How to Recover a Facebook Account When You Can’t Log In

Don’t panic, just follow these simple steps

Are you having problems logging into Facebook? Whether you forgot your login details, or your Facebook account was hacked, there’s  no reason to panic. There are a few different ways to recover a Facebook account when you can’t log in.

If you believe  your account has been hacked, you should probably go over themain Facebook privacy tipsand make sure it doesn’t happen again. But if for some reason you just can’t remember your login details, the simple recovery process should help you access Facebook again.

Check If You’re Still Logged In

It sounds silly, but the first thing to do if you find yourself logged out of your account is to check if you still have an active Facebook session on one of your devices. For example, if you can’t log into your Facebook on your smartphone, it’s possible that you’re still logged in on your desktop and vise versa.

This is probably the easiest way to recover a Facebook account, since all you need to do here is manually change your password in your account’s privacy settings.

So if you find that you still have an active Facebook session on one of your devices, follow these steps.

After you do that, if you suspect that someone hacked your account, in the same menu go toWhere you’re logged in.

There you can choose toLog out of all sessions. It will log you out of every active Facebook session except the current one. Then you can safely log back in with your new password details.

Log Into Facebook Using Account Recovery Options

If you find yourself logged out of Facebook on every device, the first thing to do is to try and log back in with Facebook’s default account recovery options.

The first option is to enter your email or a phone number. If either of those are connected with your account, Facebook will send you the confirmation code and you’ll be able to reset your password and log back in easily.

If you can’t login to Facebook with your usual details, you can also try and use a different email or a phone number of yours.

If you listed more than one email address or phone number when creating your Facebook account, this might be your way in. This is assuming you still remember your password or have it stored in your password manager.

Even if it doesn’t say so in theFind Your Accountwindow, you can use your Facebook username to regain access to your Facebook.

Type your name or your possible username (if you don’t remember it exactly) into the search bar and see if it pops up on the list. When you see your profile picture, clickThis is My Accountand follow the steps to reset your password and log back in.

Recover A Facebook Account With Trusted Contacts

In case all of the strategies we’ve mentioned above have failed, your next step is to try to recover your Facebook account usingTrusted Contacts.

The only problem here is that Trusted Contacts is the option that you need to have set up before you find yourself logged out of Facebook. So even if you’ve successfully logged into your account, we advise you to think ahead and set your Facebook Trusted Contacts right now.

You will then be prompted to add 3 to 5 friends that you can reach out to should you have a problem with your account. You can later edit this list by adding or removing people.

Once you activate your Trusted Contacts, it becomes a lot easier to log into your Facebook account when you forget your credentials.

From there, you’ll get the instructions on how one of your trusted contacts can help you regain access to your account. Your friend will need to follow the special link and then send you the recovery code. You can then safely log back into Facebook.

Secure Your Account For the Future

You can find yourself logged out of Facebook for one of two main reasons. Either someone has broken into your account, or you forgot your login details. For extra security, you can set up two-factor authentication on Facebook, and to avoid the latter,start using a password managerto keep your data at hand.

Have you ever had to recover a Facebook account? Do you know any other ways of logging back in? Share your experience with us in the comments below.

Anya is a freelance technology writer. Originally from Russia, she is currently a full-time Remote Worker and Digital Nomad. With a background in Journalism, Language Studies, and Technical Translation, Anya couldn’t imagine her life and work without using modern technology on a daily basis. Always looking out for new ways to make her life and location-independent lifestyle easier, she hopes to share her experiences as a tech- and internet-addict through her writing.Read Anya’s Full Bio

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