I need to recover my old gmail account

Recover your Google Account or Gmail If you forgot your password or username, or you can't get verification codes, follow these steps to recover your Google Account. That way, you can use services like Gmail, Photos, and Google Play.
Note: If you use an account through your work, school, or other group, these steps might not work. Check with your administrator for help.
Forgot your password

1. Follow the steps to recover your account.
   • You'll be asked some questions to confirm it's your account. Answer as best you can.
   • If you're having trouble, try the tips to complete account recovery steps.
2. Reset your password when prompted. Choose a strong password that you haven't already used with this account. Learn how to create a strong password.

Forgot the email address you use to sign in

1. Follow the steps to find your username. You'll need to know:
   • A phone number or the recovery email address for the account
   • The full name on your account
2. Follow the instructions to confirm it's your account.
3. You'll see a list of matching usernames.

Someone else is using your account If you think someone is using your Google Account without your permission, follow the steps to recover a hacked or hijacked account.
Can't sign in for another reason If you're having another problem, get help signing in.
Recover a deleted account If you recently deleted your Google Account, you can follow the steps to recover your account.
Still can't sign in

Create a new account

If you can't sign in, we recommend that you try these tips for account recovery.
If you still can't recover your account, you can create a new Google Account.

Avoid account & password recovery services

For your security, it's not possible to call Google for help signing in to your account. We don't work with any service that claims to provide account or password support. Never give out your passwords or verification codes.

You can use the following link to try and recover your account. You will need to answer Security questions to reset your password.
https://www.google.com/accounts/recovery/

You can recover the password for your Gmail account by either asking Gmail to send you a recovery message or email on your phone number or secondary email ID respectively (that you may have mentioned in your Gmail profile at the time of signing up or anytime later). Also, you can recover your password by answering the security question that you may have set at the time of signing up.

To know how to use the above options to recover your password, you can follow the instructions on the Google account recovery page below:
www.google.com/accounts/recovery/

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To reset your forgotten Gmail password:

• Make sure you either have a secondary email account specified for your gmail account or

• Follow the cant access your account? link from the Gmail log-in page.
• Make sure i forgot password is selected.
• Type your full Gmail email address under Email address.
• Click Continue.
• If you have set up a secondary email address for recovery:
  • Make sure the desired email address is selected following Get a password reset link at my recovery email: under Choose how to get back into your account..
  • Click Continue.
  • Open the Google Password Assistance message in the selected email account from Google Account Recovery.
  • Follow the link under To initiate the password reset process for your ___ Google Account.
• If you have set up a security question for Gmail password recovery:
  • Make sure Answer my security question is selected under Choose how to get back into your account..
  • Type the answer to your recovery question following the question.
• If you have set up phone number for account recovery:
  • Make sure the desired phone number is selected following Get a verification code (via SMS) on my phone: under Choose how to get back into your account..
  • Click Continue.
  • Open the SMS text message from Google that begins with Your Google verification code.
  • Type the verification code form the text message on the Google Account Recovery page under Enter that code here.
  • Click Continue.
• Enter the desired new password under both New password: and Re-enter password.
• Click Reset password.

If you have used your Gmail account in the past five days but have not specified a secondary email address, you'll have to wait for these five days to pass.