{"id":39927,"date":"2022-07-30T15:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=39927"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:05:13","slug":"how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Retrieve a Facebook Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea2bf9216f5\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea2bf9216f5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea2bf9216f5\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account\/#How_to_Retrieve_a_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How to Retrieve a Facebook Account\">How to Retrieve a Facebook Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account\/#Recovering_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Recovering your Facebook account\">Recovering your Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account\/#Recovering_your_Facebook_account_after_a_social_media_detox\" title=\"Recovering your Facebook account after a social media detox\">Recovering your Facebook account after a social media detox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account\/#Recovering_your_Facebook_account_after_a_hacked_account\" title=\"Recovering your Facebook account after a hacked account\">Recovering your Facebook account after a hacked account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-retrieve-a-facebook-account\/#Recovering_your_Facebook_account_without_a_password\" title=\"Recovering your Facebook account without a password\">Recovering your Facebook account without a password<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Retrieve_a_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How to Retrieve a Facebook Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:367px; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:29%\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6e0Hf9l.jpg\" alt=\"how to retrieve facebook account\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you have forgotten your Facebook password or are on a social media detox, this article will teach you how to retrieve your account. Whether you have lost your password and have no idea how to reset it, or you have accidentally been hacked, the information below will help you retrieve your account. You&#8217;ll be able to log in and confirm your identity. And once you&#8217;ve recovered your account, you can continue to use it as usual.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovering_your_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Recovering your Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve forgotten your password, you can easily recover your Facebook account through email or by phone. If you don&#8217;t have an email address, you can use the phone number of a trusted friend or family member. To recover your Facebook account, click the option&#8217;report profile&#8217; and enter your email and phone number in the required fields. Alternatively, you can select&#8217;something else&#8217; and choose to recover your account by phone.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving a message from Facebook, click the link to recover your account. Enter the email address and phone number you used to register for the account. Once you&#8217;ve entered those details, you can proceed to setting a new password. This step is essential to recover your Facebook account if it becomes inaccessible for some reason. If your phone or email address has changed, try changing it. If you can&#8217;t remember your email address, try using another phone number instead of a cell phone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovering_your_Facebook_account_after_a_social_media_detox\"><\/span>Recovering your Facebook account after a social media detox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve gone on a social media detox, you may be wondering if recovering your Facebook account is really possible. Well, it is possible. First, you can try recovering your account by logging into it with a new browser profile. Or you can also try logging in as a guest. To recover your account, you&#8217;ll need to provide a valid email address and a phone number. You&#8217;ll then be asked to confirm your identity.<\/p>\n<p>While social media can be convenient, the downside is that you must compromise on privacy. Facebook, for example, will have your cell phone number, so if you don&#8217;t want it, don&#8217;t have it installed. Also, uninstall any apps that might have gotten in the way of your detox. Disabling notifications is another way to avoid constantly checking your Facebook account. If you can&#8217;t stand the thought of logging in to Facebook, you might want to try another social media detox.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovering_your_Facebook_account_after_a_hacked_account\"><\/span>Recovering your Facebook account after a hacked account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, you will need to change the email address linked to your Facebook account. Facebook will send you a special link to reactivate your account with a new email address. Once you&#8217;ve verified your new email address, you can then use it to log into Facebook and complete the recovery process. You must provide this new email address and password as proof that your account is really yours.<\/p>\n<p>If you notice that your Facebook account has been hacked, the first thing you should do is report the incident to Facebook. You should also update your contact information so that you can receive notification when your account is accessed. Facebook will send you an email alert anytime someone makes any changes to their profile information or logs in to their account. In case you&#8217;ve missed the notification, check your email account to see if there are any communications from Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovering_your_Facebook_account_without_a_password\"><\/span>Recovering your Facebook account without a password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve lost your Facebook password, you might not be able to log in. You may be logged in on other devices or mobile browsers. There are many ways to recover your account without a password. First, try to check if you&#8217;re logged in somewhere else. If so, try logging in with a different browser or mobile device. If you&#8217;re still unable to log in, you can change your password. 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