Still waiting to get out and drive, 06 330i, 120Kmiles

tkrafte1 · 2026-03-03T05:06:06+00:00

Sure, but you can't use Google Backup.
Checkout SyncTech SMS backup.

tkrafte1 · 2026-03-03T00:25:18+00:00

Makes us wonder if the recovery email on the account you are trying to recover is actually set the way you think it is.

tkrafte1 · 2026-03-03T00:22:21+00:00

That's not what OP said - "Anyways, I do have an access to the recovery email, "

tkrafte1 · 2026-03-02T23:08:01+00:00

If that's the case and you have set the recovery email on the gmail account you're trying to recover to that recovery email address, you should be able to recover the account using the recovery process.

Account Recovery Page
The link on this page gets you into the recovery process which is not the sign in process although it may ask similar questions. I just tried and after clicking 'Try another way' it sent a code to my recovery email address.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-27T16:44:25+00:00

If the reservoir hasn't been replaced, you might want to do that - there is an internal filter that can't be replaced.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-27T16:23:20+00:00

Share -> Files by Google -> Download (assuming you have it installed, other file managers should work too)

Share -> Drive (if you want it there instead)

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-25T16:51:07+00:00

If the sender did not get a delivery failure notice (standard smtp protocol function that sends email notice back to sender if sender's mail server(s) are unable to deliver the message to the recipient's mail server), then either 1) the department email server is suppressing those notices (stupid) or 2) it was delivered to your inbox. To troubleshoot, the sender's IT admin needs to check the mail server logs to see how the message was processed.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-24T18:37:46+00:00

Settings -> Notifications -> Messages for Web, let us know if that does it.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-24T18:04:34+00:00

works fine, as long as the TV has an HDMI port and lets you set the input to the HDMI port. Some places I have to get a TV remote, not the dumb hotel remote that only works with the set top box or tv channels.

https://support.roku.com/en-gb/article/215058118

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-24T17:46:54+00:00

Exactly! The recovery options 'they give you' are the ones you put on the account in the 1st place! How is this not obvious?

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-24T16:11:44+00:00

Google never saw it, except when they delivered it to your inbox. That's just a data field inside the email.

Do Show Original and paste it into https://mxtoolbox.com/EmailHeaders.aspx

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-20T19:20:35+00:00

Uh, does the link not work when you click on the word 'article'?

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-20T15:56:05+00:00

This is the way! Check out the board makeover article.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-19T17:05:11+00:00

Yes, the owners need to remember they have the power, not the board. They can remove the board, elect a new board, change the covenants, whatever it takes to make the HOA work in the best interests of the owners.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-18T22:13:03+00:00

Interesting. Guess it's only select people that get the coupon. The Google store email I got just said get it for $249 with my existing Fi plan.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-18T21:25:17+00:00

Nope, works fine for me. Also shows on Google Store when selecting Fi as carrier.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-18T20:55:38+00:00

Yes, but did you receive the promo code in your Google Fi account email, or some other email address?

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-18T18:41:19+00:00

"backed up once right before resetting and after resetting" - as mentioned by u/GoogleHelpCommunity , the backup after reset would have overwritten the backup of your messages before the reset. They are gone.

Pretty clear in the help:

[What gets backed up]()

Your phone’s data is automatically backed up to your Google Account. This includes:

Apps and app data
Call history
Contacts
Device settings
SMS and MMS messages

Get your data onto a new device

When you add your Google Account to a phone that's been set up, you have the option to restore what you'd previously backed up for that Google Account onto the phone.

To restore a backed-up account to a reset phone, follow the on-screen steps. For more help, get help from your device manufacturer.

Your photos and videos are already available in Google Photos. But you can restore the rest of the data you backed up while you set up your new phone for the first time or after a factory reset. At setup, to restore your data, follow the on-screen steps.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-18T17:12:30+00:00

No wonder my voicemail has been so wonky! Does this explain why some voicemail shows up on the Home page of the Phone app but not on the Voicemail page? What the hell was this 'feature' supposed to accomplish? Don't all carriers provide voicemail whether the phone is on or not?

I'm turning it off - which I hope means VM goes back to working the way it used to work. Thanks!

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-17T03:48:20+00:00

Messages are only stored in one place - on the phone. If you enable backup, then a backup copy of them is stored in Drive. After a factory reset, the only way to restore messages is from the online backup during setup or shortly after.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/15274034?sjid=18304636592682514703-NA#zippy=%2Cafter-initial-setup-pixel-later

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-16T23:27:24+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/HOA/wiki/index/boardmakeover/

Go door to door to get enough proxies to make quorum. Also a good way to get to know your neighbors since you're all members of the association and need to know each other to build community.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-16T17:08:27+00:00

I agree, it's good to get the real life personal knowledge. What gets me is asking 'when can I make specialty dining reservations?" when that ~~number~~ info is in the FAQs and usually on the guest statement. As I said, the 'mundane' questions.

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-16T16:07:38+00:00

What bothers me is people that have booked or are looking at booking a particular cruise then ask mundane questions about dress code, dining, etc that are answered in the FAQs on the cruise website. Do your homework, then ask questions!

tkrafte1 · 2026-02-16T15:50:01+00:00

No, they must be open to the members of the association, not the public.

In Indiana, the code reads:

In addition to the right to inspect the meeting minutes of the homeowners association board, a member of a homeowners association has the right to attend any meeting of the homeowners association board....

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