1. To begin unlinking an email address from the locked account, click **Start unlinking email**.
1. On the "Unlink Email" screen, click **Continue**.
1. In the inbox of the email account you want to unlink, open the email with the subject "[{% data variables.product.company_short %}] Unlink this email."
   * Optionally, to unlink multiple email accounts, in the inbox of each account you want to unlink, open the email with the subject "[{% data variables.product.company_short %}] Unlink this email," then complete the following steps.

1. In the email, click **Unlink this email**.

   ![Screenshot of an email from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} to unlink an email address from a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account. A link with the text "Unlink this email" is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/2fa/unlink-this-email.png)

1. To finish unlinking your email, in your account settings on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, click **Unlink**.
1. Optionally, to create a new account and link your newly unlinked email, click **Create a new account**.