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# Can't find your recipes? You may have a second account

> If your recipes seem to have disappeared, you've most likely signed in to a different account. Here's how to get back to the right one.

Take a breath — your recipes are safe. When recipes seem to have vanished, they're exactly where you left them. You've just signed in to a *different* account than the one you saved them on.

## Why this happens

Foryoueats lets you sign in four ways: **email and password**, **Google**, **Facebook**, and **Apple**. Your account is identified by its email address.

A second account is only created when the email behind your new sign-in method is **different** from the one you originally used. For example, if you signed up with `you@gmail.com` and password, then later clicked **Continue with Apple** using a Hide My Email address, that's a different email — so it creates a brand-new, empty account. Your recipes stay attached to the original account, so the new one looks empty and it feels like everything is gone.

<Note>
  If the email is the **same**, signing in a different way just finds your existing account — no duplicate is created. Duplicates only happen when the emails differ.
</Note>

## Get back to your recipes

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign out of the empty account">
    From the account that looks empty, sign out completely. This clears the way to try a different sign-in method.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign back in with your original method">
    Sign in again using the method you first signed up with. If you're not sure which one it was, try each in turn:

    <CardGroup cols={2}>
      <Card title="Email and password" icon="envelope">
        Sign in with your email address and password.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Continue with Google" icon="google">
        Use your Google account.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Continue with Facebook" icon="facebook">
        Use your Facebook account.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Continue with Apple" icon="apple">
        Use your Apple ID.
      </Card>
    </CardGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check whether your recipes reappear">
    Once you're signed in, look for your recipe library. If it's there — you've found your original account.

    If you signed up with email and password, you can confirm that account exists by using **Forgot password** on the sign-in page: if a reset email arrives, that account is real and your recipes are waiting on it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Going forward, make sure each sign-in method uses the **same email address**. Signing in with a method tied to a different email is what creates a second account — so when in doubt, use the same method you signed up with.
</Warning>

## Still can't find them?

If you've tried every sign-in method and still can't see your recipes, get in touch — the team can help locate the right account.

<Card title="Contact support" icon="envelope" href="/help/contact">
  Email [support@foryoueats.com](mailto:support@foryoueats.com) and we'll help you track down your recipes.
</Card>