How come I can't sign in just using my password

1.Use the Sign-in Helper to reset your Yahoo password and regain access to your account. For account security, we'll only display some of the options below. The Yahoo system determines which options to display based on factors like where you're signing in from and recovery info on your account. Mobile phone number and alternate email address.

• Go to the Sign-in Helper.
• Enter your phone number or email address.
• Click Continue.
• If prompted, enter the CAPTCHA code.
• If you can receive text messages to the number listed, click Yes, text me an Account Key. If you have access to the email address listed, click Yes, send me an Account Key.
• Depending on the option you've selected, Yahoo will send an Account Key to your phone or email.
• Enter the Account Key that Yahoo sent in the field provided, then click Verify.
• Select an account to reset from the list connected to your mobile number or email address.

2.If you have forgotten your Yahoo password and wish to use your security questions, head over to Yahoo's Contact page and select Password and sign in.

Under sub-topic two, select Forgot Password, under Recommended Option, enter your email address and click on Submit.

Click Next. If prompted, enter the CAPTCHA code.

Select Use my secret questions, followed by Next. Then enter the answers to your security questions.

If entered correctly, Yahoo will prompt you to enter a new password. Enter your new password and click on Next to finish your password recovery.

After going to the Sign-in Helper, enter your phone number or email address.
Click Continue.
If prompted, enter the CAPTCHA code.
Select the option that applies to receive an Account Key: ...
Enter the Account Key we sent, then click Verify.for more details
Change recover or reset your Yahoo password

Get a hold of a Yahoo rep and explain situation, hopefully they will give you the time and compassion to rectify your deli ma

you can reset your password by using these three options
1. reset your password using alternate email id
2. reset your password using security questions
3. reset your password using your phone number

by using these three options
1. reset your password using alternate email id
2. reset your password using security questions
3. reset your password using your phone number

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This article explains various solutions for recovering access to your Yahoo mail account.
Please note accounts that have had absolutely no activity in the past 12 months are at risk of being deleted.
Abandoned and obsolete accountsare often quickly deleted from the server, making account recovery impossible.
Forgot Yahoo ID
If you have forgotten your Yahoo ID, head over to Yahoo'sAccount Recovery Wizardpage.
Follow the step-by-step instructions to recover your account information.Reset a Forgotten Password
Use theSign-in Helperto reset your Yahoo password and regain access to your account. For account security,
Yahoo only displays some of the options below. The system determines which options to display
based on factors like where you're signing in from and recovery info on your account.
Change, recover, or reset your Yahoo password (Partner Accounts)
Your Yahoo password gives you access to every Yahoo service you use.
You'll need to know your current password in order to change it to something else. If not, you can reset it to start fresh.
Partner account- If you have an email account with Yahoo through one of with partners (Verizon, AT&T, Frontier,
Rogers, BT, Sky, Spark, or MTS)
follow these instructions to change or reset your password.
Change your password
Go to the Yahoo Account Info page.
(Mobile web browser only) tap the Menu icon Image of the mobile web version of the menu icon..
Click Account Security.
Click Change password.
Enter and confirm your new password.
Click Continue.
- A confirmation appears.
Click Continue to finish.
Reset a forgotten password
Use the Sign-in Helper to reset your Yahoo password and regain access to your account. For account security,
we'll only display some of the options below. The Yahoo system determines which options to display based on factors
like where you're signing in from and recovery info on your account.Mobile phone number and alternate email address.
·Go to the Sign-in Helper.
·Enter your phone number or email address.
·Click Continue.
·If prompted, enter the CAPTCHA code.
·If you can receive text messages to the number listed, click Yes, text me an Account Key.
If you have access to the email address listed, click Yes, send me an Account Key.
·Depending on the option you've selected, Yahoo will send an Account Key to your phone or email.
·Enter the Account Key that Yahoo sent in the field provided, then click Verify.
·Select an account to reset from the list connected to your mobile number or email address.
-If you see an account that's not yours? You can remove it by clicking remove it here.
·Click Continue.

·Enter one of the account recovery items listed in the Account Recovery Wizard.
·Click Continue.
·Follow the instructions given in the Account Recovery Wizard.
From Your Mobile Device
·On the Yahoo sign in page, tap Trouble signing in?.
·Enter one of the account recovery items listed in the Account Recovery Wizard.
·Click Continue.
·Follow the instructions given in the Account Recovery Wizard.
Signing in From a Different Device
If you've recently changed your phone or your mobile SIM card, you may see a verification message upon
your first log-in readingFirst time signing in from here?
When you see this message, you'll need to choose whether you want to verify using your phone or alternate email address.
Depending on what you have listed, you can choose to get the code through text message, a phone call, or an email.
Click on the method you'd like to use and then check your email or mobile phone for the verification code.
Enter the code in the field provided and clickSubmit.
For further information, click on thislink.
Yahoo Mail Account Locked
To protect your account, a temporary lock is triggered anytime there have been too many unsuccessful attempts to sign in.
The lock will be lifted automatically after 12 hours, but you can always regain access to your account immediately using thePassword Helpertool.
Problems Using Yahoo's Account Key
Yahoo Account Key is used to "make your life easier". Its goal is to avoid the use of password which is replace by an authentication made with the mobile app.
But, if you can't use your mobile app (network issue, lost phone,...), you can follow these steps:https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN25921.html
Problems Using Yahoo's Password Helper
Yahoo takes your account's privacy and security very seriously. As a security measure, Yahoo will only let your reclaim an account
if you can definitively prove you're the rightful owner.
Since Yahoo does not collect much information up-front when you register, there are limited options for verifying that you own an account.
Your best option to avoid losing access to your account is to make sure that your account recovery information always stays up-to-date.
When the Password Helper says that your password can't be reset online - If you've tried using the Sign-in Helper and weren't able to get access to your account,
other recovery options may not be available. We know it can be frustrating to see the fail page, but in these rare cases,
we recommend creating a new Yahoo account.
Yahoo Account Has Been Hacked
If your Yahoo account has been hacked, clickherefollow the prompts.
Yahoo Customer Care Personal Contact
To date, Yahoo has not given any way to have any personal contact with customer care.
You must therefore try to recover your account through the means provided on Yahoo site.

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