# Managing email preferences

You can add or change the email addresses associated with your account. You can also manage emails you receive from GitHub.

## Links

* [Adding an email address to your GitHub account](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/adding-an-email-address-to-your-github-account)

  You can add multiple email addresses to your GitHub account to manage commits and notifications.

* [Changing your primary email address](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/changing-your-primary-email-address)

  To change your primary email address, you'll add a new email, then delete the old one.

* [/verifying-your-email-address](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/verifying-your-email-address)

* [Setting a backup email address](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/setting-a-backup-email-address)

  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.

* [Setting your commit email address](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address)

  You can set the email address that is used to author commits on GitHub and on your computer.

* [/blocking-command-line-pushes-that-expose-your-personal-email-address](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/blocking-command-line-pushes-that-expose-your-personal-email-address)

* [Remembering your GitHub username or email](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/remembering-your-github-username-or-email)

  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.

* [Troubleshooting adding an email](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/troubleshooting-adding-an-email)

  Troubleshoot problems when adding an email address to your GitHub account.

* [Troubleshooting email verification](/en/enterprise-server@3.18/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/troubleshooting-email-verification)

  Troubleshoot problems when verifying your email address.