Remembering your GitHub username or email

Are you signing in for the first time in a while? If so, welcome back! If you can't remember the username for your personal account, you can try these methods for remembering it.

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GitHub Desktop users

  1. In the GitHub Desktop menu, click Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, verify the following:
    • To view your GitHub username, click Accounts.
    • To view your Git email, click Git. Note that this email is not guaranteed to be your primary email.
  1. In the File menu, click Options.
  2. In the Options window, verify the following:
    • To view your GitHub username, click Accounts.
    • To view your Git email, click Git. Note that this email is not guaranteed to be your primary email.

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