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Andrea Moitinho's avatar
Andrea Moitinho
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

I can't access an account that's linked to an old email address I can no longer access

I bought a new computer and I have a new email address, and I'm not being able to login my premium account which is linked to my old email address which I have no access. I'm also having problems contacting Dropbox. Can anyone help?

17 Replies

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Thanks for clarifying, Andrea! One more thing I’d like us to check; do you happen to have any devices currently linked to your old Dropbox account? 

    If you do, please make sure to also check their notifications section; in some cases, the one-time code can be found there.

    Let me know how that goes.

  • Andrea Moitinho's avatar
    Andrea Moitinho
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    That's correct, Nancy. 

    I have a new email address, but my account is linked to an old one which I no longer have access. 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    10 months ago

    Hi from me as well, Andrea Moitinho

    Can you please clarify for me exactly what you see when trying to access your old Dropbox account? Are you being asked for a one-time code perhaps, which you can’t locate because your old email address is inaccessible? 

    If there’s something else happening, please let me know (you can also paste here any relevant screenshots you may have; just make sure you’ve hidden your personal info).

    I’ll be able to further guide you this way.

  • Andrea Moitinho's avatar
    Andrea Moitinho
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    Thank you Mark! It didn't happen still. I'll see if anyone from support replies to me. 

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    10 months ago
    Andrea Moitinho wrote:

    Thank you for the links above, there are a lot of information, but no direct email or number I can reach.

    There isnt one I'm afraid. 

    You need to go to www.dropbox.com/support while not logged in. Even to here - so try and use incognito windows. Then you can get an option to log a support ticket to Dropbox. 

    Note that its probably unlikely you can get access to your account, but, they'll be able to help stop billings:  https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/lost-email-access 

  • Andrea Moitinho's avatar
    Andrea Moitinho
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    Thank you Walter! I have a premium account under an old email address that I no longer have access to. My account is premium, however I can't reach support through the account, as I'm logged out. Thank you for the links above, there are a lot of information, but no direct email or number I can reach. The chat boot gets me nowhere. Are you able to send me a direct contact? Thank you in advance. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Hey Andrea Moitinho - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

    Can you please let us know some additional information about the problem you're facing?

    For example, are you not able to log into the account in question by using your old email address and password? Are you getting any particular error perhaps?

    As for contacting our support team, you can check your available options on this page.

    In any case, please keep me posted! 

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