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How can I change my primary email address in my Google Account?

Asked by: pchickki

I just change internet providers and I have a new email address but there is no place to change the primary email address in Google. I am not getting all of my emails from Blogger because of this. How can I change my primary email address in Google?

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Answers

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-23 at 12:48:39ID: 23961552

When you're in blogger, go to the "My Accounts" link that is in the top right corner and then it'll open a google page and then you can Change your email in the security settings...
https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount

If that doesn't fix it... on the same account page, you'll see "Blogger - Settings" and then it'll open another blogger page and then you can change your email address there.
http://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-23 at 14:09:29ID: 23962371

https://www.google.com/accounts/EditUserInfo (first screen shot) This is the page where you can add another email address in addition to your primary account. Within My Account and in "email address"

OR

When you're in blogger, go to the "My Accounts" link that is in the top right corner and then it'll open a google page and then you can Change your email in the security settings...
https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount

OR

If that doesn't fix it... on the same account page, you'll see "Blogger - Settings" and then it'll open another blogger page and then you can change your email address there.
http://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g

 

by: pchickkiPosted on 2009-03-23 at 14:42:16ID: 23962571

I did this for Blogger 2 weeks ago but My Google Account says my PRIMARY email address is the one I don't have any longer. I added an additional email address which is my new one but it is not listed as my PRIMARY email address.

Most of my emails through Blogger are okay but I have on contact that told me when she leaves a comment it kicks it back to her as undeliverable
I will attach a copy of the message she gets

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-23 at 14:46:45ID: 23962597

Well I too have a blogger account and I just changed my email address (yes, my PRIMARY) email address when I went to Email addresses... it changed my primary to the email address I inputted.

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-23 at 14:48:22ID: 23962611

You need to pick the security options and the change email address in there. And that will change your primary email address

 

by: pchickkiPosted on 2009-03-23 at 20:48:37ID: 23964550

I fixed the address in blogger but my Google Account still says that my Primary email address is my old one.

Where is the security options? Are you talking about Blogger or Google? I checked both and do not see a security option.

My question was.....
HOW CAN I CHANGE MY PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT
I have added my new email address but it does not say it is my Primary email address. It says it is an additional email address.
Am I not clear on what  I want to do?

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-23 at 21:25:39ID: 23964677

You are very clear... I can walk you through the process.

Step one: Open your Blogger account
Step two: Go to your Dashboard
Step three: Look at the top right corner and see "My Account" Click it
Step four: when you're in google account page, click on Security CHANGE EMAIL
Step five: Pick the email you want
Step six: Then it will send an email to your new account asking you to click a link verifying you want to in fact change your email address.
Step seven... YOU'RE DONE!

:o) Hope that helps!

 

by: pchickkiPosted on 2009-03-24 at 00:27:46ID: 23965373

Okay
I followed the steps you gave me and this is the message I got

"A user with the email you specified already exists [?] "

Showing on the right top of my Google Page is my old email address. Does that change when I changed my email address ?

Am I worrying for nothing?

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-24 at 09:07:32ID: 23969859

It is supposed to change, yes.

How I made sure it was working is I just changed it to one of my random email address I have and it worked. Have you tried that just to see if it's your Google account or if it's your email address...

 

by: pchickkiPosted on 2009-03-24 at 17:18:04ID: 23974869

I figured it out,

I created a Gmail account and then I was able to delete my old email address as well as the Gmail address and then my new email address appeared as my primary email address

Thanks for all you help. Sorry it was so difficult.
Thanks again
Patti

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-03-24 at 17:18:55ID: 23974876

Alright. Well close out this question so you're not left with an open question on your account...

 

by: NSeybertPosted on 2009-08-04 at 16:27:42ID: 25019164

pchickki you should close this question by accepting your last comment as the right answer.

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