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FAQ: Can FlickrExport help me retrieve my Yahoo! password?
People sometimes ask if FlickrExport has their Yahoo! password stored locally and whether it can help to regain access to a locked Yahoo! account.
Unfortunately, the answer is no.
FlickrExport stores your Flickr username and an access 'token', which it presents to Flickr when it wants to use your account. When FlickrExport takes you to the Flickr login web page, that's the process of acquiring this token.
Flickr's rationale for this login mechanism is so that you don't give your Yahoo! password to anyone or anything except the Yahoo! login page.
FlickrExport's stored token is not the same as your password, nor can you use it to derive your Yahoo! password. Unfortunately, the only way to regain access to a Yahoo! account is through Yahoo!'s own channels.
Unfortunately, the answer is no.
FlickrExport stores your Flickr username and an access 'token', which it presents to Flickr when it wants to use your account. When FlickrExport takes you to the Flickr login web page, that's the process of acquiring this token.
Flickr's rationale for this login mechanism is so that you don't give your Yahoo! password to anyone or anything except the Yahoo! login page.
FlickrExport's stored token is not the same as your password, nor can you use it to derive your Yahoo! password. Unfortunately, the only way to regain access to a Yahoo! account is through Yahoo!'s own channels.
I’m sorry for people locked out of their accounts.
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