Re-use old email address

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  fcteam · Member · Feb 23, 2021 at 9:08 pm

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  I would like to re-use an old email address with an existing account. When I try to change it in the Admin area I get the message ‘That e-mail address is already being used.’ I thought after 30 days the email address could be used again. I have not used the old email address with WordPress.com in at least 1 year.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Feb 23, 2021 at 10:16 pm

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  Hi there,

  What is the email address you would like to use? Feel free to share it in this thread as it will be redacted from the public and only staff will be able to see it.

  I’ll check the stats of the email in our system. Thanks!

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  fcteam · Member · Feb 23, 2021 at 10:18 pm

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  I would like to use the following email address: (email visible only to moderators and staff)

  Regards.

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  supernovia · Staff · Feb 24, 2021 at 3:14 am

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  The account was closed two days ago, so it will be purged in about 28 days. If you’re not able to wait that long, can you respond to the closure notification and ask to have the account restored? Then you can change the email to a throw away address, confirm, delete the account again, and use the address on this one.

  Or if you don’t mind waiting, you’ll be able to use the address when the account is removed from the system.

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  fcteam · Member · Feb 24, 2021 at 11:57 am

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  I have responded to the closure email and asked them to re-open the account. I will try your suggestion and see what happens.

  Regards.