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How to change your ESPN password even if you can't remember it - illustrated tutorial

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You have an ESPN account, and you want to log in or change your password but you forgot your current password. That's OK, yes you can do it, here we show you the steps with screenshots along the way.

Here's how to do it on a computer or laptop, which is ideal if you're looking to do make or view your ESPN fantasy team.

There will be a similar process for logging in to your ESPN on your TV or phone, so this is still going to be helpful even if you're not on a computer or laptop.

Step 1: Log in with a security code instead of your password

This is much easier than it sounds! First go to espn.com and go to the login screen. Simply go to the person avatar symbol near top right corner, then a pop up menu will appear, go to "Log in", like this:

screenshot of espn home page

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After clicking on the avatar icon, a box will pop up like this:

screenshot of espn login area

Click the Log in button. It will ask you to enter your email address, e.g. yourname@email.com or whatever, as in the image below. Then click Continue. We'll get to the password reset in just a second.

screenshot of ESPN sign in box

Once you have done this step, it will figure out you have an ESPN account and you will arrive at this screen asking for your password. Since you can't remember your password, click on "Having trouble logging in? Send a one time code" as seen circled in red in the screenshot below:

screenshot espn sign in with asking for help

It will then email you a code to the email address you typed in. Next, go to your email and check your email for the code. It doesn't matter if you get your email on your phone or on your computer, you just need to be able to see the 6 digit code. It could take a few minutes to come through, that's OK. If you don't see it, check your spam box in case it went there.

Tip: The code is only valid for 15 minutes, so don't go away and start a whole new task while you're waiting! If that happens, it's not the end of the world, just start all the steps over from the top of this page.

Once you have the code, enter it in the boxes provided on the ESPN window as shown below and press Continue.

ESPN 6 digit code entry

After entering your code, you will have the option to change your password as shown next.

Step 2: Change your password

After you entered the code from the previous step, you will now see a success message AND it will also give you the option to change your password at this point, as seen in the picture below. You should take this option to change your password now, it's easiest to do it at this point.

Screenshot of ESPN change password option at login

So click on the "Change Password" box. It will prompt you to enter a new password that you want to use.

Now your ESPN password has been successfully changed to the one you entered just now.

If you missed the opportunity to change your password just now, for example you're in a rush to to go to your ESPN account to catch up on your fantasy teams, that's OK. You can re-do these steps later to set a new password.

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