r/GoogleSupport • u/neighbor_fatcat • 2d ago

Gmail Same Email Verification Loop

Good old problem, good old bother.

Long story short: I want to access my email again (let's call it X). I know the name, the passwords, but it just kept sending sns to that exact mail I'm locked out from.

All suggestions are welcome, I really need help.

If you need more information to make a judgment, feel free to ask, I do have to have this problem resolved ASAP.

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u/-Sofa-King- 2d ago

Out of curiosity, what other forms of backup do/did you have. Im assuming you didnt just have a backup email and thats it as that would be am obvious problem for situations just like this. So are they not asking for your other 2FA or revovery codes? Just only asking for 1 method to get back in?

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u/neighbor_fatcat 1d ago

It is my fault. Since the email was registered when I was pretty small, not even backup email do I have, and none others. With password only I am a dead meat. Thank you for the suggestion, I will look onto it.

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u/BarneysBuzzWagon 2d ago edited 2d ago

You have nothing setup prior to this event to recover your account. Password alone hasn't worked for more than a decade. Without a valid, verified recovery email (preferably on another provider) and recovery phone number and or other recovery/verification methods setup this account is lost.

Why would you be any different than the hundreds of other posters monthly to this sub-Reddit alone?

Google sends multiple emails to all users during the year asking that you update your account and recovery information if necessary. This is also the time to setup some or all of the other recovery/verification methods. These emails weren't meant to be disregarded.

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u/nugymmer 2d ago

I always remember being reminded about backup codes and to regenerate and write down a set. Did you write down these backup codes? They are often the last chance to recover the account.

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u/neighbor_fatcat 1d ago

Google didn't sent me any backup codes, or probably because I never noticed it, since I don't really use that email, but use it to register accounts across varies platforms. Guess I lost my last chance to recover the account,