Forgot My Master Password
Bitwarden operates with zero-knowledge encryption. This means that Bitwarden has no way to access, retrieve, or reset your master password. There are, however, a few steps you can take to try to regain access to your account:
Check server geography
Check that you have the correct server selected when you try to log in. Bitwarden data regions are separate, and your account only exists in the region where it was first created. Selecting your server is necessary before trying the following options.
Attempt to log in on another device
Try accessing Bitwarden on another device or client (web, desktop, browser, or mobile):
If you are able to regain access using another device, create a backup of your current vault data.
If you are able to login using biometric login, you may use this to export your existing vault.
If you do not have biometric unlock set up and do not have access to your master password, you may manually copy and paste to create a backup of your existing vault items.
Attempt to log in using a different or new browser.
Check any adblocker settings that may be preventing login using the browser extension.
Review master password hint
Get a master password hint by visiting https://vault.bitwarden.com/#/hint or https://vault.bitwarden.eu/#/hint. If you have one setup, a hint will be emailed to your inbox. If you don't have a hint setup, you'll get an email reporting this.
Use e
If you have emergency access enabled, contact your trusted emergency contact to regain read or takeover access to your account.
Contact
If your organization uses account recovery, reach out to your administrator to reset your master password.
Log in with known device
If the browser you are using has been set up as a known device (has been registered with Log in with Device), select Log in with device from the web app and you may approve the request using another application.
Log in with Passkey if enabled
If an encryption-enabled (PRF) Log in passkey has been registered with your Bitwarden account, you can log in with that.
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Deleting your account will delete all individually-owned items stored in it, this will include any saved attachments.
Before deleting your account, check to see if you are actively logged in to any Bitwarden mobile apps, browser extensions, or desktop apps. If you are, you should manually catalogue your data so that you can add it back in to the new account.
If none of these options grant you access to your account
If you are unable to access your account using the above steps, you will need to delete your account and start a new one. To delete your account:
Navigate to vault.bitwarden.com/#/recover-delete or vault.bitwarden.eu/#/recover-delete.
Enter the email address associated with your account and select Submit.
In your inbox, open the email from Bitwarden and verify that you would like to delete the account.
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If you are the sole owner of an organization, attempting to delete your account will result in an error message. Please contact support for assistance to delete the organization.
Next steps
If you start a new account, Bitwarden recommends using the security readiness kit to prepare for events like the forgetting of a master password.
If you had to delete a Bitwarden account with a premium subscription, please contact us in order to reapply your existing subscription to the new account.