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by nicolas_ 1989 days ago
I'm facing the exact same issue on a 11 years old Google Account with Adsense, Gmail, and a lot of Google services tied to it. Since I know the password, have access to the recovery email, know the recovery questions and answers but Google doesn't even let me enter the recovery process and block me from doing so because of my "unknown device". I'm stuck and I have all the info needed...

Happy Edit: Following your post and just for the fun I tried to log back in and instead of the usual error message Google asked me to enter my full recovery email address. Then, I had to enter a valid phone number and to create a new password. I HAVE ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNT AGAIN!!!!! I don't know how the fuck it worked but if you're in the same position try to log again in a few weeks. What I did the past few months: fill out the Gmail recovery form. (no impact). Bought Google One and asked for support at least 3 times (no impact). Tried to log back in multiple times over the course of a month or two (no impact). Thought the account was toast, I was looking to alternative solutions but I tried again and it fucking worked!