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Bat61
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2 years ago
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Double accounts under two different email addresses

Apparently in my interactions with Dropbox over the years, I have created two accounts under two different email accounts (it's a surprise to me). My original account, which has my files, I can see in the Finder on my MacBook. However, when I open Dropbox to login, there's a second account under the other email account, and it is empty. So, I can't access my photo files when I login. 

 

If I go into settings under the second account, and change the email address to that of the original account, will this resolve this issue? I'm afraid to do it in case it does something that will prevent me from accessing my photo files.

 

Second question: how do I find out if I'm paying for two separate accounts?

  • Hey Bat61, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community today!

     

    The site won't really allow you to change the email of the empty account to the email of your original account, as an email address can only be associated with one Dropbox account.

     

    However, if you don't want this secondary, empty account, you can simply delete it.

     

    This will of course automatically log you out of it, so you'll be able to login to the correct one on the website as well.

     

    As for paying for two accounts, did you notice double payments in your bank account?

     

    You can use this page to look up transactions and see which Dropbox account they're tied to.

     

    I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

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    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey Bat61, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community today!

     

    The site won't really allow you to change the email of the empty account to the email of your original account, as an email address can only be associated with one Dropbox account.

     

    However, if you don't want this secondary, empty account, you can simply delete it.

     

    This will of course automatically log you out of it, so you'll be able to login to the correct one on the website as well.

     

    As for paying for two accounts, did you notice double payments in your bank account?

     

    You can use this page to look up transactions and see which Dropbox account they're tied to.

     

    I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

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    ## āļ•āļ­āļšāļāļĨāļąāļšāļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨ 

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    āļ‚āļ­āļšāļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļāļĨāļąāļš! 

    āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļ§āđˆāļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāđ€āļ”āļīāļĄāđ„āļ”āđ‰ 

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    āļĄāļĩāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŠāļģāļĢāļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? 

    āļ™āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļŠāļąāļ‡āđ€āļāļ•āđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđ€āļāđ‡āļšāđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ˜āļ™āļēāļ„āļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™ āļ‰āļąāļ™āļˆāļ°āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ˜āļļāļĢāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĨāļīāļ‡āļāđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ”āļđāļ§āđˆāļēāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Dropbox āđƒāļ”āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĄāđ‚āļĒāļ‡āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆ 

    āļ‚āļ­āļšāļ„āļļāļ“āļ­āļĩāļāļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ·āļ­ 

    āļ‚āļ­āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­ 

    Mr.Sarid 
     

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    Marsinterplay1
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    2 years ago
    ## āļ•āļ­āļšāļāļĨāļąāļšāļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨ

    **āđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡:** āļ•āļ­āļšāļāļĨāļąāļš: āđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Dropbox

    āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļĩ Hannah,

    āļ‚āļ­āļšāļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļāļĨāļąāļš!

    āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļ§āđˆāļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāđ€āļ”āļīāļĄāđ„āļ”āđ‰

    āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŠāļģāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļ›āļĨāđˆāļē āđāļ•āđˆāļ‰āļąāļ™āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļˆāļ°āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ­āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļšāļ™āđ€āļ§āđ‡āļšāđ„āļ‹āļ•āđŒāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ

    āļĄāļĩāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŠāļģāļĢāļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ?

    āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ˜āļļāļĢāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ āđāļ•āđˆāļ‰āļąāļ™āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđ€āļāđ‡āļšāđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Dropbox āđƒāļ”āđ†

    āļ‚āļ­āļšāļ„āļļāļ“āļ­āļĩāļāļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ·āļ­

    āļ‚āļ­āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­

    Sarid Raengkrud


    **āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ•āļīāļĄ:**

    * āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰ Hannah āļĨāļšāđ‚āļŸāļĨāđ€āļ”āļ­āļĢāđŒ Dropbox āļŠāļģāļĢāļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđāļ—āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ•āļ™āđ€āļ­āļ‡ āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļˆāļ°āļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļļāļ“āļŦāļĨāļĩāļāđ€āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ­āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŦāļĨāļąāļ
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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    āđ€āļŪāđ‰ @ Marsinterplay1 āļ‚āļ­āļšāļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđ‚āļžāļŠāļ•āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļĩāđˆ!

     

    āļˆāļēāļāļ—āļļāļāļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āļ­āļ˜āļīāļšāļēāļĒ āļ”āļđāđ€āļŦāļĄāļ·āļ­āļ™āļ§āđˆāļēāļ„āļļāļ“āļ­āļēāļˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļģāļ–āļēāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļĨāļšāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļŠāļģāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĄāđ‚āļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļšāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Dropbox āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āđāļĨāļ°āļĒāļąāļ‡āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļĨāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđ€āļāđ‡āļšāđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™āļšāļēāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđƒāļŠāđˆāđ„āļŦāļĄ

     

    āļ–āđ‰āļēāđ„āļĄāđˆ āđ‚āļ›āļĢāļ”āļŠāļĩāđ‰āđāļˆāļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āđāļˆāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļĢāļēāļ—āļĢāļēāļš!

     

    āļŦāļēāļāļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļšāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļŠāļģāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Dropbox āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āđ† āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļ—āļģāļ•āļēāļĄāļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™āļ•āļ­āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļ–āļķāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļĩāđˆ

     

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    Hey Marsinterplay1, thanks for posting here! 

     

    Based on everything that you described, it sounds like you might be having some questions about removing the secondary email address linked to your Dropbox account, and also worrying about some charges, right? 

     

    If not, feel free to clarify and let me know!

     

    If you indeed wish to remove the secondary email address from your Dropbox account, you can follow the steps mentioned here

     

    As for your second charge, it's not entirely clear if you were able to use our self-serve look-up tool, in order to locate it, and if the results returned back with an account you already know. 

     

    Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

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