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title: "Comment by Ali Chaudhary on \"Don't lose your Github contributions when you leave an organization\" | Hashnode"
description: "Hello sounded great. But when I tried, it says .. "Error adding Alichaudhary * @gmail.com: email is already in use". How can one deal it ? looking for"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73/comment/6294c8b222c65adc00272754"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73)

Comment [Don't lose your Github contributions when you leave an organization](https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73)

[Ali Chaudhary](https://hashnode.com/@AliChaudhary)

[May 30, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73/comment/6294c8b222c65adc00272754)

Hello sounded great. But when I tried, it says .. "Error adding Alichaudhary_\*_@gmail.com: email is already in use". How can one deal it ? looking forward

[Vikrant Bhat](https://hashnode.com/@bhatvikrant)

[May 31, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73/comment/6294c8b222c65adc00272754#reply-62958d4f403d01e31b771211)

The email that you are adding must not be linked to another github account. In your case it seems to be linked to another one.

[Ali Chaudhary](https://hashnode.com/@AliChaudhary)

[May 31, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73/comment/6294c8b222c65adc00272754#reply-62959035403d01e31b77123f)

[Vikrant Bhat](https://hashnode.com/@bhatvikrant)

Hello Vikrant, So how can one suppose to add his single personal github email in the replacement of different company's emails in which he has worked in different times ? I mean how he can add his personal email if one has to give that email which is not already in use ? Thanks,

[Vikrant Bhat](https://hashnode.com/@bhatvikrant)

[Jun 1, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/dont-lose-your-github-contributions-when-you-leave-an-organization/6291c2760989e6b52feaea73/comment/6294c8b222c65adc00272754#reply-62970efdd84600f9c4ff1b2d)

[Ali Chaudhary](https://hashnode.com/@AliChaudhary) one can't do that. You had to use your personal email from the start and should have added your work email in your personal GitHub account