Windows 10: How do I change the email that my account is under without losing data?

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  1. HELP PLEASE_101
    Help please_101 Win User

    How do I change the email that my account is under without losing data?


    So I want to change the email associated with my account as in remove it because I don't have access to it anymore, and add a new one in its place without losing like pictures, apps, files, information and data, etc. So how could I do that? I see the "delete account" option, but I don't want to lose everything on the computer, I just want to make the account have an email that I can access because I want to shift everything over onto a new computer without losing things, but on a new account.

    :)
     
    Help please_101, Nov 7, 2024
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  2. NEWTEKIE1
    newtekie1 Win User

    Unauthorized Emails from my account?

    It is more than likely that your email account was hacked, either by a virus sniffing your password, or just simply hacked.

    Either way, change your password on your email account. Unfortunately the damage by already be done. They already have your contact list and your email address associated with that contact list. There is nothing stopping them from sending out emails using their own SMTP servers to everyone on your contact list and claiming the emails are from your email address. They don't actually have to have access to your yahoo account or even any yahoo server to send emails to people that come from your address.
     
    newtekie1, Nov 7, 2024
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  3. THEMAILMAN78
    TheMailMan78 Win User
    email account hacked. please help

    Also may I suggest you change email accounts to one of the following.....

    Gmail
    Outlook

    The reason is they both use "Step two verification". This style of verification means even if a hacker gets your password they cannot log in to your account. You see every time someone try's to log in that hasn't been verified you will get a text or a phone call giving you a final code to log in. Its very easy and simple to setup also. The great thing is once you setup your Email application with a specific "application password" from that account you never have to log in again AND your account is protected from being logged in from foreign entities.

    I like the new outlook personally however Gmail is also damn good. Gmail also has an IP tracker that allows you to see WHERE the account has been logged in from. Anyway let us know if you wanna change over and have any questions. We will be happy to help and welcome to TPU!
     
    TheMailMan78, Nov 7, 2024
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  4. THEMAILMAN78
    TheMailMan78 Win User

    How do I change the email that my account is under without losing data?

    Unauthorized Emails from my account?

    1. Change your password.
    2. Change to Gmail.
     
    TheMailMan78, Nov 7, 2024
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