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Martin D.22
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3 months ago
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How can I change my email address on one of my devices?

I need to change email address on one device

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  • Martin D.22's avatar
    Martin D.22
    2 months ago

    I Gave Up

    I deleted the Dropbox account that was giving me trouble

    And, this time, when Dropbox restarted on that PC, and for the first time, I was given the opportunity to supply the login credentials I wanted to use

    And now, after a week of failed attempts, taking a picture with my Android appears in the Camera Uploads folder on both Windows PC devices

    P.S. I believe that Dropbox should modify the sign in to allow the user to supply any credentials (email and password) they want to use for that session

    Thanks for the help

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  • Martin D.22's avatar
    Martin D.22
    Helpful | Level 7
    3 months ago

    I have 2 Dropbox accounts

    I have 2 devices (Android and a Windows PC linked to 1 account
    I have another Windows PC that is linked to my other account and I need to change the Dropbox login credentials so that it has access to the same files and folders as the first 2 devices

    I still have my original question:
    "How can I change my email address on one of my devices?
    I need to change the Dropbox email address on one device"

  • Martin D.22's avatar
    Martin D.22
    Helpful | Level 7
    3 months ago

    That was helpful

    Your advice brought me to a web interface that would let me edit the email address

    But it throws an error message when I edit/change to the email address I want to use

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    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    3 months ago
    Martin D.22 wrote:

    "How can I change my email address on one of my devices?
    I need to change the Dropbox email address on one device"

    You arent changing email. You are changing account.

    You need to log out of the account already installed and add the new one. 

  • Martin D.22's avatar
    Martin D.22
    Helpful | Level 7
    2 months ago

    I Gave Up

    I deleted the Dropbox account that was giving me trouble

    And, this time, when Dropbox restarted on that PC, and for the first time, I was given the opportunity to supply the login credentials I wanted to use

    And now, after a week of failed attempts, taking a picture with my Android appears in the Camera Uploads folder on both Windows PC devices

    P.S. I believe that Dropbox should modify the sign in to allow the user to supply any credentials (email and password) they want to use for that session

    Thanks for the help

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 months ago
    Martin D.22 wrote:

    I believe that Dropbox should modify the sign in to allow the user to supply any credentials (email and password) they want to use for that session

    All you have to do is sign out of the Dropbox website, then you can use any credentials you want in the app. The app and the website are connected.

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