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

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

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

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

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

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 4 points 1 year ago

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

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

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)

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

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?

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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