{"meta":{"title":"Managing email preferences","intro":"You can add or change the email addresses associated with your account. You can also manage emails you receive from GitHub.","product":"Account and profile","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile","title":"Account and profile"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos","title":"How-tos"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences","title":"Email preferences"}],"documentType":"subcategory"},"body":"# Managing email preferences\n\nYou can add or change the email addresses associated with your account. You can also manage emails you receive from GitHub.\n\n## Links\n\n* [Adding an email address to your GitHub account](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/adding-an-email-address-to-your-github-account)\n\n  You can add multiple email addresses to your GitHub account to manage commits and notifications.\n\n* [Changing your primary email address](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/changing-your-primary-email-address)\n\n  To change your primary email address, you'll add a new email, then delete the old one.\n\n* [Verifying your email address](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/verifying-your-email-address)\n\n  Verifying your primary email address ensures strengthened security, allows GitHub staff to better assist you if you forget your password, and gives you access to more features on GitHub.\n\n* [Setting a backup email address](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/setting-a-backup-email-address)\n\n  Use a backup email address as an additional destination for security-relevant account notifications and to securely reset your password if you can no longer access your primary email address.\n\n* [Setting your commit email address](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address)\n\n  You can set the email address that is used to author commits on GitHub and on your computer.\n\n* [Blocking command line pushes that expose your personal email address](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/blocking-command-line-pushes-that-expose-your-personal-email-address)\n\n  If you've chosen to keep your email address private when performing web-based operations, you can also choose to block command line pushes that may expose your personal email address.\n\n* [Remembering your GitHub username or email](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/remembering-your-github-username-or-email)\n\n  Are you signing in for the first time in a while? If so, welcome back! If you can't remember the username for your personal account, you can try these methods for remembering it.\n\n* [Troubleshooting adding an email](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/troubleshooting-adding-an-email)\n\n  Troubleshoot problems when adding an email address to your GitHub account.\n\n* [Troubleshooting email verification](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/troubleshooting-email-verification)\n\n  Troubleshoot problems when verifying your email address."}