# Your first password: keep your existing maps

Official GBMaps guide for the classic map maker. VectorMaps has a different interface.

Source: https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password
Updated: 2026-10-22

If you have used GBMaps for years by entering only your email address, you still have the same account. You do not need to register again or pay again to set a password. We first check that you can receive email at that address, so somebody else cannot claim your maps just by knowing it.

![Your first password: keep your existing maps — actual GBMaps dialog with example details](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-request.png)

Real GBMaps dialog with an example account. Select a numbered circle for its explanation; View larger makes the wording easier to read.

## 1. Start with your existing account email

Choose Log in in the sidebar, enter your existing account email in the small email box, then press its Log in button. In the sign-in dialog, choose Set or reset my password and check the address. You can also begin from the first sign-in box by leaving the password blank and choosing Continue to my maps.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--address)

## 2. Email my verification code

Click once to request a six-digit code. Keep this tab open and check that inbox, preferably in your email app or another tab. You do not need to enter a mobile number or wait for an SMS. If an error says no code was sent, stay here and follow that message.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--request)

## 3. Enter the six digits in the same browser

Return to the Check your email box, enter the code and choose Check my code. It lasts 60 minutes and belongs to the browser where you requested it. The Email verification codes topic explains resending, incorrect codes and expired codes.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--code)

## 4. Choose your password

After the code is accepted, the heading changes to Make this account yours. Choose a password of 8–50 characters; several words can make it easier to remember. Click Save my password. Your saved maps, colours and licences are kept as they are.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--choose)

## 5. Sign in after saving the password

The message Your password is saved confirms that setup succeeded. Enter the password you have just chosen and click Continue to my maps. Setting a password and signing in are two separate steps; this final sign-in is expected.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--finish)

## 6. Back to sign in

Returns to the ordinary sign-in box. You can close the box and come back later, but a code or an already verified setup can expire while you are away. If it has expired, request another code. Nothing is changed until Save my password succeeds.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--pause)

## 7. Several map types or a shared business account

One email and password cover the licences already attached to that address; there is no separate password for each map type. If GBMaps has linked your own email to another account’s licences, use your own email and verify your own inbox. Do not send another person your password or verification code.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--products)

### What this looks like

Current GBMaps controls with example maps and account details. Choose View larger to see the details.

![Next: check your email — GBMaps controls](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-email-code.png?v=1790670434)

[**Next: check your email**](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--code)

The tool waits here for the six digits from your email.

![Finished setup: now sign in — GBMaps controls](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-password-saved.png?v=1790670434)

[**Finished setup: now sign in**](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=first-password#first-password--finish)

This message confirms that your password was saved. Enter it to continue.

## Related guides

- [Email verification codes: enter, resend or start again](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code)
- [Choose and save your password](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=choose-password)
- [Sign in to your maps](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=sign-in)
- [Cannot sign in or receive a code?](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=sign-in-problems)