Thanks I will try this and hopefully get what I need. Sent from my iPhone
On 2014-02-06, at 2:32 PM, "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Simon, > > Go to http://AppleID.apple.com. > Find the "Manage My Apple ID button, you can use the "b" quick nav key. > Next you will be asked for your Apple ID and Password. Here you have links > under each for "Forgot my Apple ID" and for "Forgot my password". > If you click "Forgot my Password", you will next be asked to enter your > Apple ID which would be theemail you used when you signed up and you will > then be asked to click next to reset your password. > After you click Next, you have the following 2 choices: > > Reset your password > You can change or reset the password for your Apple ID account by providing > some information. > Select your authentication method. > > Email authentication: To access your information, we will send an email to > the address(es) on file for you. > Answer security questions: To access your information, you will need to > answer the security question(s) provided when you originally created your > Apple ID. > > The 2 choices, email authentication and answer security questions are radio > buttons, select the one you want and click Next. > Since you said you didn't get an email I suggest you try the second method, > of course you would have to remember the answers you provided. > I think it's likely that maybe you used a different email, but only you > would know that (or not) *smile*. > > If this doesn't work you might want to call Apple and see if they can help > you. They might be able to reset it by asking you about the credit card on > file for verification or something like that, but that's just a guess. > If you don't know your security questions and are able to gain access in a > different way I highly recommend you change the security questions and > answers to something you can remember. You can just go to the above link > once you are able to log in and do that. > There also is a place where you can specify an alternative email address, > maybe you did that and the password reset email was sent to that? > > I think nowadays with so many passwords, security questions and answers and > so on there is great value in good password programs. I personally use > Roboform Everywhere. It costs me $20 a year (I think it's $75 or something > like that if you prepay it for 5 years) and this stores my passwords on the > secure Roboform server. Here you have a user name (not your email, but one > you choose) and a password to log in and you also have a Master Password > which you use to unlock passcards or SafeNotes in the Roboform application > on the PC or in the app on the iPhone. > The app is very accessible, but you can't automatically copy a password to > the clipboard, but you can show/reveal the password once you put in your > Master Password and then just use the new 3-finger quadruple tap to copy it > after Voiceover reads it. > The app also has its own browser and you can auto login from the app this > way. > I also very much like and heavily use the SafeNotes feature where I have > dozens of Notes with answers to security questions, log-in information, > credit card numbers and so on. If you just want to write down anything > that's not sensitive information you can just uncheck the "Protected" box > and the note will be stored without the need for the Master Password. > Of course all my Passcards and SafeNotes and Bookmarks (another feature) do > sync between all my computers and the iPhone. > If I install a new computer I just download the program, enter my > credentials during the installation and 30 seconds later all my information > is there. > > I know there are other such programs but I have been using Roboform for many > years and in this case for me it's one of those "why fix it if it ain't > broke" things. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of simon wong > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 10:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Forgot password for apple I'd > > Nothing in the junk folder. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2014-02-06, at 12:31 AM, "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Did you check your Junkmail folder? The password reset email might be in >> there. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of simon wong >> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 1:06 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Forgot password for apple I'd >> >> Hi, I forgot my Apple ID password, what can I do about it? 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