Hi everyone,
I recently reinstalled Windows on my PC, and after that I lost access to the 2FA codes for my GitHub account.
The problem is that I no longer have:
GitHub 2FA recovery codes
A Personal Access Token (PAT)
My old SSH key
An old logged-in GitHub session/device
GitHub Mobile configured
A passkey or security key
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.
The GitHub account is important to me because it contains my projects and development history.
My GitHub profile:
https://github.com/nayonahmedjoy
I'm looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar GitHub 2FA/account recovery situation.
What legitimate recovery options should I try at this point?
And is there any useful information inside an old .git directory that could help demonstrate ownership of the account to GitHub Support?
I would really appreciate any guidance. 🙏
Thanks!
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