# I forgot my password to access the portal http: localhost: 8200 **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 21, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/i-forgot-my-password-to-access-the-portal-http-localhost-8200/7575 "2019-07-21T10:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/i-forgot-my-password-to-access-the-portal-http-localhost-8200/7575/2 "2019-07-21T18:11:37Z")
Hello @thompsontech and welcome to the forum! > [@thompsontech](#): > > folders What folders? Are you trying to get rid of everything and abandon all your backups, or just get back in? Probably you haven’t deleted essential config folders, otherwise it wouldn’t be prompting for password. [Downgrading / reverting to a lower version](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/downgrading-reverting-to-a-lower-version/3393) provides info of where the configuration is for your OS type. [Duplicati.Server.exe](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/07-other-command-line-utilities/#duplicatiserverexe) shows how you can stop Duplicati then start it to disable --webservice-password. > `--webservice-password` > The password required to access the webserver. This option is saved so you do not need to set it on each run. Setting an empty value disables the password. Unless you’re using a Windows service, your actual program is [Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.exe](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/07-other-command-line-utilities/#duplicatiguitrayiconexe), and its help indicates the option should work there too, even though the manual doesn’t specifically show it as there. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/i-forgot-my-password-to-access-the-portal-http-localhost-8200/7575)._