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AnnetteES
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Invite to my Employers Dropbox wanting me to subscribe or upgrade

I had access to my employer's account but it was linked to an old email address I no longer have access to.  Now my Boss has invited me to join his Dropbox folder again to my personal Dropbox account...
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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    3 years ago

    Hey AnnetteES!

     

    Is it possible that you have a linked account? If you go to 'All files' and click the avatar in the top right, is there an option 'switch accounts'? If there is a connected account, what plan is it currently under?

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AnnetteES
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I don't think I have connected any accounts in the past with my current account.  Here is what I have when I clicked the tab you provided:

 

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey AnnetteES, sorry to jump in here.

 

You wouldn't need to upgrade your own account to join someone else's Dropbox Business team.

 

Are you getting a prompt to do so, when following the process to join the team?

 

If so, can you please send me a screenshot of the prompt?

  • AnnetteES's avatar
    AnnetteES
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Hi,

     

    This is what happens:

    1. I click on the link sent to me (Join your team):

     

    2. 

    3. Then it prompts me to "sign into your Business Account", however, as you can see it also shows 'You're currently signed in as [removed per the Dropbox Community Guidelines] Neither 'Continuing with Google' nor signing in as my old account works.

     

    4. When I go to my account to Home, there is no sign of '5 Team McFall account or shared folder.

     

    I don't know what is going wrong?

     

     

    • AnnetteES's avatar
      AnnetteES
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      also can see the invite in the top right of my account:

       

      So I click to accept it, and it then tells me to sign in again:

       

       

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        3 years ago

        Thanks for the screenshots, Annette!

         

        If you use a different browser or a private browsing window, to accept the invitation from your email address, does it help?

         

        Just keep in mind that you'll need to accept the invitation, by logging in to the Dropbox account that is associated with the email address that the invitation was sent to.

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