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  booger2821 · Member · Oct 20, 2019 at 5:13 pm

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  Hi, I had a business partner and we created a website several years ago. The password I have on file isn’t working (or at least not with the username I have!). He is no longer with the company, so I don’t have access to the email address we used to set the site up. Years later, I am wanting the website back. Is there any hope for me and my former website, or do I need to just give up and start again?

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  staartmees · Member · Oct 20, 2019 at 5:13 pm

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  What is the URL of your site?

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  booger2821 · Member · Oct 20, 2019 at 5:14 pm

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  http://www.omgheathbars.com

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  themagicrobot · Member · Oct 20, 2019 at 5:45 pm

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  That domain expired and is available to be registered again. Where was it hosted? If it wasn’t hosted here at WordPress.com and if you never took a backup then the chances are that the original content is gone from wherever it was hosted.

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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  booger2821 · Member · Oct 20, 2019 at 9:03 pm

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  It was hosted with WordPress. I never took a backup.

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  booger2821 · Member · Oct 21, 2019 at 10:40 pm

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  It was hosted with WordPress. I never took a backup.

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  staartmees · Member · Oct 22, 2019 at 5:49 am

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  Your site wasn’t hosted with WordPress but was using the open source wordpress.org. If you never took a backup, your lost all content.

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  booger2821 · Member · Oct 23, 2019 at 12:41 am

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  What an absolute bummer! Thank you for your help, I sincerely appreciate it!