How to recover your Gmail account when you’ve forgotten your Email ID/ password

Gmail, powered by the same Google account that also likely syncs files across your devices for services Google Keep, Google Drive, Google Photos and more, is the most important ID for a lot of people. As a result, losing access to it because you forgot the password can be quite stressful. Here’s how to recover your email ID in such cases.

When you can’t remember your password

When you cannot remember your Google account password, but do remember your email address, you can head over to the Google Account Recovery page to recover your account.

Step 1: Open up any browser and search for “Google Account Recovery” and head to the first link in the results. On the Google Account Recovery page, enter your email address.