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Here's what to do if you 've forgotten your Yahoo! password
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quick start Guide

Forgot your Yahoo account password? Here we show you how you can access your account again..

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With the amount of online services used, it can always happen that you forget a password. Yahoo offers you several options for regaining access to your account and then changing your Yahoo password. We'll show you how it works.

Here's what to do if you 've forgotten your Yahoo! password

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

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Open the Yahoo login page in a web browser and enter your email address . Then click on " Next ".

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Then click on " Forgot Password? " Below .

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There are now several password recovery options available to you. You may not be able to use every option if you haven't set up a recovery email address . Choose between one of the options: Enter your e-mail address or mobile phone number for registration : By clicking on " Continue ", a code will be sent to your stored phone number, which you specified when registering your account. Enter phone number for the recovery : By clicking on " Continue ", a code will be sent to your phone number for recovery, which is stored in the account security and which you have linked to your account. Enter the e-mail address for the recovery : If you click on " Continue ", a code will be sent to the e-mail address you have saved for recovery, which you have linked to your account. The following steps behave in the same way. Yahoo will only suggest one method at a time. You can access a different method via " Try other login options ". We select " Enter the recovery email address ", enter our Yahoo email address and then click " Continue ".

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You will now be shown the email address to which the recovery email was sent. Access them to find out the recovery code.

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Enter the verification code in the field provided. Continue by clicking on " Confirm ".

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Enter a strong password and repeat it. Then click on " Continue ". You will now be redirected to your Yahoo inbox with a changed password.

Tip: If you forget passwords frequently, you should manage them via a password manager..

quick start Guide

  1. Open the Yahoo login page in a web browser of your choice and enter your email address . Click on " Next ".
  2. On the next page, select " Forgot your password? "
  3. Enter either your Yahoo e-mail or mobile number , your recovery e-mail address, or your recovery phone number . Click on " Continue ". We store our Yahoo e-mail address.
  4. For mobile phone number: Enter the missing digits of your mobile phone number and click on " Submit ". Then click on " Yes, send me a confirmation code via SMS ".
  5. For recovery e-mail address: A confirmation e-mail is automatically sent to the address you provided.
  6. Enter the confirmation code in the field provided and click on " Confirm ".
  7. Then click on " Create a new password ".
  8. Enter a new password twice . Then click on " Continue ". You will then be directed to your Yahoo inbox.

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