When I tried to open Minecraft today, it asked me to sign into a Microsoft account. I do not remember the email and password for the account I used to buy Minecraft.
I have already tried entering my gmail address and phone number into the “forgot email address” section, but they were not linked to an account.
Going into the Minecraft launcher shows two usernames, my Minecraft username and another username.
Every recovery option asks for an email address or linked phone number. Can I find out the email linked to my Minecraft account using either of these two usernames (or inside my .minecraft
folder)?
Otherwise, what should I do? Are there any other ways for me to log into the Minecraft launcher?
Additional information:
I will migrate some of my comments to this section to avoid extended discussion using the comments.
My
launcher_accounts.json
file contains"type" : "Xbox",
and does not seem to contain a full email address.I don't think I've ever had a "Mojang account". Minecraft was probably at about 16.5 when I bought it.
I do not use my Microsoft account for anything else.