Deleted Passwords immediately reappear

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Deleted Passwords immediately reappear

Related: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8085954?login=true&page=2

I recently (intentionally) deleted all of my Passwords from iCloud, but have 10 that stubbornly reappear, and subsequently refuse to be deleted manually & individually.

No combination of on-device iCloud Keychain toggling seems able to reach up & out far enough to their existences to obliterate them permanently into quantum dust.

The 10 passwords in question are not related to any Profile or service. One is even a very old Apple password for apple.com itself.

(As I type this, one thing I have not yet tried is the macOS Keychain app. I’ll try that and report back.)

Any other suggestions or success stories, y’all?

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Feb 28, 2023 10:02 AM

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ryane77

Community Specialist

Mar 2, 2023 8:54 AM in response to John James Jacoby

Hey there John James Jacoby,

It looks like you're experiencing this problem on an iPhone 14 Pro Max. To verify, do you use any other Apple devices that are linked to the same Apple ID? If so, this may be causing the issue you're encountering. On the iPad, check out your iCloud Password & Keychain settings. Complete the following steps to do this:

Go to Settings.
Tap where it shows [your name] at the top.
Tap iCloud.
Tap iCloud Password & Keychain.
Disable the option for 'Sync this iPhone.'

Once that has been done, delete the passwords again if they show. Then, restart your device and check to see if the issue remains. If so, you may want to reach out to Apple Support directly, since the issue is related to their iCloud devices. You can reach out to them by clicking here: Contact - Official Apple Support or over the phone by calling the number that is most local to your region: Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support.

We hope this information helps you out.

Best wishes!

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