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Recover a Gmail Account
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
Use Google's account-recovery process, answer the prompts as accurately as possible, then reset the password when prompted. Never share passwords or verification codes with a recovery service.
Open Google's recovery flow
Start Google's account-recovery process for the Gmail or Google Account.
Answer the verification prompts
Use familiar devices and answer the questions as accurately as possible; incorrect guesses do not end the recovery process.
Reset and secure the account
Set a new unique password when prompted and review recovery options after access returns.
Verify the result
After access returns, verify recent security activity, recovery contacts, two-step verification, forwarding rules, filters, app passwords, and signed-in devices before trusting the inbox.
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If it does not work
- If Google cannot verify ownership, retry from a familiar device and location with accurate answers. Do not pay a recovery service or share codes, cookies, passwords, or backup codes.
Sources and verification
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