Ask HN: Why is Gmail account recovery a pain in the ass?

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All my electronic gadgets were stolen this week. I've interviews starting next week. I can't access my account because both my phone number and recovery email are gone. How can I avoid this next time? What alternative email service providers do you recommend?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/yl9hno/best_gmail...

https://www.positional.com/blog/alternative-search-engines

https://themeisle.com/blog/gmail-alternatives/

Avoid this next time by using a password manager, keeping the list of recovery codes for that password manager in a safe place or two, and checking every so often that you can still find the recovery codes.

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