I’ve set up multiple password managers, as part of my testing and reviews for PCWorld. And every time, I always take a moment right after creating an account to do one very, very important thing: saving all the codes I need for account recovery.

This involves two steps:

Setting up a recovery key

Downloading backup keys for two-factor authentication

These small pieces of info will save your bacon if you ever forget the password for your account, or you lose your two-factor authentication method. Or both.

By the way, this idea still applies if you use Google, Apple, or Microsoft’s built-in password management! You’ll be saving recovery info and backup codes for those accounts.

What’s a recovery key?

A recovery key lets you access your password manager account if you’ve forgotten your

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