[NSC] Qustion

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

15,364

Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Dec 3, 2019

• #1

I need to change my password and e-mail address as I'm about to move jobs.

Thing is, as I'm always logged on I cannot remember the current one.

Any ideas?

 

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Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull

May 22, 2012

14,840

• Dec 3, 2019

• #2

There is often the option to have a code sent to your phone or a reset email sent to a different (already selected) email account?

If that fails, then try contacting the email client to find out. Or stick a reply message on your old email (unless you're losing it) directing people to your new email address.

People more tech-savvy than me can probably offer better options, but that's a start...

 

Publius Ovidius

Well-known member

Jul 5, 2003

46,017

at home

• Dec 3, 2019

• #3

Ask bozzakins to send you a link to change your password before you move jobs. Then change your password to something you can remember.


Oh sorry I thought that was for here.

 

CheeseRolls

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jan 27, 2009

5,946

Shoreham Beach

• Dec 3, 2019

• #4

Hillian1 said:

I need to change my password and e-mail address as I'm about to move jobs.

Thing is, as I'm always logged on I cannot remember the current one.

Any ideas?

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You are always logged on? or always automatically logged on?

If it is the latter, does your current employee have some single sign-on software? If so you should be able to access this and get the passwords, before you leave.

 

KZNSeagull

Well-known member

Nov 26, 2007

19,799

Wolsingham, County Durham

• Dec 3, 2019

• #5

Look up your saved passwords in your browser.

 

symyjym

Banned

Nov 2, 2009

13,138

Brighton / Hove actually

• Dec 3, 2019

• #6

Close your account and go Hillian2?

 

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

15,364

Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Dec 3, 2019

• Thread starter
• #7

KZNSeagull said:

Look up your saved passwords in your browser.

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This sounds like a plan.

Next question:

How does one do that?

 

madinthehead

I have changed this

Jan 22, 2009

1,752

Oberursel, Germany

• Dec 3, 2019

• #8

Hillian1 said:

This sounds like a plan.

Next question:

How does one do that?

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Do you use chrome?
Go here: https://passwords.google.com/?pli=1

Firefox:
In Firefox, select the “Menu” Menu Button button located at the upper-right corner of the window, then choose “Options“.
Select “Privacy & Security” on the left pane.
Select the “Saved Logins…” button.

 

CheeseRolls

Well-known member

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Jan 27, 2009

5,946

Shoreham Beach

• Dec 3, 2019

• #9

Hillian1 said:

This sounds like a plan.

Next question:

How does one do that?

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If you know the login details for the browser, where your passwords are saved, you can just login to the browser on a new computer and carry on as before. Why your current company would allow you to do this I am not sure, seems a little slack to me.

 

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

15,364

Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Dec 3, 2019

• Thread starter
• #10

symyjym said:

Close your account and go Hillian2?

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This is now looking like the most likely outcome.

 

symyjym

Banned

Nov 2, 2009

13,138

Brighton / Hove actually

• Dec 3, 2019

• #11

Hillian1 said:

This is now looking like the most likely outcome.

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Serves you right for having NSC open all day at work

 

KZNSeagull

Well-known member

Nov 26, 2007

19,799

Wolsingham, County Durham

• Dec 3, 2019

• #12

Hillian1 said:

This is now looking like the most likely outcome.

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What browser are you using? Seeing your saved passwords should be straight forward

 

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

15,364

Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Dec 3, 2019

• Thread starter
• #13

KZNSeagull said:

What browser are you using? Seeing your saved passwords should be straight forward

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Chrome

Please bear in mind you are talking to the biggest technophobe on the planet.

I am a clockwork man living in a digital age.

 

LamieRobertson

Not awoke

Feb 3, 2008

46,673

SHOREHAM BY SEA

• Dec 3, 2019

• #14

symyjym said:

Close your account and go Hillian2?

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With bigger moobs

 

Justice

Dangerous Idiot

Jun 21, 2012

18,609

Born In Shoreham

• Dec 3, 2019

• #15

This is why I chose Brighton

 

KZNSeagull

Well-known member

Nov 26, 2007

19,799

Wolsingham, County Durham

• Dec 3, 2019

• #16

Hillian1 said:

Chrome

Please bear in mind you are talking to the biggest technophobe on the planet.

I am a clockwork man living in a digital age.

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ok. Do you know your google username and password? Hint: It is usually your gmail email address and password.

If so, in the top right corner of the browser screen is either a little picture of you or a letter in a circle. Click it and choose passwords.
You will then see a list of sites with saved passwords asterisked out.
To see the password, click on the little eye icon next to the website you want.
It will then ask for your google username and password. Enter it correctly and the password will magically appear.

(actually forget this bit if you dont know your google username and password as you need that here too)
You can export all your saved passwords by clicking the 3 vertical dots next to "saved passwords".
It will then ask you for a PIN.
Enter it, then choose where to save the file and off you go.

If you don't know your Google username, password and PIN, then I suspect you will have to pursue other avenues of enquiry.

 

Last edited: Dec 3, 2019