How To Recover LastPass Account & Master Password

No doubt LastPass is one of the best third-party password managers in the market. It manages and protects your account’s passwords as a browser extension. So that you do not have to remember the login details of every account. Despite these lovely features, LastPass is also prone to human mistakes such as unintentional account deletion or other login errors.

If you have deleted your LastPass account or you do not remember your master password then don’t fret. I will reveal whether you can restore your deleted LastPass account or not. Furthermore, I will tell you how to recover your LastPass account without entering your Master Password. So without any further delay, let’s get started.

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Brief Overview 
You can recover your LastPass account without using the Master password with the help of the LastPass authenticator app or One-Time Password. Your one-time password is a 32-digit alpha-numeric backup code which is extremely useful for recovering your LastPass account when you are not able to recall your master password. However, if you have deleted your LastPass account then you will not be able to recover it.

Can I Recover Deleted LastPass Account?

Once you delete your LastPass account, all your stored data including your LastPass username and Master password are permanently deleted from LastPass’s servers which cannot be recovered. If you have deleted your LastPass account, then I’m afraid you can do nothing to get back your accidentally or intentionally deleted LastPass account.

What Do I Do If I Forgot My LastPass Master Password?

If you don’t remember your LastPass master password then do not worry. You can get a password hint by clicking on  FORGOT PASSWORD? and sending a hint to your email address. This way you can remember your Master password and use it to sign in to your LastPass account.

However, if that does not work then you can follow the below-mentioned methods to recover your LastPass account with these two additional recovery methods:

Method 1: How To Recover LastPass Account With Authenticator App

If you have setup the LastPass authenticator app then you will not need to use the Master password to log in to your LastPass account. You can regain access to your LastPass account by following the below steps:

1. First, navigate to LastPass’s official website and click on the Log In button.

How to login to LastPass account without mater password 

2. Next, enter your LastPass email address and click on the LOG IN WITH AUTHENTICATOR button. With that, you will receive a login alert on your phone’s LastPass authenticator app. Just tap on the green tick button and you will be redirected to your LastPass account.

LOG IN WITH AUTHENTICATOR

Method 2: How To Use One Time Password To Retrieve LastPass Account

LastPass’s one-time password is not a simple OTP. Instead, it’s a 32-digit alpha-numeric key that can be used to recover your LastPass account. In case, you forgot your LastPass account’s master password then follow the below steps to recover your LastPass account using a one-time Password:

1. First, visit LastPass’s official website, enter your email, and click on the Advanced options button. You will find it under FORGOT PASSWORD? Next, click on login using One Time Password and you will be redirected to LastPass’s One-time passwords page.

Recover LastPass account without master password 

2. Now, enter the email that you used to sign in to your LastPass account and enter your 32-digit One-Time Password. Then select Log In to access your LastPass account.

Log In

Note: In case, you did not set up these recovery methods on your account then you will not be able to recover your LastPass account.  

How To Reset & Recover LastPass Master Password

What would you do if you did not have LastPass’s account authenticator app or one-time-password? Well, in that case resetting your master password is the only chance to get back your LastPass account. However, bear in mind that doing this will eliminate all existing passwords from your LastPass account. If you still wish to recover your LastPass account then follow the below steps:

1. First of all, click on the FORGOT PASSWORD? from the LastPass’s login page.

2. Then click on the Account Recovery prompt. With that, you will be led to a new page.

Recover LastPass Account

3. Now, provide your email address and verify that you are not a robot then select the Continue button. After this, you will receive a LastPass email with the instructions to recover your LastPass account.

How to reset LastPass master password

Note: If you can’t see your LastPass email in your Inbox then check the Spam folder. 

4. Next, open the email and click on the Start LastPass Account Recovery to initiate the recovery process. Remember, the recovery link is valid for only 2 hours.

Open email

5. After that, select the Click To Recover Account button and you will be redirected to your LastPass account where you can change your LastPass master password.

