The latest articles on DEV Community by Noyon Ahmed (@noyonahmed). https://dev.to/noyonahmed https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1895946%2Ff29e2f79-504e-4270-b5a2-5c2a9765eae2.png https://dev.to/noyonahmed en Noyon Ahmed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:31:04 +0000 https://dev.to/noyonahmed/need-help-recovering-my-github-account-after-losing-2fa-access-406l https://dev.to/noyonahmed/need-help-recovering-my-github-account-after-losing-2fa-access-406l <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I recently reinstalled Windows on my PC, and after that I lost access to the 2FA codes for my GitHub account.</p> <p>The problem is that I no longer have:</p> <p>GitHub 2FA recovery codes<br> A Personal Access Token (PAT)<br> My old SSH key<br> An old logged-in GitHub session/device<br> GitHub Mobile configured<br> A passkey or security key</p> <p>I've already tried looking through an old secondary drive where I had some Git repositories. I even recovered deleted files from the drive using Windows File Recovery and found some old .git-related files, but unfortunately I haven't found a usable SSH key or PAT yet.</p> <p>The GitHub account is important to me because it contains my projects and development history.</p> <p>My GitHub profile:<br> <a href="https://github.com/nayonahmedjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/nayonahmedjoy</a><br> I'm looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar GitHub 2FA/account recovery situation.</p> <p>What legitimate recovery options should I try at this point?<br> And is there any useful information inside an old .git directory that could help demonstrate ownership of the account to GitHub Support?</p> <p>I would really appreciate any guidance. 🙏</p> <p>Thanks!</p> github security help beginners