Lost Bitwarden 2fa

nRiTeCh

nRiTeCh

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WRt this thread https://techenclave.com/threads/beware-authenticator-app-issues.207262/

I had enabled 2fa on bitwarden however as per my original thread I had lost access to 2fa for all accounts.
I have captured backup codes screenshot somewhere but I"m not in which year/month etc. I enabled 2fa so currently to tedious to scroll through 10000s of screenshots.

Also, as per bitwarden, there's no way but to entirely delete your a/c if you lost all access.

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I do have add-on access to my bitwarden a/c via FF and Chrome.
I have exported my data in cvs/json formats too. SO I ave my data and can signup and restore so no issues,.

But can I delete my a/c and re-register with same email id?
 
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If I were you, I would look for e-mails confirming 2FA enabled. Then I would look for the screenshot in that time range. Even if I could not find when was 2FA enabled, I would still try to find out the screenshot first before deleting and recreating it all.

There might be some app with OCR built in or some AI processing which can intelligently comb through the thousands of screenshots.
 
nRiTeCh said:
Have already tried it no such email from them. Not in spam too as Bitwarden was already marked as safe.
I received only new device/browser login alert emails thats it.
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No 2FA app will send you the recovery codes over email as it defeats the purpose of 2FA. It is supposed to be backed up offline.

As per the link below, new account can be created with the same account.
community.bitwarden.com

New account

Hello @Marrio and welcome, Sorry to hear you are having issues and forgot your master password. Hopefully as a new user you may not have many items just yet, or still are in the process of moving your passwords into Bitwarden and still have the originals. If you have forgotten your passwords...
community.bitwarden.com community.bitwarden.com
 
t3chg33k said:
No 2FA app will send you the recovery codes over email as it defeats the purpose of 2FA. It is supposed to be backed up offline.
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Yes obviously, what I was trying to say that he could have received an email saying that 2FA has been enabled or anything similar. There would be a time stamp on the email so he would get to know when he enabled 2FA.

Then he could go back to the screenshot folder and look for that particular screenshot with the codes in that time frame (which he got to know from the email).
 
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