I wanted to find when I had created my Google account. I found three different instructions on the internet (multiple times), but they:

• Were out of date and no longer valid (specifically, look at the POP/IMAP date); or

• Wanted to run some type of API script, which I wasn't prepared to do as I don't understand the script; or

• Told me to look at my welcome email, which was deleted a long, long time ago!

I discovered out how to find the creation date (and even the time) via the official channel, and I hope that these instructions help someone. The steps are straightforward, even though they require several steps.

1. Go to Google Takeout.

2. Step 1, "Select data to include" > "Deselect all" (otherwise the download will potentially be gigantic and take at least a couple of days to get).

3. Scroll down to "Google Account" ("Data about registration and Account Activity") and select it.

4. Scroll to the end of the page and press "Next step".

5. Accept the defaults, or amend the settings if you prefer, and press "Create export". Note: If you're using Windows, choose .zip for the file type. For MacOS or Linux, choose either .zip or .tgz, whichever format you prefer.

6. Either stay on the page until the download becomes available (you might have to refresh the page; the download will be at the top of the page), or wait for the email notification to arrive. In my case, it took about one minute, so I expect it to be quick.

7. Press the download button, enter your password when prompted, and download the file. The file size is likely to be tiny; mine was under 50 KB despite my account being over a decade old.

8. The file is a compressed .zip or .tgz file. Open it, and you'll find a folder "Takeout"; in there, another folder "Google Account"; and in there, a file "username.SubscriberInfo.html". Open that file in your browser (double-click should suffice if you're using a mouse).

9. Near the top of the browser tab, you'll see "Created on". This gives the full date and time (note for Americans: The format is YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss). The time zone is Z (a.k.a. military time, i.e. UTC+0).

I hope that this is helpful!

(Edited for further information and clarification.)

I dont remember what was one of my gmail account, the only thing i remember is a youtube channel. Is there any form to get the email by knowing the YT, IG or Twitter account?

Helllllp.

I made a gmail account for an Amazon/kindle account back in may of 2022. Kind of a throw away, just to buy books. I have not touched it since, the actual email account.

Over the last week, I downloaded the kindle app on my phone but couldn’t remember my password. So I went through all the steps, and went to log into said email, only to have it say ‘couldn’t find Google account’.

I have also tried to create an account with the same name, but am told ‘that username is taken. Try another.’

What on EARTH do I do?