What happens if I change my Epic Games email?
If you change your Epic Games email, you will receive an automated email with a verification link sent to your new email address, and a Please Verify Your Email Address pop-up window will appear, prompting you to verify your new email address by clicking VERIFY YOUR EMAIL. This process ensures the security and integrity of your Epic Games account, as each account can only be associated with a single email address, and you cannot have two Fortnite accounts with the same email address.
Changing Your Epic Games Email: A Step-by-Step Guide
To change your Epic Games email, you need to log in to your Epic Games account and go to the Account portal, where you can edit your email address and enter a new one that is not already in use on another Epic Games account.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I change my Epic Games email if I don’t have access to my old email?
If you don’t have access to your old email, you can use Epic Games’ support and submit a help ticket to change your account email.
2. What if I lost access to my Epic Games email?
If you’ve lost access to your email address currently associated with your Epic account, contact your email service provider to try to recover access, and then secure it by using unique passwords and enabling 2FA for your email.
3. Can I have two Epic Games accounts with the same email?
No, each Epic Games account can only be associated with a single email address, and you cannot have two Fortnite accounts with the same email address.
4. Can I transfer my Fortnite progress to another account?
Yes, you can transfer your Fortnite progress to another account by linking all your profiles together, allowing you to freely jump between platforms without losing any progress.
5. How do I transfer my Fortnite account to a new email?
To transfer your Fortnite account to a new email, log in to your Epic Games account, go to the Account portal, and edit your email address to enter a new one that is not already in use on another Epic Games account.
6. How do I transfer my Epic Games account?
To completely switch your primary Epic Games account, you need to unlink any accounts from consoles and then link that console to your primary account.
7. Can I merge Epic accounts?
No, there is no way to merge two Epic Games accounts, and Player Support is unable to assist with requests for merging accounts.
8. What if my Epic Games account has been hacked?
If your email address is verified and Epic Games detects that your account has been compromised, they will lock the account to prevent further access and initiate the email password-reset process.
9. Why can’t I log into my Epic Games account?
If you’re having trouble logging in, try clearing the cache of your browser and entering your login information again, or open the link in an Incognito window or an alternate browser.
10. How do I log into my email without verification?
You can use backup codes associated with your account to log in without verification.
11. How to bypass Epic Games 2FA?
You can disable two-factor authentication (2FA) by going to the ACCOUNT page, clicking the PASSWORD & SECURITY tab, and toggling off the 2FA method you want to disable.
12. What is an alternate email address?
An alternate email address, also called an email alias, is a forwarding email address that an admin adds to a user’s primary email address, routing messages to the user’s primary email account’s inbox.
13. Can I change my email address without losing my account?
Yes, you can change your email address without losing your account by following 5 simple ways to change your Gmail address, including changing your Gmail address from your Google account, creating a new Gmail address and setting up a redirection, adding an alias to your Gmail account, changing your name in Gmail, or adding or removing dots to your Gmail address.
14. Can I change my email address but still get emails?
Yes, you can set up automatic forwarding from your old account to the new one, allowing you to keep the old account for a while and receive emails in the new account.
15. Why did Fortnite remove account merging?
Fortnite removed account merging due to the Epic rule book restricting the selling and purchasing of accounts or using an account under a different identity, resulting in bans and the removal of account merging as a feature.