We’re Still Here to Help (Even Over the Holidays!) - find out more here.
Forum Discussion
DavidHe
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I have a free account and want to move and access my files from my second paid account
I've been using a free account for a long time. I recently signed up for a paid account, BUT, i did not use the upgrade option, i just signed up for a new paid account. Can't figure out how to move all the data to the new account. Can't even figure out how to open the new account. (The free account auto opens on start up- how do I get to the new account?) I'm really old and not too tech saavy. Help!
I see, so in this case, what you'll need to do, is log out of the free account, and then sign in with the credentials of the paid account.
You'll find the steps on how to log out of the free account on the desktop app here.
Let me know how it goes!
8 Replies
Replies have been turned off for this discussion
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey DavidHe, thanks for joining our Community!
Regarding moving your files to your paid account, although there's no automatic way to do it, one way to go about it, would be to put all the files in a folder and then share that folder with your paid account.
Another way to go about it, would be to download the files from the free account and then upload them to the paid one.
As for accessing the paid account, are you trying to access it from the Dropbox website or from the Dropbox desktop application?
Let me know and we'll go from there.
- DavidHe2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks Hannah, I'm trying to access the new account from the desktop app
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
I see, so in this case, what you'll need to do, is log out of the free account, and then sign in with the credentials of the paid account.
You'll find the steps on how to log out of the free account on the desktop app here.
Let me know how it goes!
- DavidHe2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
So, I logged out of the free account, then clicked the Dropbox icon in the app tray and it automatically opens the old account. I can't find where to open the paid account.
- DavidHe2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Do I need to link the new (paid ) account to this computer?
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Yes, the paid account needs to be linked to the computer, indeed.
Are you not getting prompted to sign in, after you signed out of the free account?
Is it possible to send me a screenshot of what you see after you sign out?
- DavidHe2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Just an FYI, I was finally able to connect to my paid account. Thanks for your help
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
I'm happy to hear that, David! 🙂
If you need anything else, just give us a shout.
Have a great rest of your day!
About Settings and Preferences
The Dropbox Community is here to help if you have questions about your account settings and preferences. Learn and share advice with members.
The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!