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Dance 2XS's avatar
Dance 2XS
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Log out of a device remotely - Email not working

I am trying to set up the desktop app on my computer, however it won't allow me to sign in because it says I am already signed in with a different account. I can not sign out of this old account beca...
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maher1982
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2 years ago

Hello, you can try clearing the Dropbox app data on your computer to force it to forget the old account credentials. If this doesn't work, I suggest uninstalling the Dropbox app completely and then reinstalling it again.

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