Q&A for How to Create a Password You Can Remember

Sure it is! My recommendation is to have two or three "main" eight digit passwords, with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters. If you only have one password for everything and something happens with it, it would be a hassle to change it.

I actually believe using a password manager to generate and protect new passwords is a good practice. This way, you'll only need to worry about the password to access the manager, and it would deal with everything else.

Yes, but only if you have a place to keep it that no one will find it. Make sure you write it clearly so you can distinguish between similar symbols, like zero and a capital letter O.

Try to use special characters that you can remember. Try to use them in a place that you can remember, as well, such as between words or words and numbers.

Request a new one via the site itself; many sites will email a replacement password. If this is not possible, contact the site's managers directly, understanding that in some cases, the ability to retrieve a password is impossible if you don't have an email or if the site specifically made it clear that password retrieval is impossible, such as heavily encrypted cloud storage sites.

You should use a different password for each site. It's just a matter of time before you get hacked if the same password is used, especially if the same user ID is used across multiple sites.

You can request a password change be sent to the recovery email.

Write it down in something they'd never look at, like a notebook you keep for school or inside a book that's always sitting on your bookshelf.

Depends on the site. Some websites do not accept special characters because of encoding errors, but many sites have password restrictions.

Open your Facebook app, navigate to the settings menu, and find the Account Settings button. Tap it, then tap the General button at the top. In the following menu, you will be able to change your name, email, password, and phone number.

A character in a password is a single letter, number or symbol. For example, hello123@ contains 9 characters.

It's not recommended, because if a hacker figures out your password, they'll have access to all of your accounts, not just one.

All sites should have a "Forgot password" link that you can click if you forget your password. The link should automatically be sent to your email, and you can change your password from there. If you look in your account settings, you probably can change it there as well.

Instead of 1 simple word, choose a password based on a phrase or sentence. For example, "Jack and Jill went up the hill" or "All around the mulberry bush". You can edit the password and use numbers.

Yes, if you're able to remember the password and have a safe place to write it, if it's a more difficult password. Online password generators are free and safe, and don't require any personal information or signing up. The password generator has settings to change the difficulty and what symbols/letters are used in the password.