.com account?
David Bueker1,
Sure, you should be able to reset the password here: https://iforgot.apple.com
If you're unsure about the specific username used to purchase them and the apps are on the computer, you can select one of your wife's apps in iTunes and either control-click or right-click it and choose "Get Info". The purchasing account name should be listed there.
If that is not possible, you can also try to retrieve the username at the site above too.
Hope this helps,
Raleigh
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