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How to recover yahoo password if i was not able to answer the security question?

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If you forget your Yahoo password:

click this link : https://edit.yahoo.com/forgot ....you will be asked for an alternative email address
to which a reset link will be sent.If you don't have an alternative email you will be asked the 2 secret Q's to which you must answer"old accounts may only have 1"you will then be asked for a new password and thats it.

Also:
You can get a new password, a Yahoo! ID reminder, or both. If you forgot your Yahoo! ID or password, go to the Sign-in Problems page.
If you forgot your Yahoo! ID, you need to provide three pieces of information so we can confirm your identity:

  • Your birthday
  • Your ZIP or postal code (at the time you created your Yahoo! account or when you last updated it)
  • Your alternate email address -Note: You must have access to this email address
  • Country code (at the time you created your Yahoo! account or when you last updated it)
Be sure to provide the same information you gave the last time you registered for a new Yahoo! ID or password or the last time you updated your account.
If you forgot your password, you can create a new one. But first you'll have to provide the following information so we can confirm your identity:
  • Your Yahoo! ID
  • Alternate email address, mobile phone number, or the answers to your secret questions
A Reset Your Password link will be sent to your alternate email address. Click the link and enter your new password in the Reset your password page.
If you entered your secret question incorrectly or forgot what you originally entered, for security reasons, we cannot tell you what your Yahoo! ID is or let you create a new password.

If you cannot verify the answer to your Security Question, you cannot change it to something else.
We strongly suggest that you add and verify an active alternate email address or mobile phone for your account. This is an email address we can use to communicate with you if you no longer have access to your Yahoo! Mail account.

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I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WILL I LOGIN AGAIN IN MY YAHOOMAIL AND I FORGOT MY PASSWORD AND THE NUMBER I PUT THERE IS NOT THE NUMBER I USE IT RIGHT NOW.

There some ways of forgotting your password or recovering your password in yahoomail. First if you still. Remeber security question they will ask you for answer you answered in the security question. Then if you forgot your answer in security question. You can contact yahoo for recovering your account you just need to prove that you own it.
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How to Recover Yahoo Password with Security Question?

It all comes down to a point on how you want to recover the Yahoo password. The procedure is not necessarily complicated, as it might sound.
When it comes to recovering the password to your mail account, the steps involved are quite simple. Depending on your preference, you can regain the password using a phone number and email to the account. Or else, you can answer a few security questions.

Let's look at the Yahoo password recovery procedure by answering security questions.

  • On your browser, visit Yahoo sign-in helper page.
  • If you are not in a position to access your phone number or email address linked to the account, then you can complete the process by choosing to answer the security questions.
  • Enter your email address and click on Submit.
  • Now, you have to click on the Next button.
  • Make sure to enter the CAPTCHA code.
  • Select the option use my secret questions and click Next.
  • You will have to answer the security questions correctly, so as to proceed to the next step.
  • If you are successful in answering the security questions, then you will be prompted to enter the new password.
  • Enter the new password and follow the instructions to complete the recovery process.
From the steps mentioned above, it does not look like you will be facing a lot of issues, while trying to recover the Yahoo password, by answering security questions.
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I CHANGED EMAIL TO GMAIL..NEW ADDRESS I. I CANT REMEMBER MY YAHOO PASSWORD OR SECURITY QUESTION AND CANT NAVIGATE YOUR SYSTEM. I NEED HELP.

Hi Dina, you can refer to this link to recover your Yahoo password.https://help.yahoo.com/kb/recovering-lost-forgotten-password-sln2047.html
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If you do not remember your security question, you can always recover your Yahoo account password by asking Yahoo to send you password reset communication either on the secondary email address or the contact number that you might have mentioned on your Yahoo profile at the time of signing up or any time later. To know how to use these options, you can refer to the Yahoo support page below:
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/yahoo-account/recovering-lost-forgotten-password-sln2047.html?impressions=true
Hope this will resolve your issue.

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You may try the option "forgot password" and receive the solution for Password. Security question cannot be changed.
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Yahoo help center

Many times, you can recover a hacked or compromised Yahoo! account after using on-site password-recovery tools.
The process can take a few minutes to complete, but once you are finished you'll be back in your account.
If the password-recovery method does not work, then you can always contact the security group at Yahoo! Inc. via email.
Of course, you'll need access to a secondary email address to message the company's support team.

Type "login.yahoo.com" into the browser's URL address field.
You are greeted by the Yahoo! account sign in page.
Click the "I can't access my account" link in the box on the right side.
Select the "My account may have been compromised" option from the choice of sign in problems.
Click the "Next" button.
Type your Yahoo! ID and security code on the next page.
Click "Next" to continue.
Select an alternative email address to send a reset link to.
This only works if you previously added a secondary email address.
If not or the alternative email address has been tampered with, then select the "I can't access any of the above" option.
Click "Next."
Answer the security questions on the next few pages.
You will usually have to answer at least two security questions.
Enter a new password and repeat the password when prompted.
Click the "Next" button to finalize the password-reset process.
Recover a compromised Yahoo! e-mail account
http://www.trishtech.com/internet/recover_a_compromised_yahoo_account.php

How to recover your Hacked Yahoo! Account
http://pctechnotes.com/how-to-recover-your-hacked-yahoo-account/
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Dear sir/madam, i forget my yahoo id password

Hello there!

Unfortunately, if you have forgotten your username or password and even your security question/answer, you can no longer recover your email services. You just have to create a new one.

However, try to click the "forgot password" and then the reset password link might be sent to your secondary email address, if you register one.

Good luck!
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you can try to recover your password by your security questions go to forgot password the place where you login and then it will ask for your security questions and answering them will help you to reset your password.
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Yahoopassword recover

log on to yahoo mail sign in page, click the link "forgotten password" answer security questions, choose new password and confirm. you will get a confirmation e-mail.....good luck !
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