Lost contributions after email change and re-linking #158840
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Select Topic AreaBug BodyHello! Recently(28-04-2025), I changed the main email that was attached to my account, then by mistake deleted the previous one and re-linked it back. By doing that, github removed all contributions that were linked to the previous email of mine, then after attaching the old email back it re-indexed the commits but only within repos that were created under my account. All the commits I've made to repositories hosted under other profiles/organizations do not show up. What is also interesting is that, If I open the repo I've contributed, my profile does not show up in the I have waited for at least a week and nothing really changed, so I thought I might open an issue here as well. I can provide a few repositories where I contributed and these commits do not show up in the contributions tab, if needed. I would really appreciate any guidance on how to restore these missing contributions or if there's a known timeframe for when they might reappear automatically. Thanks. |
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Hi! Thanks for sharing the context. Since the contributions still aren’t showing up after re-adding your email and opening the repos, I recommend contacting GitHub Support so they can investigate further and see how they might help. In the meantime, you can also check this article for common reasons contributions may not appear: Let us know if you have any trouble reaching out! |
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Yeah thanks I guess, just wanted to make sure this isn't something I am missing out. Will contact support right ahead, thanks. |
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Hey @es3n1n was this of any help I am in the same situation. |
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Yeah just contact support |
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Hey, @es3n1n , I have the same issue. Changed my e-mail, deleted the old one linked to all my commits, added it back and verified it. Contributions to my own repos are buggy to say the least, and not a single contribution shows up at my main profile page, only pull requests via the website. Reading this I assume you had the same issue? Did contacting support work? Thanks! |
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Hey @es3n1n I contacted support but they didn't get back to me at all, how much time did it it took before you got an answer? I created my support ticket on March 18 but no answer yet (https://support.github.com/ticket/personal/0/4179482) |
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Hey @es3n1n and @xShive I just received this reply from support regarding this situation: """ Hi Robert, I do apologize for the delay in getting back to you on this. I'm afraid though, that there are no automated options for merging user accounts on GitHub.com. To 'merge' two accounts, the only option would be to follow the manual steps outlined in this support article: Merging multiple personal accounts I must note though, that if any past contributions from the (to be deleted) account were using a private 'noreply' email address, those cannot be transferred between accounts and so the contribution history would be lost when that account is deleted. Such commits would then instead show the author.name details that were embedded in the commit itself. To your specific query on achievements, some will transfer with the linked email address but for any others, those are not able to be transferred between accounts and would also be lost if the other account is removed. Apologies we cannot accommodate your request but I hope this information helps clarify on the options here. Regards, Mark """ |
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Hi! Thanks for sharing the context.
Since the contributions still aren’t showing up after re-adding your email and opening the repos, I recommend contacting GitHub Support so they can investigate further and see how they might help.
In the meantime, you can also check this article for common reasons contributions may not appear:
Why are my contributions not showing up on my profile?
Let us know if you have any trouble reaching out!