{"id":41419,"date":"2022-07-30T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41419"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:03:42","slug":"how-to-recover-a-youtube-account-if-you-forgot-your-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-a-youtube-account-if-you-forgot-your-password","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover a YouTube Account If You Forgot Your Password"},"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-6a31cda40dbca\" 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-6a31cda40dbca\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a31cda40dbca\" ><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-recover-a-youtube-account-if-you-forgot-your-password\/#How_to_Recover_a_YouTube_Account_If_You_Forgot_Your_Password\" title=\"How to Recover a YouTube Account If You Forgot Your Password\">How to Recover a YouTube Account If You Forgot Your Password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-a-youtube-account-if-you-forgot-your-password\/#How_to_recover_a_YouTube_account_with_an_outdated_email_address\" title=\"How to recover a YouTube account with an outdated email address\">How to recover a YouTube account with an outdated email address<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-a-youtube-account-if-you-forgot-your-password\/#How_to_recover_a_YouTube_account_without_remembering_your_password\" title=\"How to recover a YouTube account without remembering your password\">How to recover a YouTube account without remembering your password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-a-youtube-account-if-you-forgot-your-password\/#How_to_recover_a_YouTube_account_with_a_phone_number\" title=\"How to recover a YouTube account with a phone number\">How to recover a YouTube account with a phone number<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Recover_a_YouTube_Account_If_You_Forgot_Your_Password\"><\/span>How to Recover a YouTube Account If You Forgot Your Password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6xAfmnN.jpg\" style=\"height:auto; max-height:384px; margin:0px 10px; max-width:30% width:auto;\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how to recover youtube account\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you have forgotten your YouTube account password, you can still retrieve it by coming into the account info. Just tap on &#8220;Forgot your password?&#8221; and enter the password you last remember. You may also have to enter a verification code, or other option, depending on the situation. Once you have entered all of the required information, you will be able to log in and watch videos on YouTube again. This method works for most people, even if you don&#8217;t remember your password.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_recover_a_YouTube_account_with_an_outdated_email_address\"><\/span>How to recover a YouTube account with an outdated email address<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have an account on YouTube, but your email has been updated or you have forgotten it, you&#8217;re probably wondering how to recover a YouTube account with an outdated e-mail address. If you&#8217;ve forgotten your email, don&#8217;t despair. YouTube makes recovering an account a simple process. In this article, you&#8217;ll discover how to recover your account. In addition to a new email address, you&#8217;ll also discover how to recover an account hacked by a third party.<\/p>\n<p>First, sign into your YouTube account using your Google Account email address and password. Make sure you change your password for all your Google services, including YouTube. If you&#8217;ve lost your email address, you can also use the YouTube account recovery page. You can access this page using a desktop or mobile web browser. When you log in, you&#8217;ll be asked to confirm your identity by answering a few questions. Once you&#8217;re sure you&#8217;re the owner of the account, you can reset the password and retrieve it.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you can try to retrieve your account by using the last password or the verification code. Once you&#8217;ve entered the old e-mail address, you&#8217;ll be able to sign into your YouTube account and search for your old channels. The content on your YouTube channel can be easily reversed, too. If you&#8217;ve forgotten your password or lost your Google account, it&#8217;s important that you contact YouTube support right away. If you have forgotten your password, you may never be able to access your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_recover_a_YouTube_account_without_remembering_your_password\"><\/span>How to recover a YouTube account without remembering your password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve forgotten your password and can&#8217;t find your username, there are a few methods you can use to get back into your account. First, you should log in frequently to YouTube. Then, click on the &#8220;Turn on Incognito&#8221; option and tap your profile picture. Next, you&#8217;ll need to choose a new password. Alternatively, you can also choose to add another account and claim it.<\/p>\n<p>In the next step, you&#8217;ll need to enter your email address and password. Once you&#8217;ve entered them, you&#8217;ll be directed to the recovery page. Once there, enter your new password in the &#8220;Create a new password&#8221; field and click &#8220;Continue.&#8221; Once the recovery page loads, tap &#8220;Change my password&#8221; to confirm the recovery. After that, you can login with your new password.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a computer, you&#8217;ll need to visit the Youtube account recovery Gaia page on the YouTube website. This method works for accounts created before 2009, but you may need to open several tabs to ensure you get everything. Just remember to follow the instructions without jumping from one app to another. Thankfully, the process is relatively simple if you remember your Gmail address and password.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_recover_a_YouTube_account_with_a_phone_number\"><\/span>How to recover a YouTube account with a phone number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In some cases, a user&#8217;s account is permanently deleted by YouTube. This is not the case, however. In these cases, it is still possible to recover it. If the account is deleted, it is necessary to recover the entire Google profile before attempting to recover the YouTube account. If the account has been permanently deleted, there are several steps to follow in order to retrieve it. Below are some of those steps:<\/p>\n<p>Verification is not the same as receiving a verification badge. You can&#8217;t get one without using a real phone number. 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