Questions tagged [google-account]
Google common user account needed to access services provided by Google.
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Show calendars that are shared with my Google account in third-party calendars (iCal, Fantastical) [closed]
My work uses Exchange, so I use Fantastical on mobile and Apple Calendar/iCal on my Mac to display both my work calendar (in Exchange) and my personal Google Calendar.
I have two calendars in my ...
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Can I create new Gmail ID with same mobile number? [closed]
Basically, I want to change my current Gmail address and associate my mobile number with new Gmail address (I created my current address years ago with not-so-professional ID).
Apparently, Gmail won'...
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Why do Google results have a globe icon? [closed]
I am using Windows 11 and recently started to see a globe icon on Google results.
If I log out of my Google Account there are no globe icons,
But when I login again, the globe icons show up again..
I ...
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G-suite passwords need resetting on bulk upload [closed]
We use G-suite to manage users on an educational project.
Our admin console looks like this:
I created the users by uploading an csv file with relevant columns. This is ours:
MacBook-Air:...
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How to share Google Account with limited access? [closed]
I'm thinking to share 1 Google Account for all my store keepers. But however how to limit their privilege for example only me can change the password?
Otherwise each one can edit password and make ...
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How can I log directly into Gmail when I am also signed into Google Apps?
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I have one Gmail account and two Google Apps e-mail accounts that I use on a regular basis:
<my.name@gmail.com>
<myaddress@teaching-job.edu>
<my.name@consulting-job.com>...
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How can I set up Google Authenticator (TOTP) for 2-step verification on my Google account?
I want to set up a TOTP tool like Authy (or Google Authenticator, 1Password's TOTP support, etc) on my Google account, which works the same way as Google Authenticator.
However, I can no longer find ...
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How to add Google Authenticator (TOTP) to a Google account? [duplicate]
I'd like to 2FA with Google Authenticator to my Google account using the account settings page, but when I want to add 2FA, Google only offers adding an U2F security token for 2FA but provides no TOTP ...
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Disable Google 2FA when authenticator is lost [duplicate]
I have a Google account where I have set up 2 step verification, with a phone number and Google Authenticator.
However, recently, I have lost the TOTP details used for the "Google Authenticator&...
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Migrate to another GSuite account with same domain
I work for 'B' which is run along with 'A' and 'C' by the same authority. 'B' wanted GSuite and 'A' offered to help by adding the domain to their GSuite account. So a.edu had a GSuite account under ...
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Recovering an ancient YouTube account
I have a YouTube account that dates from at least 2011, before the Google Accounts were fully integrated.
I know the username and the email address, but not the password.
Here's where it gets tricky....
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Creating separate Google Drive account using alternate email of main Google account
(This question is related to Can't access Google Docs with different email?, which starts with the same difficulty. But that question does not address the workaround I present here, and thus does ...
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Can't access Google Docs with different email?
I have a google account. Someone sent a link to access a google doc to my email me@somedomain.com. I added me@somedomain.com as an alternate in my google account. It still does not allow me to access ...
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Enabling 2FA on a Google Account, how to get TOTP secret?
I am trying to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on a Google account, but I'm running into a dead end trying to activate it.
I'm using an up-to-date Firefox browser.
When I try to enable 2FA, ...
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Change the country where Google account is managed
Many years ago, I had signed up for a Google Account when I lived in the UK. I have since moved to Germany, and changed my address, country for Google Play and contact telephone number all to Germany (...
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Visualization of how Google storage space is used
Google has a limit of 15 GB storage space per account for consumer (free) accounts. Is there a simple procedure to visualize how the 15GB is used (photos, videos, email, documents)? Ideally, there ...
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Cannot change country in gmail
I want to change my country in gmail. I originally set up my gmail in Spain but moved back to the UK. It is showing both my gmail and play store as Spain.
I used the following advice:
https://support....
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Migrate from personal Google to GSuite
I’ve been using Gmail for almost 15 years, including many Google products linked to that same account.
I’ve now created a GSuite account, and I want to migrate as much as possible to that new ...
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How can I allow a second person to login to a Gmail account with two step verification turned on?
I want to have a trusted coworker access an email account that has two step verification turned on. How can I have him access Gmail without going through the actual verification on my phone? (I have ...
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Is it impossible to access old Google accounts even with access to all credentials (no 2FA set up)?
I have two old Google/Gmail accounts which I haven’t used in a long time. I’ve been trying to log into them again on several occasions over the past few months (even using different browsers), without ...
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How do I uninstall an app in my Google account?
I found an unwanted app in my Google Drive nine-dot-icon:
How do I remove it?
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Stop youtube kids for child
My 12 year old needs to access full version of youtube.
However whenever she goes to youtube.com website (in any browser) using it redirects her to https://www.youtubekids.com I have tried ...
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Can't add child's account to YouTube channel
I have a YouTube channel under my (adult) account where my kid posts videos. I'd like to add him as a member of the channel, officially but when I try to add him, I get this message:
I tried setting ...
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I've forgotten the Gmail I used to create a YouTube Channel
2 years ago I created a YouTube channel, because I wanted to start making videos as a hobby. I uploaded a grand total of one video and promptly forgot about it. Now I want to try and get back into it, ...
