We've been seeing too many complaints from blog owners who never bothered to remember their Blogger account name or password, and who now cannot login to Blogger.
In most cases, the complaints are from people who can't access the original, non GMail email account, because the account is now defunct. Even the "Forgot?" wizard is useless. Reading between the lines, we may see details.
Blogger blog owners being as they are, they always show us exciting, new ways to make mistakes. This month, we're seeing similar reports, from people who can't use their GMail based Blogger accounts.
If your Blogger account is based on a GMail account, go to the GMail login display. As with every Google login display, you'll find a helpful link.
The most obvious section of the "Forgot your password?" display will be the offer
This won't be terribly useful, when you have forgotten the account name (GMail address). Fortunately, there's a second option here.
Clicking on that link, you get the Google accounts "Forgot your username?" wizard.
Hopefully, you can remember the recovery email address, that you provided when you setup the GMail account.
You have to know something, to recover access to your blog. If your Blogger account is based on a non GMail email address, you may have a similar possibility. And when you check your email accounts, GMail or non GMail, check persistently.
As you continue with the login / recovery process, be aware of the nature of Blogger accounts, email accounts, and Google accounts. And when you login, use the "One account" login process properly.
Everybody makes mistakes - but not all mistakes are equal in consequence.Help me! My email address changed last month, and now I can't sign in to my blog!
In most cases, the complaints are from people who can't access the original, non GMail email account, because the account is now defunct. Even the "Forgot?" wizard is useless. Reading between the lines, we may see details.
Help Me! I never bothered to remember my password - I used the Forgot Password wizard to reset my password every time I wanted to sign in to my Blogger account. My email address changed last month, I can't get the email from the Forgot Password wizard, and now I can't sign in to my blog!
Blogger blog owners being as they are, they always show us exciting, new ways to make mistakes. This month, we're seeing similar reports, from people who can't use their GMail based Blogger accounts.
Fortunately, there is a way around this problem, too.I tried using the "Forgot?" wizard, but instead of giving me a hint it told me that it would send an email to my GMail account. This doesn't help me at all - considering I don't remember my email address!
If your Blogger account is based on a GMail account, go to the GMail login display. As with every Google login display, you'll find a helpful link.
Clicking on that link, you'll get the Google accounts "Forgot your password?" wizard.
Can't access your account?
The most obvious section of the "Forgot your password?" display will be the offer
If you are a Gmail user, type your Gmail username.
This won't be terribly useful, when you have forgotten the account name (GMail address). Fortunately, there's a second option here.
Forgot your username?
Clicking on that link, you get the Google accounts "Forgot your username?" wizard.
Hopefully, you can remember the recovery email address, that you provided when you setup the GMail account.
Please enter the recovery email address you provided when creating your account.
You have to know something, to recover access to your blog. If your Blogger account is based on a non GMail email address, you may have a similar possibility. And when you check your email accounts, GMail or non GMail, check persistently.
As you continue with the login / recovery process, be aware of the nature of Blogger accounts, email accounts, and Google accounts. And when you login, use the "One account" login process properly.
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You simply have to prove that you are the rightful owner of the Blogger account, by providing details which you provided, when you setup the account. When you prove yourself, you get back control of the account, and the blog(s).
The account, and the blog, are preserved by Blogger, on your behalf, for eternity.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/your-blog-is-forever.html
We've sent you an email message with login instructions for your blog at http://#####.blogspot.com/ . Email was sent to your gmail.com account.
If the email from this page doesn't seem to arrive, you should check your Spam folder in case the message was misrouted. Please make sure that your INBOX is not full so that this message does not bounce.
But an email never arrives. I've tried their instructions, and still nothing. I've contacted support@blogspot 24 hours ago, and have not heard from them yet. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for the comment!
You may be a victim of the ongoing email delivery problem, that is afficting virtually every Blogger feature that generates email.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2015/12/many-blogger-email-delivery-problems.html