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RobyRobx
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I want to recover old photos and my password has expired

Good morning everyone. Since 2016 I decided to recover my old account, but I no longer found the photos and videos it contained, how do I recover them?

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  • RobyRobx's avatar
    RobyRobx
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago
    It also tells me that the password for this account has expired but it doesn't give me the ability to reset it

    Heeeeelp!
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    @RobyRobx wrote:
    Since 2016 I decided to recover my old account, but I no longer found the photos and videos it contained, how do I recover them?

    If you mean that you haven't used the account since 2016 then the account was most likely deleted and you've now signed in to a new, empty account. Accounts that are idle for more than a year are deleted due to inactivity.

     

    If you mean something else, you'll need to provide more information.

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