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sarah copland
4 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Access deceased family account
Hi there, I hope you are well.
I would like to access my deceased fathers account, as he has so many pictures that mean a lot to me and my Mum. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Sarah
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- Nancy3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey sezza28, sorry to jump in. I’ve emailed you to this email address.
Please reply back to me, when possible.
- mmenzies333 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hi Rich, That's the confusing thing. I do have access to the email account and I do have his login credentials. I attempt to login and it gets to the additional authentication is required step. It says "We sent a code to xx@email.com and any devices you’ve linked to this account." But it never arrives.
- Hannah3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey mmenzies33, resetting the password might bypass this step, can you try and let us know if it helps?
- mmenzies333 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hi Hannah, Yes I've tried that. Same outcome. No email arrives. Nothing in spam folder. I just tried it again before replying to you. Same same. I'm receiving other emails in his account and I've sent test emails from my own account which arrive immediately.
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
One more thing to try, is to add no-reply@dropbox.com to your email contacts and try to login once again.
If that doesn't work, I would suggest opening a private browsing/incognito window on your browser and going to this page.
From there, you should be able to submit a help request to our support team, so you can get assisted directly.
- mmenzies332 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks Hannah. No change by adding no-reply.
I've submitted a ticket and interestingly I immediately got an email acknowledging the submission.
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Sounds good, mmenzies33, can you send us the ticket number as well?
- mmenzies332 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Ticket #23021117
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Perfect, thanks for that, mmenzies33.
I can see that a member of our team is already assisting you, and I've passed your comments along as well.
If you need anything else, please let us know!
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