Accidentally deleted an account on microsoft authenticator

Anonymous
2023-08-10T09:16:11.5733333+00:00

Hi support,

I accidentally deleted an account on MFA and havent done any back up. How do i retrieve or set up the authentication method again for this account?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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  1. JimmySalian-2011 42,511 Reputation points
    2023-08-10T09:45:25.4333333+00:00

    Hi,

    In this case only way to recover is to raise a support case with the vendor if it is a third party app or Microsoft a support case is rrequired to verify the account ownership, without backup codes or cloud backup this is not possible.

    Hope this helps.

    JS

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