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kebates
New member | Level 2
4 months ago

Can I change email address on free account, then re-use previous email to purchase a Plus account?

I've had a free account for years, with extra storage, but I set it up years ago with a work-related email address. I'd like to change the email/login to one of my personal email addresses, and then ...
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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
4 months ago

Yes it will work and it should be almost instant as long as the old email you want to reuse isnt part of a Business Team as sometimes they lock down emails from being reused. 

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