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recover account-name (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by harald_im_netz@feddit.de to c/steam@lemmy.ml

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Almost 20 years ago, I've got a steam account already. Somehow, I've lost the account-name, but I still see it in the friend list of my brother.

I'm quite certain to still know the password, but I cannot remember the account-name. Any way of recovering it?

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[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you still have access to your email address?

If so, reset your password. They will send you a mail with your username in it.

[–] Gwynn@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To add on to this, early steam accounts used your email address as the login name. So definitely try using that.

[–] harald_im_netz@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a good idea. Sadly, I don't have access to the email from twenty years ago, this makes it even harder.

[–] Gwynn@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't necessarily need access to the mail itself, if you know the password :)

[–] harald_im_netz@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, this I understood. But there was the question from the original commenter @domi@lemmy.secnd.me which I tried to aim the second half at. I'll try to login with old email adresses :-)

[–] whataboutshutup@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Previous nicknames on profile page? Maybe it's something similar. Also, notifications and checks from steam to your email. You can trigger a new one with a cheap gift if you still has access to that address.

[–] harald_im_netz@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

No access to my twenty year old mailadress anymore.. :-(

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Go to the profile and look at the url, should be the very end of it.

[–] 30021190@lemmy.cloud.aboutcher.co.uk 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very early profiles don't always have this and only show the long steam ID.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Damn, that was my only idea. :(

[–] harald_im_netz@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Only the ID is shown.

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you haven't tried yet: paste your steamid on here https://steamdb.info/calculator/

Maybe it shows your account name.

Edit:

Also: if you by any chance redeemed a game by using a old cdkey and you still have it you could try the account recovering system.

I got my hacked account back this way.

[–] harald_im_netz@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

MVP for reacting on this old thread.

I tried the calculator to no appeal. Sadly, as I've moved eight times (no exaggeration) since I've last used the account, I've thrown out all cds :-(

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn, it's going to be tough.

Have you tried https://www.steamidfinder.com/ ? I don't think it would give more information than the calculator, but you can try.

What if you try adding the saving as a new friend? Maybe it will give some more information?