Click To Recover Account

How To Set Up LastPass Authenticator

The LastPass Authicatior app is an additional recovery tool that can help you log in to your account without a LastPass Master Password. If you do not know how to set up LastPass authenticator on your account then follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. Navigate to your LastPass account’s homepage and click on the Account settings on the left side menu.

Account settings

2. Then select the Passwordless options tab and click on the Enable passwordless button.

Passwordless options

3. By doing this, a new page will open on your PC’s screen. Now, click on the Set Up LastPass Authenticator button.

Set Up LastPass Authenticator

4. Next, enter your Master password and select Continue. Then enter your cell phone number with your country code and again click on the Continue button.

How To Set Up LastPass Authenticator

5. After that, LastPass will send you a secure link through a text message on your phone. So that you can download and install the LastPass authenticator app on your phone.

Download and install

6. Open the link enter the 6-digit verification code from your PC’s screen and select Download Authenticator to download the Authenticator app on your phone.

6 digit verification code

Note: Doing this will display a QR code on your PC’s screen

7. Once the authenticator app has been downloaded and installed, open the app and tap on the Get started button. Then select Enable notifications.

8. Next, tap on the Add account button and select the Scan QR code option to scan it from your PC’s screen.

9. Finally, you will be able to use the authenticator app as a two-step verification whenever you log in to your LastPass account without your Master Password.

How To Create One Time Password For Your LastPass Account

In case, you have forgotten your LastPass master password and authenticator app then the LastPass’s One-Time Password can be an account-saving hack for you. It is a 32-character alpha-numeric code that can assist you in regaining access to your LastPass account. You can create a one-time password as a backup to recover your LastPass account by following the below-mentioned steps:

1. First, go to the LastPass login page and click on the Advanced options. Then select Log in Using One Time Password.

Note: This process cannot work without the help of a Master Password

2. Now, click on manage one-time password and log in to your LastPass account with the Master password or you can use the authenticator app.

manage one-time password

3. After that, enter your email address and master password again and click on the OK button.

How To Create One Time Password For Your LastPass Account

4. Now, you will be redirected to One-Time Passwords where you can create multiple times one-time passwords by clicking on the Generate a one-time password prompt.

Generate a one time password

5. Once you have created your one-time passwords, click on the Print option to download a PDF file containing your one-time passwords.

Print

Bonus Tips To Secure Your LastPass Account

Remember Your LastPass Email

Do not forget your LastPass master password. You can save it on your phone or PC’s notes app or write it down somewhere safe.

Backup Your Saved Passwords 

You never know when you might accidentally delete your LastPass account or forget your master password. That’s why, you should always create a copy of all stored usernames & passwords and export them from your LastPass account. You can do this by following the below steps:

1. First, click on the Advanced Options and select Export.

2. Then verify the export process by selecting the Continue export button.

3. Now, return to your LastPass account. Once again click on the Advanced Options and select Export.

4. Finally, enter your email and master password and click on Continue. With that, your stored LastPass passwords and usernames will be automatically downloaded in CSV file format.

Print Your One-Time Password

Always print a PDF file of your one-time passwords and use them to sign in to your LastPass account without a master password or authenticator app.

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Final Verdict

I hope this article will assist you in recovering your LastPass account without the LastPass master password. Moreover, I have explained a step-by-step process to set up the LastPass authenticator app and one-time password to enhance your LastPass account’s security. However, if you have deleted your LastPass account then its deletion will be final and you will never be able to recover your deleted LastPass account.

FAQs

Can I Create A New LastPass Account Using The Same Email Address?

No, you cannot create a new LastPass account with the same Email Address.

Can I Change My LastPass Master Password?

You can change your master password by clicking on the Account Settings and selecting the Change Master Password button.

What If I Forgot My LastPass Master Password?

If you do not remember your master password then you can use the LastPass authenticator app to log in to your LastPass account.

About Me

I’m Satyam Pandey, a fellow data hoarder who keeps accidentally deleting files from time to time. I decided to start this blog after recovering all of my deleted high school photos from my old hard drive. With a knack to test data recovery software and see how well they perform I decided to create this blog.

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