Can't log into Gmail on my laptop browser. It just says wrong password, and the recovery code goes to an old number I don't have anymore. Phone app is still signed in though. Options?
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I'm still signed in on my phone but not on the laptop, and the recovery page keeps asking for an old number I don't have anymore. Is there a way to see the password from the phone where I'm logged in?
Lost my old phone and that number is gone. Google keeps sending the verification code to it. I still know the password and have a recovery email. Is there a way through?
I have an old Apple ID I don't use anymore and want it gone, not just signed out. Worried about photos and purchases tied to it. What actually happens when you delete one?
My elderly dad keeps getting locked out because the codes go to an old iPad he never uses. I'd like to switch two factor off for his account, or at least move the codes to his phone. Options?
Local account, no Microsoft account attached, no reset disk. Is there any way back in without reinstalling and losing my files?
I don't have the backup phone anymore and the reset page only offers that number. Is there another route to get back into an outlook/hotmail account?
Lost access to my old phone number, and every recovery attempt ends with the same "couldn't verify" message. Tried from my usual laptop and home wifi. Is there anything left to try or is the account gone?
Outlook wants to verify me through a number I gave up years ago and there's no other option showing. I still know the password. Is there any route back in besides that number?
I lost access to a gmail I made years ago, the recovery phone is an old number I no longer have. Google's recovery form keeps saying it couldn't verify me. Does anything improve the odds, like using a device I used to log in from?