What to Do If You Forget Your Mail.com Password and Cannot Log In

You need to send a quick business email, or you are long overdue to message your friend, but you open your mail.com login page and realize that you do not remember the password. You might start entering random passwords that actually belong to other accounts in the hopes of regaining access to your personal email account. However, every time you are introduced to the same PLEASE TRY AGAIN message. You might start panicking, especially if this email is linked to other accounts. Without a doubt, forgetting mail.com password is a terrible thing, but you do not need to panic because there is a good chance that you can reset forgotten mail.com login password without much trouble. In this post, we provide you with several different options to recover the password depending on your situation. If you have questions or need advice after you finish reading, the comments section is open.

Did you forget mail.com password or was it replaced without your permission?

Before you reset forgotten mail.com login password, you need to think carefully if the password you are entering is wrong or simply does not work anymore. For example, if your password was stored in a password manager's vault, and you cannot log in as per usual, the chances are that the password to your email address – regardless of which of the 200 unique domains was used when setting it up – was hijacked and replaced. If that is the case, your only option is to reset it using a recovery account email or a security question. Of course, if the hacker changed it already, that will not help you restore your account. Why would anyone hijack your account? There are many things hackers could do by impersonating you. For example, they could send a misleading email to all of your family members, friends, colleagues, former classmates, and whoever else you have in the address book. The email could contain corrupted links to malicious websites and attachments that can execute malicious threats. If you manage to restore your mail.com password, make sure you check the sent emails to look for anything out of the ordinary.

Maybe your password was reset by mail.com itself? That is highly unlikely to be the case, and if it is, you should receive an email to change the password first. However, if your password is reset due to, for example, a major data breach that could occur in the future – knock on the wood that does not happen – you should be able to reset the password using the guide you can find below.

How to find the forgotten mail.com password in your browser

If you actually forgot mail.com password, there is no doubt that you want to recover it as soon as possible, and the webmail provider first suggests checking your browsers to see if the password has been stored and can be recovered in an easy way. Needless to say, this will not work if passwords are not automatically stored on the browser, or if the browser was recently reset.

Google Chrome

  1. Open the browser, tap Alt+F on the keyboard to access a menu, and select Settings.
  2. Click Passwords and then check the Saved Passwords list.
  3. Click the eye icon to show the password and then enter your computer's password.
  4. Try logging into mail.com using the revealed password.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open the browser, tap Alt+T on the keyboard to access a menu, and select Options.
  2. In the menu in the left select Privacy & Security.
  3. Under Forms & Passwords click Saved Logins.
  4. Select the username of your mail.com account and click Show Passwords.
  5. Try logging into mail.com using the revealed password.

Safari

  1. Open the browser, click Safari, and then click Preferences.
  2. Move to the Passwords tab.
  3. Select your mail.com User Name.
  4. Check the Show passwords for selected websites box and then enter your Mac password.
  5. Try logging into mail.com using the revealed password.

Internet Explorer/Edge

  1. Open the Control Panel (on Windows 10: click the Windows logo, select Settings, and enter control panel into the search box to access the utility).
  2. Click User Accounts and then click Manage Web Credentials under Credential Manager.
  3. Select your mail.com account and expand the entry.
  4. Click Show next to Password and then enter your Admin password.
  5. Try logging into mail.com using the revealed password.

How to reset forgotten mail.com login password

If you cannot find your password in the browser, you can try resetting it. This will work only if you have set up a recovery email or a security question, and if you remember it.

  1. Visit https://password.mail.com.
  2. Enter your mail.com email address and confirm you are not a robot.
  3. Select the most suitable recovery option (there really is only one if you do not have a recovery email account and if your password is not stored on the browser).
  4. If you choose Via security question, click Continue.
  5. Answer the security question and click Submit.

You MUST protect your passwords

You do not want your passwords stored in a browser because it is easy for outsiders to obtain them and, potentially, use them to log into your personal accounts. The level of password security, of course, depends on the browser, but, generally, it is not a safe way to store passwords. You might think that this is a good enough option for you if you are forgetful and constantly forget mail.com password or other passwords. Writing down passwords, secret answers, and other information on post-it notes is not a good idea either.

What we recommend is installing a password manager. Virtual security experts agree that as long as we are using passwords to log into our accounts, passwords managers are a must. Cyclonis Password Manager is free, and so you have no excuse to use it. Just try it out, and if you don't like it, you can remove it at any point. Using the tool's Password Generator, you will be able to create the strongest mail.com password. Using a Password Manager, you will not need to worry about forgetting mail.com password because it will be kept safe for you, and you will be able to access it only if you have the master password. Using Private Notes, you will be able to keep answers to secret questions and all other kinds of private information completely safe.

Overall, it is your responsibility to remember passwords and ensure that they are strong enough to keep your accounts safe against attackers and hackers. If you need help, you can always rely on a password manager.

September 28, 2018
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