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You do not say which Operating System you are using, so my answer will be based on Windows systems. If you have non-Windows Operating System, you should still be able to follow the explanation.
If you have Yahoo Mail account and you are unable to access it, and then click Forgotten Password, Forgotten Username or Forgotten Username and Password (as appropriate) on the Login Page and then answer a series of Security Questions to prove you are the Authorised Account Holder. After this, Yahoo Support should allow you to Reset your Password and/or Username.
It is useful when setting up this type of E-mail account, to include, in the registration details, an Alternative E-mail Address to which Forgotten Passwords can be sent, after security screening. If you don't have an Alternative E-mail Address, set one up at the same time, or as soon as possible afterwards.
If you are unable to provide all the necessary Security Answers, it is possible that Yahoo Security will block all access to the account.
If it proves impossible to access the original account, open a new one and then e-mail all your essential and important Contacts to inform them of the new address. It may seem a difficult wrench to let go of an old e-mail address and the fear might persist that you will miss some e-mails that go astray but persevere anyway. People do this all the time when changing jobs. Most important or urgent information will find its way to you, by other means, if you fail to respond to an e-mail sent to a redundant address.
Save your E-mail Usernames and Passwords in a cryptic way by sending yourself a Cellphone SMS message containing them hidden in a long list of random letters and numbers.
Save your E-Mail Contacts on your computer, in the Contacts Folder in:
(My) Computer > Local C: > Documents and Settings > Contacts.
I hope this helps.
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