Editing Help:Logging in (section)

=== What if I forget my password? ===
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If you have forgotten your password, these steps may help you recover it:
* If you have asked your web browser or a password manager to remember the password, you may be able to recover it from there.
* If you previously entered an email address when signing up for the account or in your Preferences, ''and'' you still have access to that email account, then you can enter your username on the login screen and click '{{blue|Forgot your password?}}'. Enter your user name and that email address on [[Special:PasswordReset|the next screen]] ([[Special:PasswordReset]]), and the system will send a temporary password that will allow you to retrieve your account. You then have to change the password to one of your choice after you log in.
* (Rare) If you have previously asked a Wikipedia tool such as [[WP:AWB|AutoWikiBrowser]] to remember your password, and you still have access to the machine where the password is saved, then it may be possible to recover the saved password. Post at the tool's talk page for advice. Do not post the encrypted password.
* (Rare) If you have a long-established account and have previously set up a "committed identity", and you still have the "secret string" (see [[Template:User committed identity]] for details), then it may be possible to recover the account. E-mail ca{{@}}wikimedia.org for advice. Do not publicly mention the secret string.
Otherwise you will have to create a new account under a different username. After doing this, it is advisable to explain the situation on the user page of the new account, to avoid [[WP:Sockpuppetry|sockpuppetry]] concerns.