Lost contributions after email change and re-linking

[es3n1n]

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Hello!

Recently(28-04-2025), I changed the main email that was attached to my account, then by mistake deleted the previous one and re-linked it back. By doing that, github removed all contributions that were linked to the previous email of mine, then after attaching the old email back it re-indexed the commits but only within repos that were created under my account. All the commits I've made to repositories hosted under other profiles/organizations do not show up. What is also interesting is that, If I open the repo I've contributed, my profile does not show up in the Contributions tab unless I open it and it re-indexes it - however, even after that my profile does not show up in the tab.

I have waited for at least a week and nothing really changed, so I thought I might open an issue here as well. I can provide a few repositories where I contributed and these commits do not show up in the contributions tab, if needed.

I would really appreciate any guidance on how to restore these missing contributions or if there's a known timeframe for when they might reappear automatically.

Thanks.

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[mecodeatlas]

Hi! Thanks for sharing the context.

Since the contributions still aren’t showing up after re-adding your email and opening the repos, I recommend contacting GitHub Support so they can investigate further and see how they might help.

In the meantime, you can also check this article for common reasons contributions may not appear:
Why are my contributions not showing up on my profile?

Let us know if you have any trouble reaching out!

[es3n1n]

Yeah thanks I guess, just wanted to make sure this isn't something I am missing out. Will contact support right ahead, thanks.

[Robertzu43]

Hey @es3n1n was this of any help I am in the same situation.

[es3n1n]

Hey @es3n1n was this of any help I am in the same situation.

Yeah just contact support