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Cannot log into my minecraft account error! Help! (invalid email or password error)
Ember_01
Hi there! I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced this and may know how to fix it :(
A few weeks back I made a new Mojang account and finally purchased the game, yet right after I had installed it into my PC, I ran into some issues. Every time I try to log into the account it simply says "invalid email or password", even though I know for a fact that everything has been typed in correctly (I am able to log into my Mojang account through other devices, just not through my PC).
I've tried changing the password (through another device because I cannot do anything with my account on my PC)- does not work. I've also tried waiting for some time (a few weeks), but nothing has changed. Tried to reach the Support team- they checked if the account and the email were active at all- and they were, so this far it looks like the problem may be with my PC itself, maybe.
Before I purchased Minecraft, I had a cracked version of it- though I made sure to completely delete all cracked Minecraft files before installing the real Minecraft.
I bought Java edition btw.
Sooo.... HELP plz!
A few weeks back I made a new Mojang account and finally purchased the game, yet right after I had installed it into my PC, I ran into some issues. Every time I try to log into the account it simply says "invalid email or password", even though I know for a fact that everything has been typed in correctly (I am able to log into my Mojang account through other devices, just not through my PC).
I've tried changing the password (through another device because I cannot do anything with my account on my PC)- does not work. I've also tried waiting for some time (a few weeks), but nothing has changed. Tried to reach the Support team- they checked if the account and the email were active at all- and they were, so this far it looks like the problem may be with my PC itself, maybe.
Before I purchased Minecraft, I had a cracked version of it- though I made sure to completely delete all cracked Minecraft files before installing the real Minecraft.
I bought Java edition btw.
Sooo.... HELP plz!
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I have read on other posts about cracked versions putting entries in the windows 'hosts' file to prevent a user from being ale to log into the original minecraft site.
Use explorer and navigate to :
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
Look for the file 'hosts'
You will need to right-click on the file and choose 'open with', then choose notepad. Look for entries relating to mojang, or any ip entries that are do not have a # at the beginning of the line ..... these are 'live' entries and will need editing out - assuming there are any present. You may also have to change your permissions on the 'etc' folder to allow you to save the changes. Always undo the security changes once you have finished your edits.
[Edit]
If this does turn out to be the case, if you manage to edit out any badness in the hosts file and successfully log in, change your password straight away to prevent your account being hi-jacked.
Use explorer and navigate to :
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
Look for the file 'hosts'
You will need to right-click on the file and choose 'open with', then choose notepad. Look for entries relating to mojang, or any ip entries that are do not have a # at the beginning of the line ..... these are 'live' entries and will need editing out - assuming there are any present. You may also have to change your permissions on the 'etc' folder to allow you to save the changes. Always undo the security changes once you have finished your edits.
[Edit]
If this does turn out to be the case, if you manage to edit out any badness in the hosts file and successfully log in, change your password straight away to prevent your account being hi-jacked.
If it's been happening for longer than a day, and you've exhausted all other options, just contact support. But I have also had problems like that if I had a VPN (virtual private network) running, try turning it off.
Failed to login: Error
This a problem with the Minecraft session servers. You unfortunately will just have to wait it out until the Mojang guys fix it.Same thing happened to me just wait a while. The login servers are down prob
Servers might be down let me try.
saying it once is enough
