recover account-name

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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11 Comments

domi@lemmy.secnd.me · 9 pts · 3y (4 replies)

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 · 5 pts · 3y (3 replies)

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 · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

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 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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

harald_im_netz@feddit.de · 2 pts · 3y

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 · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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 pts · 3y

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

JokeDeity@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y (3 replies)

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

30021190@lemmy.cloud.aboutcher.co.uk · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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

JokeDeity@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y

Damn, that was my only idea. :(

harald_im_netz@feddit.de · 3 pts · 3y

Only the ID is shown.

Gwynn@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
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