Google Apps issue – conflicting account

Oh WOW! That was a headache!

So I have a several domains setup to use Google apps, mainly for the email functionality. Google is transitioning to a new infrastructure

Google Apps accounts are transitioning to a new infrastructure. This big change is being made so Google Apps accounts can start accessing dozens of Google services beyond the core suite of messaging and collaboration apps……blah blah blah

The problem I had was that I use a lot of different Google services (Analytics, AdWords, AdSense, etc) and I have used the same email address for these accounts. This email address was part of my Google Apps. When my Google Apps was transitioned, I had a problem of conflicting accounts with the other Google serviced I used. When I tried to log on to my Analytics account, it told me that that account was in use by another user. I was effectly locked out of all of Analytics, AdWords, and AdSense. Anyone who used the free version of Google Apps, knows that it is impossible to get support on it.  I found a phone number for Google AdWords (because that make money directly off of the user there) and got sent on a wild goose chase trying to resolve my issue. I hit a dead end in finding a number for Google Apps Enterprise support (I use the free addition). So after hours of trying to figure it out, this is how I resolved the Google Apps issue of conflicting accounts.

This document was the catalysis to solving the issue.

Basically I had to clear all of my cookies and then log on to Google with a temp account: user%mydomain@gtempaccount.com – user%mydomain is the email address you were previously using with @ replaced by % (mine was user%mdsaba.com@gtempaccount.com), using the same password as before.

Then I went to the dashboard: https://www.google.com/dashboard/

From here you can: move data out of this account. It will take to you a two column screen and allow your to log on to your Google Apps account and move the data.

Problem solved. Thanks for nothing Google support.

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