Ask HN: How do I prove that a certain Gmail account does indeed belong to me?

Re:Ask HN: How do I prove that a certain Gmail account does ... by verbify on Thursday July 05, 2018 @04:02PM (#17466332)

Can you remember who you would've been in touch with in 2007? For me, I would simply email my friends from that era, and ask them to find the earliest correspondence from that address. That should give you the month you opened your account.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I prove that a certain Gmail account does ... by theandrewbailey on Thursday July 05, 2018 @04:40PM (#17466645)

Alternatively, backup your Google stuff before you get locked out, then figure out a way to read the backup (MBOX format), and you'll have that answer, exactly.

https://takeout.google.com/

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Re:Ask HN: How do I prove that a certain Gmail account does ... by sebkomianos on Thursday July 05, 2018 @04:10PM (#17466382)

I've tried a couple of different months in 2007 but none turned out to be the correct one.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I prove that a certain Gmail account does ... by verbify on Thursday July 05, 2018 @04:46PM (#17466684)

Can you continue to try months? Surely getting your friends or family to help should help you narrow it down.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I prove that a certain Gmail account does ... by sebkomianos on Thursday July 05, 2018 @07:34PM (#17467783)

I can but I don't want it to look like I am brute-forcing it.

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