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joyanisa74
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
How can I cancel and get a refund?
Please help! I was charged just shy of $200 on a DropBox acct that I did not know was there. Please help me cancel and get the refund
- Hi everyone,Here is some key info on cancelling accounts and refunds:If you want to claim a valid refund, you need to contact support for assistance. This is the safest way to process your personal info (i.e. bank account details, invoices etc) instead on our public forum.
Tip: Visit the support page while you're NOT signed in to a Dropbox account and the Community Forum, and you'll see an option for Billing issues. To cancel a paid Dropbox plan, you can follow these instructions. When cancelling, your account will change to Dropbox Basic at the end of your current billing cycle (monthly or yearly) and you should not be charged again.Apple/Direct DebitIf you purchased your Dropbox subscription via the Apple App Store, you need to reach out to Apple directly to request a refund. Apple's refund policy covers purchases made in the last 90 days only. More info here.If you paid for your Dropbox subscription by direct debit, you are able to request a chargeback through your bank, you can contact them to request a refund.If you did not create a Dropbox subscription and/or do not recognize the charge:- Check your billing information (if you have an account). Log in to dropbox.com > Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the top-right corner > Click Settings > Click Billing.
- You can also use our Look up tool to check a credit or debit card purchase
- Contact support if you don’t have an account and/or would like to report an unauthorised transaction.
Notes on refunds:- If you live in the EU, UK, or Turkey, you qualify for a refund should you cancel your Dropbox Plus, Family, Professional, or Essentials subscription within 14 days of the initial purchase. You can contact support to request it.
- Refunds are often not offered for Dropbox subscriptions and team member licences.
- You're able to cancel your Paid Account at any time. Refunds are only issued if required by law, so make sure to cancel before your current billing cycle ends if you wish.
Hope this helps!Sam
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- Rich3 years ago
Super User II
Guillermo 1 wrote:
... they charged me before the end of my deadline, the day ends at 11:59 p.m. and the charge was made effective at 8:20 p.m., 3 hours 39 minutes before my time limit
With nearly all subscription services, you need to cancel before the last day. If you wait until the last day, the fee is already in the system and will be processed.
Con casi todos los servicios de suscripción, debe cancelar antes del último día. Si espera hasta el último día, la tarifa ya está en el sistema y será procesada.
I want a refund of my charge for upgrading ...You'll need to contact Dropbox Support directly. Visit the Support page while you're NOT signed in to a Dropbox account, including these forums, and you'll see an option for Billing issues. It's best to use an Incognito or Private browsing session to make sure you're not signed in.
Deberá comunicarse directamente con el soporte de Dropbox. Visite la página de soporte mientras no registre una cuenta de Dropbox, incluidos estos foros, y verá una opción para los problemas de facturación. Es mejor usar una sesión de navegación de incógnito o privada para asegurarse de que no se haya registrado.
- Joe King3 years agoNew member | Level 2
ID like to bring to your attention this fraudulent activity as I have not purchase this product but you have build it to me after I cancelled my FREE plan 4 weeks ago or longer, I require the funds to be transferred back immediately
- Calvin2DBX3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Joe King,
Thanks for raising this!
I've moved your post here where others have outlined steps that will help you get to the bottom of this.
If there was a problem with cancelling in time, you'll need to contact Dropbox Support directly.
In case you don't see chat or email support options when signed into your account, please use a Incognito or Private browsing session to make sure you're not signed in (including to these Community pages.)
When not signed in at all, you'll see an option for Billing issues here: https://www.dropbox.com/support/billing-issues — use the drop down menu to select "Other", and you can open a ticket on the email address associated with the account.
One of our support team will take it from there.
Hope that helps!
- Scotto2121213 years agoNew member | Level 2
Just a few hours ago, I thought I was trying the 30 day free trial. I just got an email saying that I was charged $101.90 for a year. I only gave my CC information, because I thought they needed it for the free 30 day trial. I would super appreciate getting that $101.90 refunded if possible, or finding out how to do so without filing a complaint with my credit card company (Bank of America). Thanks in advance, Scott
Receipt ID: XXXXXXXXXXX
Invoice ID: YYYYYYYYYY
(Edited by moderator to remove personally identifiable information per Dropbox Community Guidelines)
- Calvin2DBX3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Scotto212121,
Thanks for reaching out on the Community!
It sounds like you miss-clicked when trying to opt between a trial and paying now.
We can get to the charge details if you reach out via the support channels here: https://www.dropbox.com/support — one of our support team agents can then look into it, just in case there's anything they can do.
If you have any trouble opening a support ticket from there, let me know!
- JuliaPeres3 years agoExplorer | Level 3Goodnight. Can someone help me? I bought a Dropbox plan today and I didn't realize that the amount charged is in dollars. I asked for a cancellation, but they never offered a refund. I really don't have that amount to pay. I'm desperate.
- Hannah3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey JuliaPeres, sorry to hear about this.
If you cancelled your subscription upon renewal, you should still be on a paid account, so I would suggest reaching out to our support team.
They can look into this for you directly.
- vvilar3 years agoNew member | Level 2
Hi there,
We've been charged for an annual personal subscription of Dropbox.
The help you provide to a case like ours is close to nothing. The chatbot can't identify the transaction. Your tool doesn't recognize the transaction. Ayden just confirmed me that it's a Dropbox charge. As a last resort you ask me to fill a Billing Help Request but the form asks me which account am I reffering to.
I don't know which account charged us because we don't have an account!!!!!!!!!! Are we in a Kafka novel?!
I've lost hours of my work day trying to get to the bottom of this and contacting the community is the last thing I'm doing.
If I don't get an answer I'll just declare it as a fraud to our bank, ask for a refund and fill the papers to blacklist Dropbox/Ayden payments for the future.
- Megan3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi vvilar, sorry to hear about that!
Can I send you an email, in order for us to have a closer look into this?
Keep me posted!
- vvilar3 years agoNew member | Level 2
Hi Megan,
Sure.
Thanks.
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