If you are still using Yahoo Mail, and wish to keep it safe, a good way is to reset your password once a while like in a few months or so.

Without Phone Number

There are a number of ways of getting back your old password or simply resetting it to a new one, and using it thereafter.

  • First thing is to open your web browser and go to ‘yahoomail.com’, and enter your email (which is what you know for sure) and click on the ‘Next’ button below.
  • Now, the only thing you can do here is to click on ‘I Forgot My Password’ in the next step.
  • Then, you see it asks for the registered phone number, but here you can also find the ‘No, I don’t Know the Digits’ below it.
  • The next step is verification of your recovery email, which you might have access to. For this step, we believe you do, and then you can reset your password from it.
  • You have to click the ‘Yes, Send Me an Account Key’ button here and go to your alternate email address, and you get the access key to type for verification there.

Reset Yahoo Password if Forgotten

The same process that I was explaining above is linked to this issue as well. If you happen to forget your password and have access to the registered phone number, then you can get the ‘Yahoo Access Key’ on the phone.

  • Here is an article from the Yahoo help page which shows you how to change your password and recover if you have forgotten.
  • As we were going with ‘Step 1’ after you have found the ‘Yahoo Access Key’, whether, through the alternate email or phone, you have to copy-paste it in the field.
  • In the page where it asks for ‘Verify Your Account’ followed by ‘Enter Access Key’, you type the key. In the above case, you type it by copy-paste from email.
  • This is the easiest way when you have forgotten the password but have both alternate reminder email and phone with you.

With Security Questions

Another way you can also retrieve your password is by the help of the security questions that you had provided before. For that, you have to go to Yahoo ‘Sign-In’ helper.

TIPS

Alternatively, if you do not have your phone number or email as well, you can click the ‘I don’t have Access to this Email’ also and go ahead.

How can I reset my password if I forgot it?

Change your password
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device’s Settings app Google. Manage your Google Account.
  2. At the top, tap Security.
  3. Under “Signing in to Google,” tap Password. You might need to sign in.
  4. Enter your new password, then tap Change Password.

How do I reset my email password?

Important: If you’re running Android 5.1 and up, you need to wait 24 hours after changing your password to do a factory reset.

Change your password

  1. Open your Google Account.
  2. Under “Security,” select Signing in to Google.
  3. Choose Password.
  4. Enter your new password, then select Change Password.

How can I get my password for my Yahoo account?

Sign in or out of Yahoo
  1. Tap the Profile icon .
  2. Tap Sign in.
  3. Enter your Yahoo ID, then tap Next.
  4. Enter your password, then tap Sign in.

Why can’t I change my Yahoo password?

No option to change your password? – You might have Account Key on, so you’ll need to disable it before setting a new password.

From a desktop or mobile web browser:

  • Sign in to the Yahoo Account security page.
  • Click Change password.
  • Enter a new password.
  • Click Continue.

Why can’t I log into Yahoo?

Clear your browser’s cookies. Quit and then restart your browser. Use a different supported web browser. Try logging into a different sign-in page, like our primary login page or the Yahoo Mail sign-in page.

Why can’t I recover my yahoo account?

Use the Sign-in Helper to locate your Yahoo ID and regain access to your account by entering in your recovery mobile number or alternate email address. If you know your Yahoo ID but need to reset your password, make sure to create a strong password once you’re back in to your account.

How do I recover my Yahoo account if I lost my phone number?

Point your browser to https://help.yahoo.com/kb/account to start. Click or touch the orange “Can‘t access your account?” button to begin the recovery process. Yahoo will then ask you if you know your account name, recovery email address or phone number.

How do I recover my email account?

Add or change a recovery email address
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device’s Settings app Google. Manage your Google Account.
  2. At the top, tap Security.
  3. Under “Ways we can verify it’s you,” tap Recovery email. You might need to sign in.
  4. From here, you can:
  5. Follow the steps on the screen.

How can I access my Yahoo account if I change my phone number?

From a web browser:
  1. Go to the Yahoo Account security page.
  2. Click Phone numbers or Email addresses.
  3. Click the Edit icon. next to the recovery option you want to change.
  4. Enter your new recovery info.
  5. Click Confirm.
  6. Follow the on-screen prompts to verify your new info.

How do I reset my Yahoo email account?

Use Sign-in Helper, Yahoo’s password reset and account recovery tool, to get back in to your account.

Reset a forgotten password

  1. Go to the Sign-in Helper.
  2. Enter one of the account recovery items listed.
  3. Click Continue.
  4. Follow the instructions given in the Sign-in Helper.

How do I recover my Yahoo email account?

Recover your Yahoo account
  1. Sign in to your account.
  2. Verify your recovery information.
  3. Create a new password or click Continue.

Can you recover an old Yahoo account?

Go to https://login.yahoo.com/forgot. In the Email address or phone number field, enter your Yahoo email address, then select Continue. If your account was permanently deleted, you see the message, Sorry, we don’t recognize that email address or phone number.