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Verification and account recovery answer different questions. Verification checks something about access

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or identity. Account recovery helps you regain access when a normal sign-in

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step is unavailable. The Recovery tab in Settings is for saved requests

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to sell assets; it is separate from the sign-in recovery methods described

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on this page. Keeping those jobs separate makes the screens much easier

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to understand.

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In Security, find Identity verification. The email entry shows a partially hidden

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address and its status. Check that the address looks like the one

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you expect. When verification is required, Send email code requests a message.

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Enter the received code in the verification field and choose Verify. Look

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for the verified status afterward. A message saying that a code was

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sent is not the same as a message saying the email is

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verified.

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If the code does not arrive, check the destination and your mailbox,

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including its spam folder. Read any delivery or error message in the

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app. If delivery is blocked, use the supported help route rather than

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repeatedly requesting more messages. Never share the code in a community post

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or a screenshot for this lesson.

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Email verification is one account check. It does not by itself prove

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that every Live requirement has been met, that an exchange is connected,

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or that Creator payout verification is complete. Those are separate processes with

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their own status. Follow the requirements actually shown for your account and

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the feature you intend to use.

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Now return to the recovery codes displayed after authenticator setup. These are

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one-time backup codes. Each works once, and the Settings screen says they

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will not be displayed again. Save them privately before dismissing that display.

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The I saved them button dismisses the visible codes; it does not

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create a backup for you.

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Keep the backup somewhere secure that you can reach if the device

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containing your authenticator is unavailable. A protected password manager or another secure

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recovery arrangement can help. Do not leave the only copy inside a

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device you would be unable to unlock or access. The useful question

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is whether you can retrieve the backup when you actually need it.

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When MFA is enabled, Settings shows how many unused recovery codes remain.

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That count is not a way to reveal the codes again. If

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you no longer have a usable recovery method, review the supported recovery

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options while you still have access. Do not disable protection just to

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see whether the lesson's example can be repeated.

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At sign-in, the authenticator challenge offers a recovery-code field for that situation.

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Use a saved MFA recovery code only in the appropriate sign-in flow.

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It is different from the code emailed by the forgotten-password process. In

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that process, you identify the account email, request the recovery message, and

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use the offered code and new-password fields. Read the instructions for the

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current code before submitting.

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For your check, explain four things: what an email verification code verifies,

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what an authenticator code does, why an MFA recovery code needs secure

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storage, and where a forgotten password is handled. Keep every real code

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private. The goal is a recovery plan you understand, not a screen

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full of secrets.