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title: "Changing your email address or password in Buffer"
description: "Sometimes, you will want to change your password, or you might need to reset a forgotten password."
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# Changing your email address or password in Buffer

Sometimes, you will want to change your password, or you might need to reset a forgotten password.

## Changing your email address or password

1. Click on your profile avatar in the bottom left corner of the dashboard and then click ***Settings.***

* **Changing email:**

  * Under "Email," enter the new email address or password that you'd like to use for your account. Click ***Save Changes.***
  * A verification email (⚠️ action necessary) will be sent from hello\@youraccount.buffer.com to the new email address and a notification email will be sent to your former email address. Please note that if this step is not completed, your email address will not change.
* **Changing password:**

  * Under "Password," enter the new password you'd like to use for Buffer and click ***Change Password.***

![Buffer - Account settings - Email and Password](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=812a95e8-48c5-4f39-9712-6ad8df086b5d " =1930x806")

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**Notes**

* The maximum password length is 128 characters.
* If you're changing the email address on your account in order to transfer ownership to somebody else, let the new account owner know that they can reset the password by heading over to <https://buffer.com/oops>. Once this has been done, you will no longer have access to the Buffer account.
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## Reset a forgotten password

If you have forgotten your password and are unable to log in, follow the steps in our article: [I can't log in to my Buffer account](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/i-cant-log-in-to-my-buffer-account-MZIajMGNhY).

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Still having trouble? Reach out to us at <hello@buffer.com> and our Customer Advocacy team will be standing by to help.
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