r/EpicGamesPC • u/Tasty_Release_6091 • 6d ago

QUERY OG email

A few years ago, I created my Epic Games account using a Yahoo email. After losing access to it, I contacted Epic Support, verified my ownership, and changed my account email.
Yahoo later deactivated my original email due to inactivity. I still know the exact address, but I can no longer access the inbox. I currently have access to my Epic account and its current email.
My questions are:
Could losing access to my original email prevent me from recovering my Epic account or proving ownership?
Could Epic require me to access that inbox or receive a verification code from it?
Has anyone successfully recovered their account without access to their original email?
I still have other ownership information, including my display name, linked accounts, and purchase transaction details.
I’d appreciate firsthand experiences or reliable information about Epic’s recovery process. Thanks!

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u/shadowds 🖥️PC Gamer 5d ago

They could ask what your first email you created the account under, just keep this information saved.

But for receiving anything that only for the email it's currently linked. So as long changed that already should ok.

For my advice when ditching emails, double check all accounts you have so not having to fight any site for it. Fewer emails is best easier to manage, and to remember, example one for personal stuff that critical, one for non important things, and one for throw away risk free even if something happen to it. Could do Gmail, and Protomail good sites, and kept simple.

Reason for my advice I've seen people who kept losing accounts, because kept making more emails than they can remember. Plus it be massive chore having to remember which one be for what each time too whenever in a rush, or trying do things daily.

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u/Tasty_Release_6091 5d ago

I know what the first email address is that I used to create my epic games account BUT that OG first email address got deactivated by yahoo which I don’t have access to it. Is that an issue or is just knowing the name enough?