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Question

Gmail sign in?

Sep 11, 2013 6:46PM PDT

Hello Everyone,
I am not sure where to enter this question.
I have a Gmail account.
I forgot my password.
I changed my password using my yahoo mail account.
I was notified, in my yahoo account, that my password had been changed.
I am now unable to open my gmail email acount, I am informed that (a) the username or password is incorrect, or (b) someone already has that username. and (c) I get the opportunity to open a new account.
To access Google help, I have to sign in, and the above explains why I can not do this!
One option is that I can delete my gmail address etc and open a new one. If I do this, can I reopen it with my deleted details and so regain my old account?

Like all "BIG" companies, you are not able to contact them directly, only be indirect means like a forum, so I am not able to contact them!!

I do not use this acount now very much and maybe the best way is to just delete it and forget about it.

Thanks for any input,

Colinito.

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Yup.
Sep 12, 2013 1:58AM PDT
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Gmail sign in?
Sep 12, 2013 2:46AM PDT

Hello again, Bob,

Thanks for your answer. That just about sums it up! I keep most of my data in notebooks and some on an old external HD, old-fashioned, maybe, but they do not fail me like viruses and power cuts have and do!

I shall delete and forget about this Google Gmail email account.

Consider this thread closed!

Colinito