Mag-log in sa Facebook para magsimulang magbahagi at makipag-ugnayan sa iyong mga kaibigan, pamilya, at mga kilala mong tao.
No, Facebook won’t email you your password. If they do security correctly, they can’t.
There are two approaches to try: the official way, and the not-so-official way. Even if you don’t use the not-so-official way, you should know about it, as it represents a potential security threat.
Facebook login password reset
(Note that the steps here change occasionally, based on Facebook’s own changes as well as the specifics of your situation. Simply follow the steps as they’re presented to you by Facebook, even if they are slightly different than what I’ve outlined here.)
If you know you don’t know your password, you need to recover your account. Just below the login password entry field on Facebook’s sign-in page is a link: Forgot account?
Click that, and you’ll be taken to a page where you can enter the email address or phone number associated with your account.
You’ll then be presented with a list of account recovery options associated with your account.
Select the one you want to use and click Continue. In the example above, I have only an alternate email address configured, so I have no other choice.
Related
I can’t over-emphasize the importance keeping your account recovery information up to date for Facebook (and for any online account you might have). Check out A One-Step Way to Lose Your Account … Forever for more on the topic.
No longer have access to these?
You’ll note a link entitled “No longer have access to these?” Click it if you know you no longer have access to the recovery methods you had originally associated with your Facebook account.
This is a serious problem.
You only want Facebook to give access to those who are authorized to have it, but they need a way to prove that. Your account recovery information is that proof. Without it, Facebook has no way to confirm you are the rightful owner of the account and should be allowed access.
Without it, Facebook won’t give you access, and in the worst case, may even elect to disable your account.
Setting a new password
Assuming you do have access to the recovery account or method you’ve selected, Facebook will send you a code.
In my example, it showed up in email.
Enter the code as requested and click on Continue.
Having proven you are the rightful account owner, you’re asked to select a new password.
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That’s the official and proper way to regain access to your account: by proving you can respond to the password recovery methods you set up originally, and then set a new password.
Facebook login password recovery
If you want to recover your existing password, I need to make it clear that you might not be able to do this.
That being said, if you’ve had your browser remember the password for you, it might be frighteningly easy.
I’ll use Firefox as my example, but most browsers have similar functionality.
Click on the “hamburger
Clicking (or tapping) on the hamburger icon in an application or on a web site typically displays or exposes a menu of items from which to select.
The hamburger is often used when screen size is small or screen real estate is limited, as an alternative to displaying a complete menu or menu bar.
See also: ellipsis.
(Click on the term for full definition.)
This will open a window listing all of the sites where Firefox saved your password. Click Show Passwords.
After a little extra paranoia:
The Saved Passwords dialog box
If presented by an application, a dialog box is typically smaller than the application window, so as to appear to be a part of that application.
The term “dialog” refers to the metaphor that the computer is having a conversation or dialog with the user, and is asking for some form of input and processing that input when supplied.
(Click on the term for full definition.)
Naturally, I’ve blurred my password here, but in reality, it’s clear as day.
All of this assumes you’ve allowed your browser to save your passwords for you. If you have not, this technique will not work.
Security issue
If your browser can show you your passwords:
- Go ahead and feel relieved if you were able to recover your Facebook password this way.
- Be very, very scared.
If you allow your browser to save passwords, anyone with access to your machine can do what we just did: use this technique to discover all your saved passwords.
This is one reason I don’t recommend letting your browser remember passwords. If you feel you must, make absolutely certain your machine is always secure.
What next?
After you’ve recovered your account — or after you’ve determined that it cannot be recovered — I strongly recommend you read my article 12 Steps to Keep from Getting Your Account Hacked. You’ll want to do everything you can to avoid this situation again. Be it due to forgetting a password or to having had your account hacked, that article will help you set things up securely to prevent it from happening again.
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* Find local social events, and make plans to meet up with friends
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* Buy and sell locally on Facebook Marketplace
* Watch live videos on the go
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