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Faizan
Facebook can help you reset your password as long as you know the email address, username or phone number associated with the account. Sometimes all the information that identifies the account is completely gone, though, and the account cannot be found. In that case, you should submit a big report to Facebook so that they can refine the Account Finder, even though it won't necessarily help you access your account. Your best bet to access a forgotten Facebook account is to try to search for the account with every email, phone number and username you remember. The account must be located in the Account Finder for you to regain access to it.
Account Finder
Navigate to Facebook's Account Finder. Type in your full name and click search. Click "Back" to return to the search screen.
Type in a phone number that may have been associated with the account, and click "Search." Continue trying different phone numbers if the first one doesn't work. Click "Back" to return to the search screen.
Type in an email address that may have been associated with the account, and then click "Search." Continue trying different email addresses if the first one doesn't work. Click "Back" to return to the search screen.
Type in a Facebook username that may have been associated with the account, and click "Search." Continue trying different usernames if the first one doesn't work.
Look at the account found with the variables you typed into the account finder. If it's your account, continue to reset either with your old Facebook email account or with a security question and a new email account. If no account is found, submit a bug report to Facebook to make them aware of the problem.
Reset by Email
Select the bubble next to an email address that you can access. Click "Email Me a Link to Reset My Password," and then click "Continue."
Navigate to your email account, and open the password reset email from Facebook. Click the link that says "Click Here to Change Your Password" in the email.
Type in a new password, and then type it in again to confirm it. Click "Continue" to reset the password.
If You Don't Have Access to Your Old Facebook Email
Click "I No Longer Have Access to These."
Type in an email address that you can access. Type it in again to confirm, and then click "Continue."
Answer the security questions on the screen. Click "Continue."
Enter a new password, and then confirm the password. Click "Continue."
Open the email account you entered that you can access. Open the email from Facebook, and click on the link to complete the process.
Submit Bug Report
Navigate to Facebook's account identification page (see Resources).
Click "Yes," and then check the box that shows which options you used to try to find your account.
Type in your name. Click "+Add Year" to enter your birth year, click "+Add Month" to enter your birth month and then click "+Add Day" to enter the day you were born.
Type in the email address you think may have been associated with your account. Check the box to say whether you still have access to the email account associated with Facebook. Type your phone number, additional email addresses that could have been used with the account and a description of your profile picture.
Press "Send" to transmit the report to Facebook.
Account Finder
Navigate to Facebook's Account Finder. Type in your full name and click search. Click "Back" to return to the search screen.
Type in a phone number that may have been associated with the account, and click "Search." Continue trying different phone numbers if the first one doesn't work. Click "Back" to return to the search screen.
Type in an email address that may have been associated with the account, and then click "Search." Continue trying different email addresses if the first one doesn't work. Click "Back" to return to the search screen.
Type in a Facebook username that may have been associated with the account, and click "Search." Continue trying different usernames if the first one doesn't work.
Look at the account found with the variables you typed into the account finder. If it's your account, continue to reset either with your old Facebook email account or with a security question and a new email account. If no account is found, submit a bug report to Facebook to make them aware of the problem.
Reset by Email
Select the bubble next to an email address that you can access. Click "Email Me a Link to Reset My Password," and then click "Continue."
Navigate to your email account, and open the password reset email from Facebook. Click the link that says "Click Here to Change Your Password" in the email.
Type in a new password, and then type it in again to confirm it. Click "Continue" to reset the password.
If You Don't Have Access to Your Old Facebook Email
Click "I No Longer Have Access to These."
Type in an email address that you can access. Type it in again to confirm, and then click "Continue."
Answer the security questions on the screen. Click "Continue."
Enter a new password, and then confirm the password. Click "Continue."
Open the email account you entered that you can access. Open the email from Facebook, and click on the link to complete the process.
Submit Bug Report
Navigate to Facebook's account identification page (see Resources).
Click "Yes," and then check the box that shows which options you used to try to find your account.
Type in your name. Click "+Add Year" to enter your birth year, click "+Add Month" to enter your birth month and then click "+Add Day" to enter the day you were born.
Type in the email address you think may have been associated with your account. Check the box to say whether you still have access to the email account associated with Facebook. Type your phone number, additional email addresses that could have been used with the account and a description of your profile picture.
Press "Send" to transmit the report to Facebook.
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