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Gonna take this shot in the dark because I'm unsure if this has ever happened to anyone else before. I am currently unable to log in to my main account. The issue is that my main account's username login is an email address, but the email address has been deleted

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Okay, that's fine since that shouldn't affect me being able to log in to rs, except I had an authenticator on the account when I quit playing. I've since updated my phone and recycled my old phone. When I went to disable the authenticator, however, it sent an email to the registered email address, which was my college email address, which has also been deleted due to inactivity.

So now I'm in a situation where I'm unable to disable my authenticator due to my email address no longer existing.

Hoping that a jmod can maybe help me out by allowing me to change the registered email to one of my current ones.

RSN is iKrea.

The login email was an AOL one (i know, created it over a decade ago and never used it which is why it's been deactivated). My registered email was an @(institution.name).edu address. I can provide all of the details for the entire account's history as well. Just need a jmod to discuss this issue with since the support ticket was just responded to with an automated response.

Here's to hope, seems like a unique situation that I'm not sure many other people have been in before.

Edit: I've also called AoL support and my college's tech support in regards to getting these emails recovered, but they have stated that it's not possible to do so and that my emails were deleted due to inactivity and to free up space. So I'm not sure what the next move is to continue playing the account, without having a jmod change the registered email address so that I can disable my authenticator.

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over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Easy to fix - you need to recover the account (even though you know the current pass) - part of that process includes setting a new recovery email address - once that is done you can disable Auth via your newly set email address.

get started here

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by Thy_OSRS

Doesn’t the response from that go to your , in this case, deleted email?

Nope, any response in relation to the recovery goes to the new email address you specify in the recovery form

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by KreaHS

I'll get started on that now, thanks a ton for the quick response!

It looks like you are trying to get a link sent to your old email not recover the account - from this page choose the second option 'recover account' NOT the first option 'change email'.

The first option is if you CAN access the current recovery email, the second option is if you CAN'T access the current email.

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by KreaHS

Yea, I just chose the second option and provided all of my information, so here's to hope.

We've got it - I've had a quick look and it looks fine and I would expect recovery to be granted - wait times are about an hour right now so keep an eye on your email (the new one)

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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Response times are not that long so something is not quite right, check your junk/spam folders for a message from us in the email account you asked to be set - if that doesn't turn anything up let me know your RSN - I can't help you recover it here but I can advise.

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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You've submitted recovery for the account with the log in Kscott which is not your account, you need to submit a recovery for the account with the character name Kscott

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by Halloween1977

Thank you so much, I'm back in thanks to you. I wish I could repay you somehow.

We have a winner :)

over 3 years ago - /u/Mod_Stevew - Direct link

Originally posted by ididitforlulzz

Is there something I'm not understanding here? What's to stop someone who has your password from doing the same thing and setting up a tale ticket saying the same thing to get the email changed to their email?

You don't need the password to actually submit a recovery but you do need to provide info about the account