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Changing your security question

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If you need to change your secret question, it's easy -- just follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to Gmail.
  2. Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page, and open the Accounts and Import tab.
  3. Click Google Account settings.
  4. Click Change password recovery options under Personal Settings. You may be prompted to re-enter your password to help verify your password and protect your account.
  5. In the 'Security question' section of the 'Recovering your password' page, select a security question from the drop-down menu or write your own, and provide your answer in the 'Answer' field.
  6. Click Save to make your changes.

updated 9/15/2009

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