GPG keychain: secret key on old computer
I recently got a new computer and forgot to export my private key. I still have my public one. Is there any way to retrieve my private key? I still have the passphrase for it. I have no access to an account I need without that private key. Please help!
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Steve on 14 Aug, 2019 04:26 PM
Hi spiked93,
welcome to the GPGTools support platform. Sorry you are having problems using GPG Suite.
This KB-article explains what to do if you forgot your password or lost access to your secret key.
Do you have a backup of your old computer or still access to it? There is no other way to retrieve the secret key if you had not transferred or backed it up to a thumb drive earlier.
All the best,
Steve
Steve closed this discussion on 09 Oct, 2019 09:32 AM.