How to change the Recovery settings of your AOL Mail Account?

AOL Mail came into existence quite before other email sites and is very reliable till now. It is very important to keep your account secured and changing the settings according to the requirement. There are steps to change the Recovery settings in your AOL Mail Account which are mentioned below:

Step 1: Log in to your AOL Mail account

On your preferred Internet browser, visit the site www.mail.aol.com. In the page opened, click on “Sign In” option to continue.

Step 2: Next, Go to “Account Info.”

When you’re signed in, on the far right corner, below your name, look for the “Options” button, and click on it. Look for “Account Info” on the menu that displays and select it.

Step 3: Answer to the secret question.

On the next page, you will be required to verify your AOL Mail account by giving the right answer to the secret question. Enter the right answer of the secret question into the box, and then click on “OK”.

Step 4: Access the Account Recovery Information of your AOL Mail

 When you will give the right answer, the next page will be opened having all the Account recovery information. You will see in the middle of the page, “Account Recovery Information.” There will be four options which you can add and make the necessary edits.

Step 5: Add your mobile number

There will be a blue “Add” button at the right of the mobile phone number section. A text box will appear when you click on ‘Add’. Click on the box appeared and type in your mobile number (area code first). When you have done this, click on “Save” button to proceed further.

Step 6: Now add an alternate mobile number.

You can enter the alternate mobile number in the section “Alternate phone” which is helpful in case something happens to your mobile phone. Click on “Add” and enter the mobile number in the box and click on “Save” once finished with this.

Step 7: Enter an alternate email address

Click on the option “Add/Edit” to open up a new box where you will be required to enter an alternate email address. Then, click on “Save”.

You will receive an email on that alternate email address you entered to verify that it is yours. Now, sign in to that email account, and click on the link you received in the email for confirmation purpose. 

Step 8: Change the security question of your Account

You can simply change it by clicking on ‘Edit’ option visible right next to the security question. Doing this will open up two boxes and the first one will let you select the question. In the drop-down menu, click on the box and find the question that suits you. Then, click on the box visible below to type in the answer to your security question. Then, click on the “Save”.

Step 9: Review your changed recovery settings

 Check if all the things you wanted to change is done properly. After that, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on “Done”. Now you have successfully finished the process of changing the recovery setting of your AOL Mail Account.

If you find any difficulty while performing the above-mentioned steps then you will be required to contact the experts for right guidance.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Hey, this is William Grants! I have been working as a Senior Content Writer and Blogger for past 9 years. I have a good knowledge about the different email companies and technical service providers. You can get in touch with the professionals of AOL Mail Technical team just by dialing AOL Mail Technical Support Number 1-877-363-0097 for the guaranteed solutions on all the issues related to AOL Mail.