I created an AWS account for my startup with our company email, intending to use it later. We ended up building the MVP on cheaper providers, so I never actually used the AWS account. Now I need a more robust setup, but I can't sign in, and trying to create a new account says the email address is already associated with an existing AWS account. Is there a way to recover or reactivate the original account, or am I stuck using a different email address?
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An email address can only be associated with one AWS account, even if you never deployed anything or actively used the account. Try recovering the original account through the AWS sign-in or account-recovery process rather than registering again. If your email provider supports plus addressing, an address such as [email protected] may also work as a separate login, but it would be better to regain access to the original account first.
That explains it. I’ll try recovering the original account first, and use a separate address only if I can’t get back in.