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Use your Google Account to sign in to X
How do you prevent websites from issuing a prompt to "Use your Google Account to sign in to X"?
The instructions don't prevent the pop-up from appearing. My accounts have the option ...
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Alternate address to access https://accounts.google.com
We use Google services to sign on to a range of Web Applications as contractors for a company. But they have locked this address and state that this address enables file sharing - which I'm pretty ...
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How to identify the Super Admin email of your GoogleApps
Our network guy left sometime ago, covid n all. He never told us which/what email was the super admin in our org. been over 5 months now.
We are trying to add new users, how can we add new users to ...
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YouTube homepage looks zoomed, it only shows 2 videos in 1 row
This is how it looks:
It looks like this when i open homepage
The thing is that when I change account it works normal.
It behaves like this only on homepage and in all browsers, on all computers ...
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How to recover gmail account without password? [duplicate]
I've changed one of the gmail passwords of one of my accounts and since forgotten it. I have tried using an old password and Google says that I have changed it.
I have acess to gmail on my phone from ...
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Change picture of Google account
I tried to change the picture of my Google account. I did this through Gmail. However, the picture has not yet changed. I tried the things I have read in other related questions; remove/change my own ...
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Google account recovery when hacker has added their phone
About 15 minutes ago someone managed to log in to my gmail account, and then added their phone number. I tried to follow the suggested steps but the problem is when it gets to the recovery part google ...
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Can I recover Gmail account after I forget answers to my security questions?
I have two Gmail accounts that I remember my password but forget answers to the security questions. I have used it for a while in my old devices.
However, when I tried to log in to the accounts on my ...
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How to make different default accounts for Gmail and YouTube [closed]
I have two Google accounts. One is banned from YouTube but I can still use it for Gmail.
I have created another one for YouTube but every time I logon to YouTube with the new account and go to Gmail ...
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My account is mixed up with another user
Every time I log into my Gmail account using my correct email address, my husband's name is attached to it. My husband is a Yahoo! user. We use the same computer, but this error just started ...
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Can I download emails "with all labels" from my school account (gsuite) to my personal account?
School authorities are going to close my email account (School's gsuite) in 7 days. I am planning to download all my emails to my personal account. But I am facing some pop server-related errors. My ...
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How to use HOTP 2-FA (e.g. Google Authenticator) for a Google account?
I recently created a secondary Google account and wish to enable Two Factor Authentication using standard HOTP, such as Google Authenticator.
However when I go to my account's security settings, 2-...
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How do I stop receiving "Remove risky access" emails about Google Scripts I have created?
I have created a Google Apps Script which I use frequently. I receive regular emails from Google: "Some apps or services that you allowed to access your Google Account have not been verified by Google....
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Lost phone contacts after deleting Gmail acount
How can I restore my Gmail account once I've deleted it and it's been almost a month since I deleted from my iPhone 10? I have lost most of my important contacts and no other way to recover
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Does a link shared via youtube application on android contain information about a Google account its been shared from
Can a link shared via in-built "share" feature of the official android YouTube application be traced back to a Google account (anything related: i.e username, e-mail address etc) user was ...
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Can I automatically sign out of Google on browser close, but keep my cookies?
I'm paranoid enough that I'd like to use two-factor authentication for my Google account and automatically sign out of Google on browser close. But I'm not paranoid enough to use two-factor ...
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Log out all sessions of Google brand account
In Gmail, I’ve “logged out all sessions”. Will this also log out all sessions of brand accounts?
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Is there such a thing as a Google Brand Account in existence?
When I try to create a Google brand account, it directs me to a Google support page called "Move YouTube channel to Brand Account", and on that page there is written - quote: "If your YouTube channel ...
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When I change name and username on Gmail, will my name change in previous conversations?
I have recently changed my username and account name on my Gmail account.
It works perfectly (for now) but I noticed when I entered in some of my past email conversations that it still shows up my old ...
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Where is the Apps Script located which Google Account is referring to?
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Under myaccount.google.com > security > Third party apps page, there are a few App Scripts apps listed, like so:
But there is no link or project ID or any way to actually reach or ...
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How to make Google ask for password when switching between accounts
When using Gmail, have the option of switching between accounts by clicking the user icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Currently, can switch between the accounts listed when clicking the ...
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Transfer all data from a Google Account to another
I have a managed Google Account and I'd like to transfer all my data, sync files, Drive, absolutely everything possible that is Google related with that account to a new Google account. Is it possible?...
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Disable Google account additional security
Google forces me to verify my account on second device when is identified attempt to login from new location with message below
This device isn't recognized. For your security, Google wants to make ...
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Can't add alternate email in Gmail
I am trying to add an alternate email address to my Gmail account but I cannot because Google says it's already in use. I can't find where it's in use and have been researching this for days. Any ...
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Why is Google not sending a 6 digit code to recovery email?
This happens in both two different scenarios:
Setting up a recovery email for my Google account. The Gmail I put in doesn't receive any email from Google. Not on spam either. The Send a new code. ...
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How to prove that I'm the owner of a hacked google account
Please read the question before marking it as duplicate! It says that I know that standard answers and that I understand the WHYs, but that I have a different case. "You case is ignored by Google" ...
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