Any chance to get a forgotten gmail password back?

[Alae63]

So, long story short, I created an email in a rush using google suggested password, the purpose for the gmail was to use the drive and save some .txt files before I factory reset my laptop, I believe you know what happend next? yes I lost the password and I didn't have any recovery phone/email for that gmail, I know this is like 2016 when people asked to "please hack my gf facebook account" but yeah you never know, is there any tool to crack or know my emails password since I used google suggested password? I can pay if needed of course

 

[Xeervier]

Depending on what you used to wipe the drive you can recover data from the drive.

Without the drive then sure there's always another way.

 

[Alae63]

I just used windows installation tool to formate the hard drive, nothing crazy, can I still get my files?

 

[Xeervier]

I just used windows installation tool to formate the hard drive, nothing crazy, can I still get my files?

Then yes, you'll need another drive big enough to contain it's contents but yes you can recover it onto another drive using recovery software you can find from Google or torrent.

There a ton, haven't used any so can't remember which works but read reviews and you'll find one.

All the best...

 

[Alae63]

Then yes, you'll need another drive big enough to contain it's contents but yes you can recover it onto another drive using recovery software you can find from Google or torrent.

There a ton, haven't used any so can't remember which works but read reviews and you'll find one.

All the best...

Thanky you so much, I'll check it out now

 

[Xeervier]

Thanky you so much, I'll check it out now

You welcome

 

[slippery_slider]

1. shut down your laptop asap forcefully (hold down power button)
2. download linux mint ISO file on another machine
3. burn it into 8GB thumb drive
4. boot your laptop with mint (set your boot drive in BIOS)
5. plug in external drive with equal space to your laptops main drive
5. sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install testdisk -y
6. run testdisk (read manpage or ask GPT how to do it) and save recovered files to 2nd drive
7. open file manager and search files on that drive by content (text files aren't recovered with their extensions from what i remember)

If your machine had HDD there is a good chance it is still there not overwritten if you haven't done much since factory resetting, just don't touch your drive nor let your computer touch it until testdisk does its job.

Edit: I can't remember which one was it photorec or testdisk. Start with photorec (it's part of testdisk so you don't have to install additional software). Nevertheless it's very important you do it from live CD so your drive is untouched.