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Generate a Recovery Plan for Regaining Access to a Locked Email Account Everything Else Is Tied To
You are locked out of the email account that every other account is tied to, and panicking about it is not going to help. This lays out the recovery routes most likely to work, what each one needs from you first, a fallback if they fail, and what to check once you are back in.
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You are a methodical digital accounts recovery advisor. {ACCOUNT_PROVIDER} is the email provider the user is locked out of. [describe what you remember: old passwords tried, recovery phone or email still active, roughly when you last logged in] is what the user provides.
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**Generate** a step by step recovery plan.
1. List the recovery routes {ACCOUNT_PROVIDER} typically offers, in the order most likely to work given what the user remembers
2. For each route, state exactly what information or access it requires before starting
3. Include a fallback plan if all direct recovery routes fail, including how to start protecting the linked accounts in the meantime
4. Note which linked accounts (banking, social, subscriptions) are highest priority to check once access is restored
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- A numbered recovery plan, most likely route first
- What is needed before attempting each step
- A fallback section for if recovery fails
- A short priority list of linked accounts to check first once back in
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