Recovering Passwords

Discussion in 'Software' started by ItsWendy, Jan 4, 2019.

  1. ItsWendy

    ItsWendy MajorGeek

    The stroke hit my memory hard, I can no longer remember password I thought I would never forget! Specifically my google email password, and my google account, which is two different things

    Hotmail seem to have deleted their web mail access an insist on using Outlook, which I want no part of. Hotmail was my emergency email contact, and I have lost the ability to use that too.

    Help?
     
    ItsWendy, Jan 4, 2019
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I think you are out of luck.
    There is no way to get a google email password. You can go here
    gmail.jpg
    and click Forget email. If you did not give a phone number or a recovery email that you can get to, then your account is gone.

    Please explain what you mean by "google account".

    Hotmail still has a web mail access; it is here
    https://outlook.live.com/owa/
    You sign in with @hotmail.com, @live.com or @outlook.com, whichever one of the three is your email extension. They all work.
     
    plodr, Jan 4, 2019
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  3. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    OP means this -
    It's at https://myaccount .google.com/ Capture.PNG
    I've put a dummy space in after account to prevent it being a live link
     
    Last edited: Jan 4, 2019
    Earthling, Jan 4, 2019
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  4. ItsWendy

    ItsWendy MajorGeek

    I finally got into hotmail, and broke the log jam. Thank you for the help.
     
    ItsWendy, Jan 4, 2019
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  5. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    When I open my google account, it is exactly the same user and I suspect password as my gmail.
    Am I missing something? How else would I log in except using my gmail username and password?
    This seems to support my theory that it is the same
    https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/76194?hl=en
    To sign in to your Google Account (or any Google product):
    1. Go to the sign in page of the product (for Google Accounts it is myaccount.google.com).
    2. Enter your Gmail username (everything that appears before '@gmail.com').
    3. Enter your password.
     
    plodr, Jan 5, 2019
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  6. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    My gmail and Google accounts have different passwords. I suspect this comes about if ever you change your email password as I have done a few times.
     
    Earthling, Jan 5, 2019
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