{"id":27818,"date":"2022-04-25T08:03:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T02:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=27818"},"modified":"2022-04-25T08:03:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T02:33:13","slug":"google-couldnt-verify-this-account-belongs-to-you-account-recovery-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/google-couldnt-verify-this-account-belongs-to-you-account-recovery-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Couldn\u2019t Verify This Account Belongs to You : Account Recovery – Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Couldn\u2019t Verify This Account Belongs to You : Account Recovery – Google<\/span><\/h2>\n

Most all account recovery starts with the \u201cForgot password?\u201d link on the Gmail\/Google sign in page.\u00a0 That link leads to: \u00a0https:\/\/accounts.google.com\/signin\/recovery<\/a>\u00a0which can be used directly.\u00a0 This covers lost passwords, compromised accounts, “suspicious activity” blocks and other similar cases.\u00a0 It does not apply to disabled accounts for things like Terms-of-Service or being under-age.<\/p>\n

There are over a dozen potential questions (like the account creation date) and tasks (like entering a verification code) you can use to help prove ownership of an account.\u00a0 Most of the questions are based on pre-configured recovery options like an e-mail address or phone number.\u00a0 If these are not available (never configured, gone out-of-date, changed by a hacker) the number of questions available may be very limited making it hard to prove ownership of the account.<\/p>\n

The end of the process typically has you provide a contact e-mail address which is then sent a verification code.\u00a0 Please note that you are only verifying that the contact address is valid, and that you have access to it.\u00a0 This verification code does NOT mean you have successfully proven ownership of the lost account.\u00a0 You may still receive the “Google couldn’t verify…” message, or be asked additional questions.<\/p>\n

The recovery process is more likely to succeed if done from a computer or device recently used to access the account.\u00a0 If at all possible, attempt recovery using that same computer\/device, giving preference to a computer\/laptop over a mobile device.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, the provided process works for most people to recover their account.\u00a0 Some receive the message \u201cGoogle couldn\u2019t verify…\u201d meaning that the information Google has (including the questions you answered) is not sufficient to prove your ownership of the account.\u00a0 In these cases, people sometimes post asking for help.\u00a0 Without trying to be overly negative, the realities are that…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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