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LOST YAHOO MAIL p/word......advice pls??!

DEBTMONKEY1A
DEBTMONKEY1A Posts: 1,496 Forumite
edited 28 September 2018 at 8:49PM in Techie Stuff
Hi! Cut to the chase, g/f has a regularly used Yahoo mail. I'm also using same for some accounts/a couple of credit cards.

No e mail received since 21 September. Recovery mobile is obsolete/old & recovery mail has an error (my fault!) & I put in 'Goolemail' at end & not ' googlemail'. The Yahoo e mail is an automatic log in with Thunderbird.....if that helps. Trying system restore (windows 7) but keep getting error message.

Any ideas? Googled and no definitive answers. Help me before g/f chews my ear off lol! :beer: Out now tonight but will check tomorrow am in the hope someone has a brainwave!

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,946 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    If its auto login with thunderbird then you have the password. It tells you the password.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Hi.....issue with power plug! Sorted now. Thanks for the Thunderbird hint.....out of interest & for future use, how the hell do I change mobile/e mail recovery on Yahoo? Seems an automated system not easily ' crackable' ???!
  • Chino
    Chino Posts: 2,031 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    out of interest & for future use, how the hell do I change mobile/e mail recovery on Yahoo?
    Log-in to your Yahoo email account from a web browser and:
    1. Click on your account name on the right hand side of the Yahoo! Mail page banner.
    2. Click on "Add or manage accounts".
    3. On the "Manage accounts" page, click on the "Account info" link.
    4. On the "Personal info" page, click on the "Account security" link.
    5. On the "Account security" page, click on the "Email addresses" link.
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