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MartynC
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
How to change my email address when the email is no longer active?
I need to change my email address as I no longer have access to the email. (Provider is useless) The instructions on Dropbox help simply don't work. Things are in different places to where they say t...
James b124
3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
If I can just Create a new account with my current email that would be fine,if there is a way to transfer over all the files?
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoThanks for clarifying, James!
In order to change your email address, you'd need to be using the website, not the app. Do you remember the password linked to this account?
I'm asking, because if you can see the email linked to the account, in the mobile app and you recall the password, then you could try logging into it using our website.
If this doesn't work, then what you can do on your end, is download your content, and then create a new Dropbox account, under a different email address, since you can't have an account using the same email address you have.
I hope this helps!
- James b1243 years agoExplorer | Level 3Yes I would like to create the new account please I can't login online
- Jay3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi James b124, you can create the new Dropbox account on the site itself, and then any of the older files from the previous account you have saved to your machine can be uploaded onto this new account (provided you have enough quota to do so).
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