How to Recover When You Lose Everything Traveling

[@askleonotenboom]

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[@berammy]

@askleonotenboom I found a simple solution for recovering lost digital "stuff" while traveling. Keep another iPhone with the same ID and apps you need signed in. Store it in a secure place with a password. If needed, make another copy and store it in a bank locker. This will help you regain access to your accounts. If I'm wrong, please correct me so I can improve my backup ideas. Thanks and God bless you all.

[@Melker63]

People are way too eager to sell their old phones as soon as they buy the newest and the latest. I say: always keep two phones and any given time. On vacation: have the old one fully charged, turned off and locked away in your hotels strongbox. Together with some other critical stuff. And put your phone alarm configured to ring before departure - so you dont forget about it. I say; travel light when it comes to clothes and stuff. But always take that turned off backup phone with you - it only adds a measly 180+ gram extra to your luggage weight. Its totally worth it in an emergency.

[@cherylkern3288]

That's an excellent idea!

[@cjc363636]

@@cherylkern3288 I second that!! Great idea and use for an older phone!

[@vadec5909]

You are always so clear and understandable! You are a great teacher!! You should consider tutorials!! Thanks

[@dank9296]

Great information. Thanks Leo!👍😎

[@tomfriedrichshain]

Very important topic, Leo! Now try this scenario with passkey secured accounts and lost devices. It could be even harder.

[@askleonotenboom]

Actually not at all. In fact it's almost identical. There's nothing passkey specific in the recovery needed.

[@knutblaise9437]

This procedure could help prevent a complete loss. Consider a day when you are mugged, and you return to a ransacked room. If the hotel staff secured in their safe a small, sealed package containing a factory reset phone, your debit card with a few thousand available dollars, and printed copies of your IDs, recovery would be easier. You might even consider including a duplicate, encrypted microSD in the package. Look for signs of package tampering upon receipt and reseal each time before the hotel staff secures the package in their safe.

[@danwl9708]

funny timing. was away for a few days recently and, before i left, i specially moved all my files onto a external harddrive (which i left at home) and signed out of everything as a precautionary measure for if my computer was taken by someone while away

[@barbaradawes3136]

My husband had a way that he could rebuild a new PC to get us back online, don't ask me how. We each had our own credit cards so if one lost theirs we had the other. On one trip bought a flip phone to use while still having the one from home but didn't have to deal with roaming charges. Photocopies of necessary items each having duplicate copies. Yeah, works if two travelling but not so if only one and especially useless if the one travelling isn't the techy one! Like the idea of an extra sim card in a safe spot on/in something regularly worn each day.

[@jonasgreen8260]

One more comment -- Test to make sure you're recovery method works... - This can mean using a new blank profile in Firefox, or creating a new blank account on a Windows machine. -- Neither having any access to logon information.

[@RT-mn2pb]

#1 - My first recommendation for travel - do NOT bring your own personal phone or computer. It's just not worth it. If it's for business, don't bring you company phone or computer. The company should give you a loaner. For personal trips buy or rent a cheap computer. In either case, copy onto it only the data you need for the trip. Bring a USB and always have the latest backup on that in your pocket. #2 - Do NOT trust a hotel safe. Always have the computer with you. #3 - Have a cloud account of some kind where you can also stash data (note Leo's advice). For a total loss during travel such as Leo describes, not having your own equipment with you will be a great help. For a total loss at home of some other kind such as house burns down or robbery, Leo has good advice there too. #4 - Bottom line is you must be prepared for this ahead of time.

[@zeitgeist888]

Really interesting video and topic. I travel a lot and have never seriously prepared for such an event. I have various backups with laptop and cell and various cloud based backups but if my cell and laptop were both stolen or lost I would be in a world of hurt. I wonder what your thoughts are on having a Linux usb or sd card to keep data or files? Also how about logging into accounts on a internet cafe or another persons computer such as at a library to access cloud based information or password manager? The easiest way to recover seems like buying a new cheap phone and logging into various accounts that way. However 2FA to original phone number would make some of that impossible as would I believe Authy or similar authenticator apps. A Yubikey could work but also could be stolen.

[@chrissimpson1183]

I was a trip and the airline lost my suit case wt my clothes for 3 days, I had to by clothes from the convention venter where I was at. It was awkward...

[@chrissimpson1183]

I always carry on my laptop and my cell phone.

[@askleonotenboom]

There are still scenarios where you could lose both. Are you prepared?

[@chrissimpson1183]

Possibly if I can get to an internet cafe...

[@au4gold]

Hey Leo I’m asking. My Gmail was hacked. They changed my password, phone, and email. When I try to recovery it tells me it wants a USB password. I’ve been locked out. However I also can’t get into my KZbin which is more important??? Any help???

[@askleonotenboom]

(Sorry for the form response, but I get this question A LOT.) Please review the account recovery options as outlined in this article: askleo.com/access-gmail-without-phone-verification/ If Google's recovery process doesn't work for you -- maybe you don't have the recovery email or phone -- MAKE SURE to follow Google's instructions CAREFULLY and COMPLETELY. If the recovery process can't be made to work, I know of no way to recover the account. If that's your situation I'm very sorry. If you DO recover your account you'll want to check the steps in this article to prevent losing it again: askleo.com/google-account-hacked/

[@LoesserOf2Evils]

One thing I do when I travel abroad is to back up my laptop and my devices the night before or the day of the trip; and leave the backup home. The backup has to be a full backup to make sure I have everything in case of loss. In my father’s day, he would store his important documents in his bank deposit box. I don’t whether banks offer those any longer, but it bears investigation. Leo, thank you for the suggestion of the microSSD chip and secret compartment in a belt.

[@IssacBerry-nd8pt]

hi, pls make a video for ppl living under risk of CA wild fire! thx

[@askleonotenboom]

This is kind of it. (Though it was written and recorded before the fires.) You don't have to be travelling for this kind of thing to work.

[@glasslinger]

First go to a psychiatrist and talk to him about why you are so paranoid, and how to become more relaxed. First, google how to set up your computer for travel. There are dozens of articles and videos on ways to do this. Your computer is not the only serious prep you need to do!

[@kersi-sandiego6036]

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