why

IF this is because you were 'hacked' / forgot your email )or logging into wrong one), and the info is 'wrong' in the launcher --- you cannot link a new account (without more hoops, and repurchase). You need to recover the original account (hopefully/easily by using the recovery email sent when the email got changed). Otherwise, you can contact R*, prove who you are - and they can help change the email on your original account to another one you have access to. More info in the link (#2 for live chat - which is what I'd do IF you are not seeing recovery emails(also in link))-
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/271590/discussions/0/3282569322816201721/#c3282569322817162179
/goodluck

*note - R* support is experiencing high volume, and some others have complained that the info in the link in regards to live chat isn't working for them (for whatever reason like policy changes, wrong terms, support pushing account recoveries aside - who knows), so YMMV. There's been nothing but a deluge of people having emails issues for 'whatever reason' the last 1-3+ weeks. Yep, the responses can be slow via tickets/email.

And -June 2023 - Yes, due to a recent change requiring people to log in 'again' because steam is no longer autologging- many people are finding they've 'lost' their social club accounts for a 'multitude' of reasons. Sometimes this loss was months, or even years ago because steam always auto-logged in. Add on the sale, new users, already linked accounts due to other R* games..forgotten/multiple accounts/profiles.. and here we go, a giant mess of forum spam about this issue. /funstuff - is it annoying? Yes, all the various aspects of it are.

edit - other 'potentially' useful links - in reference to 'remade' accounts with old emails.
YMMV - obviously. This is where your old 'email' is already in use in a 'fake'/new R* account. You recover THAT account, you CHANGE the email to another - thereby releasing the old email - to use the correct recovery email link that said it was in use - to... recover. Fun stuff.
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1174180/discussions/0/3800526046831617791/
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1174180/discussions/0/7195113615742106411/#c7195113918760327223


As for..... unlinking -
Unlinking will render your cd key useless and you can't play without a rebuy. Their info -
https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/115014414188/Unlinking-an-account-from-Social-Club
"Note: All entitlements are tied to the Social Club account that is used to first sign into the game and cannot be moved from one account to another."

Store page -
"SINGLE USE SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION VIA INTERNET REQUIRED; REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE ROCKSTAR GAMES SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNT (13+) PER SERIAL CODE; ONLY ONE PC LOG-IN ALLOWED PER SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME; SERIAL CODE(S) ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED; SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNTS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE."
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=834811955

edit - /sigh

Originally posted by psykoteky:

IF this is because you were 'hacked' / forgot your email )or logging into wrong one), and the info is 'wrong' in the launcher --- you cannot link a new account (without more hoops, and repurchase). You need to recover the original account. You can contact R*, prove who you are - and they can help change the email on your original account to another one you have access to. More info in the link (#2 for live chat - which is what I'd do IF you are not seeing recovery emails)-
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/271590/discussions/0/3282569322816201721/#c3282569322817162179
/goodluck

*note - R* support is experiencing high volume, and some others have complained that the info in the link in regards to live chat isn't working for them (for whatever reason like policy changes, wrong terms, support pushing account recoveries aside - who knows), so YMMV. There's been nothing but a deluge of people having emails issues for the last 1-3 weeks.


Unlinking will render your cd key useless and you can't play without a rebuy. Their info -
https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/115014414188/Unlinking-an-account-from-Social-Club
"Note: All entitlements are tied to the Social Club account that is used to first sign into the game and cannot be moved from one account to another."

Store page -
"SINGLE USE SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION VIA INTERNET REQUIRED; REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE ROCKSTAR GAMES SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNT (13+) PER SERIAL CODE; ONLY ONE PC LOG-IN ALLOWED PER SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME; SERIAL CODE(S) ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED; SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNTS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE."

so I must to rebuy or just contact *R?

You may have a "new" account on rockstargames.com.

Login in to the new account on rockstargames.com.
Go to settings and change the E-mail to a different account that you own.
Go to your E-mail and find the E-mail change message and click restore.
Enter and new password, and the account is yours.

This happened to me yesterday and finally figured this out

Originally posted by xZeroTimex:

You may have a "new" account on rockstargames.com.

Login in to the new account on rockstargames.com.
Go to settings and change the E-mail to a different account that you own.
Go to your E-mail and find the E-mail change message and click restore.
Enter and new password, and the account is yours.

This happened to me yesterday and finally figured this out

I have never created a new account on Rockstar games. I think this happened because I was hacked and when I want to play the game I have to ask for verification on the email associated with or belonging to the hacker

Looks like Social Club and Steam are the ultimate inseparable duo. They're tighter than superglue! Sorry, no unlinking tricks here.

They scammed me, they changed my social club account, I created another account in Rocktargame, when I try to log in it tells me that my Steam account is linked to another animal, my problem is me. How to unlock this account

Originally posted by Matipeke22:

They scammed me, they changed my social club account, I created another account in Rocktargame, when I try to log in it tells me that my Steam account is linked to another animal, my problem is me. How to unlock this account

you only unlink if you never wanna play again.

Originally posted by Matipeke22:

They scammed me, they changed my social club account, I created another account in Rocktargame, when I try to log in it tells me that my Steam account is linked to another animal, my problem is me. How to unlock this account

me too
I lost most of my brain cells which is why I downloaded menu with keylogger then I got banned but managed to find some nice people who told me they could unban my account if I gave them my password. Now I am hacked

Estou tendo o mesmo problema, quando tento iniciar pede a conta da socialclub

This support is the worst in mankind

Its so good to see Modders getting banned and now complain xDDDD

recently built my new pc cant access my rockstar account and cant find out how to unlink it from steam this so retarded

....... "Unlinking will render your cd key useless and you can't play without a rebuy. Their info -
https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/115014414188/Unlinking-an-account-from-Social-Club
"Note: All entitlements are tied to the Social Club account that is used to first sign into the game and cannot be moved from one account to another."

Store page -
"SINGLE USE SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION VIA INTERNET REQUIRED; REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE ROCKSTAR GAMES SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNT (13+) PER SERIAL CODE; ONLY ONE PC LOG-IN ALLOWED PER SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME; SERIAL CODE(S) ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED; SOCIAL CLUB ACCOUNTS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.""

Which is why we say to -recover the old account-, with the info 'above', as was 'above'.

Originally posted by HEMI4.3:

recently built my new pc cant access my rockstar account and cant find out how to unlink it from steam this so retarded

stop asking this, read the thread ffs.