ASK HN: I completely lost access to my main Gmail account
What are my options?
Google is not helping at all. I don't have backup codes, I broke the phone that had the 2FA app and I don't remember the password.
There is no manual processing, no passport photo etc verification process. I lost all my old emails and probably offended so many people in my circle by not seeing/not replying to their emails.
Is this really the end of my relationship with my old email addr? This doesn't make sense to me. I would pay to recover this trove of data and my personal reputation is in line here. Does Google not help at all in a situation like this?
Google is not helping at all. I don't have backup codes, I broke the phone that had the 2FA app and I don't remember the password. There is no manual processing, no passport photo etc verification process. I lost all my old emails and probably offended so many people in my circle by not seeing/not replying to their emails. Is this really the end of my relationship with my old email addr? This doesn't make sense to me. I would pay to recover this trove of data and my personal reputation is in line here. Does Google not help at all in a situation like this?