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No Longer Have Access to School Email

  • February 24, 2025
  • 12 replies
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Vance

Hello, I have seen this issue quite a few times in the forum (locked out of Figma account that is tied to school email that can no longer be accessed) and was unable to get a response after I opened a support ticket, so here I am seeking help for this issue.

The workaround that is suggested by Support staff on this forum (email forwarding) is not an option for me unfortunately.

Thank you!

Best answer by djv

Hi ​@Vance, thank you for following up about this! 

I took a look at your case history with support on the backend, and it seems like you never received our original reply to your support ticket #1219712 back in January. 

In our reply, we shared that if your emails are not forwarded, what we can do is start the process to manually update your Figma account email address. We’ve resent the information asked on a new ticket #1268307. Please check your inbox and provide the necessary information to confirm your identity, and support will continue helping you out directly. 

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djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • Answer
  • February 25, 2025

Hi ​@Vance, thank you for following up about this! 

I took a look at your case history with support on the backend, and it seems like you never received our original reply to your support ticket #1219712 back in January. 

In our reply, we shared that if your emails are not forwarded, what we can do is start the process to manually update your Figma account email address. We’ve resent the information asked on a new ticket #1268307. Please check your inbox and provide the necessary information to confirm your identity, and support will continue helping you out directly. 


Samiul Islam
  • New Member
  • April 10, 2025

I am facing the same problem. I have no longer access to my student gmail account and suddenly I also lost access to my figma account. But there so many important files that I need. 


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • April 10, 2025

Hi ​@Samiul Islam, thanks again for reaching out! 

I replied to your other topic as well as to your private message. Please send over your student gmail email address in a private message, so I can look into this for you. 


Pavithra Priyadharshini Mohan

Hi I’m facing the same issue. Could you please help me with it.


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • September 11, 2025

Hi ​@Pavithra Priyadharshini Mohan, thanks for chiming in here! 

We aren’t able to help with Account management here on the forum, so if you haven’t already, please reach out to the support team directly here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

You’ll want to provide the EDU email address that you no longer have access to as well as your current email address to start the process to manually update your Figma account email address.


Tessa4
  • New Member
  • November 3, 2025

Hi ​@djv 

I have the same problem, but once i contacted the support team I received this email: 

Thanks for reaching out! It looks like you're contacting us from a Starter account. Customers on this plan receive support through our Community Support Forum.

There, you'll find a wealth of information, tips, and solutions to help you find answers to your questions. It’s a great resource for getting the assistance you need from Figma and our broader community.

If you're looking for email support and have a Pro, Org, or Enterprise plan, please use our contact form using the email associated with that account.

If I need to pay to retreive my files, that is fine, but can you help with a way to get them back?

 


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • November 3, 2025

Hi ​@Tessa4, thanks for reaching out! 

I took a look at the email associated with your forum account, and I can see that you successfully reached out to support on ticket #1581451. The team will review and be in touch as soon as they can. 


Tessa4
  • New Member
  • November 3, 2025

Hi ​@Tessa4, thanks for reaching out! 

I took a look at the email associated with your forum account, and I can see that you successfully reached out to support on ticket #1581451. The team will review and be in touch as soon as they can. 

Thanks for replying, I believe however that that ticket is also linked to my student email, and not my personal email - so if they send something I will be unable to open...


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • November 3, 2025

Thanks for clarifying that, ​@Tessa4

Are you able to send over your personal email via a private message? I can provide it to support to attach to your open ticket.


Judy Zhu
  • New Member
  • November 15, 2025

Hi, I am facing the same problem.I can’t access my Figma account linked to [redacted by moderator to remove personal information] because the school email has been deactivated after graduation. I’ve sent the information asked on a ticket #1600659. Thanks in advance!


Tom Reem
Figmate
  • Figmate
  • November 15, 2025

Hi ​@Judy Zhu — glad we were able to connect here. While I’m not able to access or share account-specific details in the Forum, I can see that our Product Support team is actively reviewing your ticket. They’ll reach out directly to the email associated with your Figma account with next steps. I also removed some personal information from your post to help protect your privacy and security.

Thanks for your patience as the team takes a closer look. 🙏🏻


nandersson
  • New Member
  • November 25, 2025

Hi,

I’m experiencing similar issues and can’t access my school email. Could you please let me know how I can change my email address so I can access my Figma account?

 

Cheers!