My 1st apple id is locked and I lost Recovery key
Rajaalam198
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)I lost my Recovery key
Posted on Oct 28, 2026 12:44 PM
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Chattanoogan
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User level: Level 8 (43,489 points)Oct 28, 2026 12:58 PM in response to Rajaalam198
Are you absolutely sure that you setup a Recovery Key for your Apple Account?
And you don’t know that account’s password ???
If so … you have exactly ONE possible way forward:
IF you setup Advanced Data Protection for iCloud,
AND
IF you setup a Recovery Contact,
You can use that contact to regain access to the Apple Account.
If you didn’t previously perform the steps outlined above, you’ll in all likelihood be permanently locked out of that account.
sberman
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User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)Oct 28, 2026 12:50 PM in response to Rajaalam198
From this article:
Set up a recovery key for your Apple Account - Apple Support
"If you set up a recovery key and can’t provide it when you lose access to your account, you’ll be locked out of your account permanently."
That is why you are warned to make sure you never lose access to that recovery key - consider storing it in multiple locations.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256384779