# How to reset your Backblaze password

Category: Work & Tools
Domain: backblaze.com
Reset URL: https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/reset-an-account-password
Source: https://joinrepass.com/reset/backblaze-password/
Index: https://joinrepass.com/llms.txt
Facts verified: 2026-08-19

## Verified facts

Checked against Backblaze's own documentation on 2026-08-19. Fields absent below are ones Backblaze does not document, not ones we assumed.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reset starts at | https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/reset-an-account-password |
| Reset by email | yes |
| The email contains | a link |

## Steps

1. **Open Backblaze's password reset page** at https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/reset-an-account-password. This is where the "Forgot password?" link on the sign-in screen leads.
2. **Enter the email address on the account.** If you are not sure which address that is, search your inboxes for mail from backblaze.com; the inbox holding those messages is the account email.
3. **Open the reset email and follow its link.** Links are single-use and short-lived; if nothing arrives in a few minutes, check spam and confirm the address.
4. **Choose a strong new password.** 16+ random characters, and never one used anywhere else.
5. **Store it somewhere sealed**: a password manager or encrypted vault, not a note and not a screenshot.

## Common problems

- **All active sessions terminate on password reset.** Backblaze terminates all active sessions when you change a password. (https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/reset-an-account-password)
- **Backblaze may force password changes if password is deemed unsafe.** If Backblaze determines a password is not sufficiently secure, it will flag it and require you to change it. (https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/account-security)
- **Email access required for password reset.** A reset link is sent to the email address registered to the account; if you cannot access that email, you cannot reset your password via the standard process. (https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/reset-an-account-password)

## Official Backblaze links

- Password reset instructions: https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217664928-Changing-Your-Account-Password-or-Resetting-a-Forgotten-Password
- Account portal: https://www.backblaze.com
- Account security: https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/account-security

## Doing it automatically

Repass connects to Gmail once, finds the accounts you have, and runs this flow for you in your own browser. Passwords are generated on your device and encrypted before they are stored; Repass also holds a key that can unwrap the vault, so signing in is enough to open it. It pauses and hands over when a site asks for a CAPTCHA or a code.

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