If you have forgotten your YouTube login details, we are with you. Here, we have explained how to recover a YouTube account without email or password.
If you can no longer remember your YouTube login details and cannot access your phone number, you can’t log in to your YouTube account.
However, the Google recovery page can help you to recover your account.
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To access a YouTube account, you must log in to the Google email address linked to it. You can use the “Forgot email?” option if you no longer remember the email address. Otherwise, if you have only forgotten the password, then the “Forgot password?” option is the one you choose.
However, if you forget both details, use both options.
Below, we have explained how to recover your YouTube account without email or password.
How to Recover YouTube Account Without Email or Password
Visit the YouTube website or app
To begin with, you need to open the YouTube website on your PC or launch the mobile app. This should be done on a device you frequently use to log in to YouTube. This will allow Google to identify that the device is yours easily.
When launching the YouTube mobile app, locate the top navigation bar and tap your profile picture.
Proceed to “Add account”
From the previous step, where you are required to tap your profile picture, you will see a menu which includes Turn on Incognito, Add account, Your channel, YouTube studio and more.
Next, tap “Add account” to recover your YouTube account.
Enter your details
Now, you will be taken to the Google sign-in page. Here, you can either enter your email address or phone number. So, if you have forgotten your email, try using the phone number instead.
Note that the required email address or phone number must be linked to your YouTube account. Otherwise, tap “Forgot email?” if you cannot remember the email address.
Afterwards, follow the instructions that follow to help retrieve it.
Retrieve password
You will be requested to enter your password after entering the email address or phone number linked to the YouTube account. You can enter a password that you last remember using with the account.
However, you can retrieve your password if you have forgotten it. Tap “Forgot password?” if you forgot your password.
Try another way to sign in
Using the “Forgot password?” option will take you to the “Account recovery” page where you can either “Enter your password”, “Get a verification code”, or “Try another way to sign in”.
The above options are the three available choices to recover your account. When you choose the “Get a verification code” option, a verification code will be sent to your recovery email address.
If you have not added a recovery email address or don’t have access to it, use the “Try another way to sign in” option.
Allow Google to confirm that the device is yours
When you use the “Try another way to sign in”, it will allow Google to confirm that the device is yours. If a message that “Google confirmed that this phone is yours. This helps to show that it’s you trying to sign in” is displayed, then you need to tap “Continue” to proceed.
Logging in on the regular device you use for YouTube will allow Google to confirm your device easily. Hence, always choose such a device.
Wait for 6 hours
After choosing “Continue, ” you need to wait for 6 hours. After this time, check your email for your password reset link.
A message is sent: “You’ll get a link to reset your password after 6 hours. Google needs this time to ensure that your email belongs to you”.
The password reset link will be sent to your mail in 6 hours. The email address linked to your YouTube channel is where you will receive the link. But you need access to the email address to see the password reset link.
Find the password reset link
After waiting 6 hours, check the email address linked to your YouTube account for the password reset link. The email address will be sent with the subject, “Here’s your link to sign in to your Google Account”.
You can check your junk or spam folder if the email does not arrive. Open the email that contains the password reset link and tap “Get started” to begin the process involved in recovering your YouTube account.
Change your YouTube password
From the previous step, tap on “Get started” to see the “Change password” page. On this page, you can choose a new password for your account.
Enter a new password into the “Create password” field and confirm your entry using the “Confirm password” field. Now, tap “Change password” to effect the changes made to your password.
You can now log in to your YouTube account with the new password.
That is all you need to recover your YouTube account without email or password.
Conclusion
To recover a YouTube account, it is essential to have access to the email address linked to your account. You must have logged in to your email on another device or browser.
However, if you cannot remember the email address linked to YouTube, use the “Forgot email?” option and follow the on-screen instructions.
After recovering the email address, you can then, in turn, recover your YouTube account.
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