Recycling gamertags

Discus and support Recycling gamertags in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; hello I was curious about gamertags being brought back if no one is using them. So say for example an account is forgotten or just deactivated those... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Hestvdub, Nov 22, 2017.

  1. Hestvdub
    Hestvdub Guest

    Recycling gamertags


    hello I was curious about gamertags being brought back if no one is using them. So say for example an account is forgotten or just deactivated those gamertags that are no longer being used should just get recycled back into the system right? I know they
    did it last year in March I was just wondering if anyone knew if it would happen again or any info at all honestly. I’ve talked to support and they given me their end of the explanation but I was just curious. Any feed back is great thanks!

    :)
     
    Hestvdub, Nov 22, 2017
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  2. The AJ Wiz
    The AJ Wiz Guest
    Gamertag Recycling

    so then there is no way to get it?
     
    The AJ Wiz, Nov 22, 2017
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  3. The AJ Wiz
    The AJ Wiz Guest
    Gamertag Recycling

    Yeah but the gamertag isnt in use anymore when you go to look up the gamertag I want no profile comes up
     
    The AJ Wiz, Nov 22, 2017
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  4. Daft Badger
    Daft Badger Guest

    Recycling gamertags

    Things changed last year so they will probably not do anymore "mass gamertag releases" in the future.

    Now if a gamertag does not log in for 5 years it is then released & made available.
     
    Daft Badger, Nov 22, 2017
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  5. SwiftEffect Win User

    Gamertag Recycling Question "Relic"

    Is Gamertag Recycling a random process that goes daily, or they just recycle a bunch of gamertags on a specific date?
  6. Inferior-91D30E2D-4F Win User

    Recover an old original Xbox gamertag

    You just have to be patient, Xbox is working on "recycling" old Gamertags just be patient and keep your eye on the Gamertag and Hopefully it will be Recycled for your use
  7. Lethal Angel Win User

    Recycling gamertags

    I searched for the gamertag i wanted every which way. It was not due to spaces or anything like that. I already know that doing that doesn’t make it unique. I’ve been an Xbox gamer for a very long time. But thanks anyway
  8. Smwutches Win User

    Recycling gamertags

    The system doesn't see things like spaces as making a gamertag unique. So usually that means you're searching for "gamertag" which won't show up, but the tag may actually be in use as "gamer tag".
  9. Lethal Angel Win User

    Recycling gamertags

    The gamertag I wanted says it’s already in use, so i had to choose another version of it. However, When I searched the gamertag to see who has it, nothing came up. Said there was no match. So what does that mean? Is it just that whoever owns it doesn’t
    actually have an xbox live account, just a microsoft account or something?
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