# This recorder token belongs to a different user

**URL:** <https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/this-recorder-token-belongs-to-a-different-user/313>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 29, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/this-recorder-token-belongs-to-a-different-user/313 "2019-12-29T06:33:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ernie18a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@ernie18a](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/ernie18a)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/this-recorder-token-belongs-to-a-different-user/313/1 "2019-12-29T06:33:46Z")

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1. logout from [asciinema.org](http://asciinema.org)
2. run asciinema auth and clicked the url
3. enter my email and open mail box and click on the mail sent from [hello@asciinema.org](mailto:hello@asciinema.org)
4. clicked the url from email
5. saw the “This recorder token belongs to a different user.” msg with a loggin status.

how do i fix this?

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**Author:** ![ku1ik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.asciinema.org/ku1ik/32/171_2.png) [@ku1ik](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/ku1ik)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/this-recorder-token-belongs-to-a-different-user/313/2 "2022-02-06T13:19:00Z")

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This happens when you already link your local machine (its install ID) to another email address on [asciinema.org](http://asciinema.org)

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**Author:** ![s31bz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.asciinema.org/s31bz/32/667_2.png) [@s31bz](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/s31bz)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/this-recorder-token-belongs-to-a-different-user/313/3 "2025-11-24T16:29:58Z")

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Just checking, but is there also a way to clear the association with another, dead, account?

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**Author:** ![ku1ik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.asciinema.org/ku1ik/32/171_2.png) [@ku1ik](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/ku1ik)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/this-recorder-token-belongs-to-a-different-user/313/4 "2026-06-16T15:38:02Z")

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You can delete the installation ID file - `~/.local/state/asciinema/install-id` - and a new one will be generated next time you run `asciinema auth` or `asciinema upload`.