Forgotten iTunes ID? Here's how to tips to recover it

This article is most important for all those of you who regularly use iTunes to buy movies and music for entertainment on your Apple devices. If you forget your iTunes account ID, you won't be able to play the DRM-protected music and even can't be able to access your account. This usually happens when you use multiple iTunes account ID and later you don't remember which ID you used in purchasing the items.


Well, Apple do offer a quick password recovery link that ask for a valid corresponding Apple ID. If you forget this too then you run in trouble. Here's an easy way to recover the account ID.

Remember, each movie or song that you buy from the iTunes is tagged with your name and also the account used. This helps in finding the lost account username.

How to do this?

Simply select any movie or song first and then press the Command-I or else select the "Get Info" from File menu. After doing this a Summary tab appears and there you can see the name used as well as the listed Apple ID.

In short:

• Open iTunes
• Highlight one of the items you have purchased (You can find your purchases in your Purchases playlist).
• Choose File > Get Info.
• Click the Summary tab.

Next, return back to the iTunes authorization window and enter the Apple ID there as username. Now, retrieve the password too if it is necessary.

Things are not so easy when you don't know how to do. You can check our other "How To" articles to learn more utility things in the world of technology.

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