All Possible Ways to Recover Facebook Password

Facebook is not just a social platform, it’s a world unto itself. It has the potential to keep you busy for a long time, especially when you haven’t logged into your Facebook account for a while. Then it can also happen that you have forgotten your Facebook password or do not remember your email address. Also, some users choose to stay logged in to their Facebook account on the device they use every day, and when they suddenly log out inadvertently, they have a hard time remembering the password.

But there is no need to worry because you are not the only one who will face this. From time to time, millions of users lose access to their Facebook accounts for various reasons. So if you are one of them, read the article below to get complete information about the Facebook password recovery process.

Note- The goal of this article is to help users recover their Facebook account on desktop as well as when using the Facebook mobile app.

Note- The information in this article can also help you reset your password if your Facebook account has been hacked or compromised.

Ways to get back to your Facebook account

First, I will explain the simple option you have to reset the password of your Facebook account.

Important: Please note that the password reset steps change from time to time, if you see different information than what is shown here, please follow the on-screen instructions provided by Facebook.

Reset Facebook login password

If you no longer remember the correct password, recover your account using the Facebook login page:

1. Go to www.facebook.com and click on ‘I forgot my password’

2. On the next page, enter the email address or phone number associated with your Facebook account, click ‘Search’.

3. You will see a list of account recovery options based on the information you have added to your account.

• Basically, you need to access your email address or phone number associated with your Facebook account. Choose the one that you can access quickly and then click ‘Continue’.

Note- In case your account has been hacked, you need to be especially quick to reset your password because if hackers manage to remove your email address or phone number from your account and add their own, it will be almost impossible to recover your account.

4. Depending on the option you choose, Facebook will send you a code. In my case, I chose my email address and here is the email I received.

Enter the code or click the ‘Change Password’ link and you can change your Facebook account password. Once you are done with that, login to your FB account with your new password; Don’t forget to save your password somewhere so you don’t lose it again.

It is the only official way to reset your Facebook account password by proving your identity using recovery methods and then setting a new password.

Another scenario: You no longer have access to them? Now what?

Along with the recovery options, you’ll also get an option to select, for example, ‘Don’t you have access to this anymore?’ Click this option if you do not have access to the recovery methods associated with your Facebook account.

Now, this can be problematic because Facebook can only give you access to change your password if you’re the owner, but for that you’ll need to prove ownership. The account recovery information serves as proof, and if you cannot provide it, Facebook has no way of verifying that you are the actual owner of the account, so you cannot be granted access. In some cases, Facebook accounts may also be disabled if the user is unable to verify their identity.

Alternative Facebook password recovery options

No need to get discouraged, as there are a few ways to regain access even without an email or phone number, as explained below:

Sign up with an alternate email address or phone number

If you have associated more than one email address or phone number with your Facebook account, you can use any of them to recover your Facebook password.

Use trusted accounts to recover your account

If you came here, it means that none of the above methods helped you. You can also take help from your trusted contacts to reset your Facebook password. But it’s important that you have selected 3-5 friends as your ‘Trusted Contacts’ who you can call for help if you ever lose access to your account.

Note- The ‘Trusted Contact’ method will only work if you add some of your friends to your trusted contact list before losing access to your account. Also, you must remember the name of at least one of the friends you added as trusted, only then will Facebook reveal all the names.

Here are the simple steps you can take to regain access to your account:

1. Visit the Facebook login page and in the ‘Password’ field, click ‘I forgot my password’.
2. Now on the password reset page where you see the recovery options, click ‘I no longer have access to this’.
3. On the next page, Facebook will ask you to enter an email address or phone number that you have access to and press ‘Continue’.
4. Then click ‘Discover my trusted contacts’ and enter one of the contact names you provided above.
5. Your friends will receive the link, ask them to follow the link and send you the received code.
6. You can use the same code to access your Facebook account.

Check your saved login information

Facebook does not give you the option to see your current password, if you know it you can log in, if not you reset it. This is done to maintain the security of your Facebook account. So there is no way to recover existing FB password except one.

If you let your browser remember your password for you, you might be in luck.

If you’re using Google Chrome, here’s how to do it:

1. Click the menu icon with three dots in the upper right corner of the screen.
2. Then click ‘Settings’
3. On the left, click “AutoFill”
4. Then select the first option ‘Passwords’
5. Then click ‘Verify password’
6. There you will be able to see all the passwords you have saved in your browser.

All this will only work if you have already allowed your browser to save your passwords, otherwise this will not help you.

Note: Saving your passwords in your browser is not secure, as anyone with access to your device can easily obtain your passwords. This is a major security issue, so you should not opt ​​for this method and do not save your password in your browser..

Whats Next?

So, if you have managed to recover your Facebook account using any of the methods explained above, consider yourself lucky. Secure your account in a better way:

1. Add more than one email address and phone number,
2. You do not log into random websites with your Facebook account
3. Don’t use your Facebook account on public devices or unsecured Wi-Fi.
4. Do not share your Facebook login information with anyone.
5. Do not store your passwords in places where others can easily see them.
6. Use two-factor authentication and trusted contact methods to add an extra layer of security.
7. Also, keep your primary email address safe as it will help you reset your password.

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Source: HIS Education