Forgot AOL password - recover login information

Both the username and password need to be correct in order to access any online account. The same goes for AOL. However, many people find themselves locked out when they are not able to recall the password. If you're one such distressed user, relax... because help is at hand. If you forgot the AOL password, simply recover this information using the following instructions.

Important advice: Remember to make a strong password for the account and keep it safely!

How to recover the AOL password your forgot

• Load the AOL help page - my.screenname.aol.com.
• Click the "Forgot password" link located right under the blank field.
  
• Enter the full AOL email address and decipher the characters in the CAPTCHA image. This is generally not an easy exercise and you may go through 2 or more iterations till you finally get it right.
  
• Now provide the answer to the security question you had set for the account. This shouldn't be a problem unless you forgot the AOL security answer as well - jump to that article to retrieve this information. Enter your first and last names in the corresponding fields on the page and click "Next".
  
• Type in a new password in the two fields provided and hit the "Next" button.
  
• Yipee! You've successfully been able to reset the AOL password.

As you would have gathered, the security question of your AOL email account is as important as the password. So both these details have to be hidden away from prying eyes.