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Erin7
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
no longer have access to the email I signed up with
I need to update my email address in my account because I no longer have access to the original email. If I update it in my account, will it send anything to the old email address? In other words, will I lose access to my account if I try to change the email address from an account I no longer have access to?
Erin7 wrote:
If I update it in my account, will it send anything to the old email address?
If your old email address wasn't verified with Dropbox, you would need to verify the current email before you can change it, which would send something to the old email. You wouldn't lose access to the account, but you could if Dropbox decides to expire your password in the future.
If your email address isn't verified and you don't have access to it, you won't be able to change the email address on the account.
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- Mark4 years ago
Super User II
There is if you choose the options Rich said - which is without being logged in and choosing the option for account help.
Note, however, I'd doubt you will get a reply as they will send it to the account you are talking about - one you dont have access to the email of.
- Osbourne4 years agoExplorer | Level 4I am sorry, I don't see any options. The page says: log in to contact support. I am not logged in, as you advised. How & where shall i write to? Please give me instructions. Thank you very much.
- Mark4 years ago
Super User II
You need to scroll down the page Osbourne and choose one of the two options under the blue Chatbot option.
- Osbourne4 years agoExplorer | Level 4I don't see any options there besides chat bot and community. I need a mail address to explain my problem or a link to a page where i can write, so anyone from dropbox will answer me by email.
- Osbourne4 years agoExplorer | Level 4I don't see any options there besides chat bot and community. I need a mail address to explain my problem or a link to a page where i can write, so anyone from dropbox will answer me by email.
- Megan4 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Osbourne, sorry to hear about that!
Do you happen to have any old devices, that might be linked to your Dropbox account? That way you can access them, and download your content.
Let me know more!
- Osbourne4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Megan.
I've been using Dropbox for many years. With the same email & password. There was no reason to change it & i stayed logged in in the nobile application for a long period. On 22/10/22 when i tried to log in on a desktop, where the password was also kept, Dropbox asked me to log in & then replied that the password or login is incorrect. This can not be true because i did not change my password & Dropbox never warned me that i should do that.
Another thing is that mail address that i use for logging here is not functioning properly for a coup;e of years also - this is a matter of business misunderstanding between qip.ru who is the owner of mail & yandex.ru who is the owner of servers. As a result of their relationship i cannot receive mail, but i can enter mailbox & even send.
Now, for the unknown reason, Dropbox logged me off & tells me that password is incorrect, so i have to receive mail to reset it, but there's no possibility to receive mail on the mailbox that i use for logging in Dropbox.
So, what i need, is that someone from Dropbox could send me the reset link to another mailbox, or change the email address for me in my Dropbox profile. Otherwise i am loosing my important files.
Appreciate your help.
- Megan4 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Osbourne, I definitely see where you're coming from, and I want to help as much as possible.
Is there any chance that you have two Dropbox accounts? And that you're trying to access the wrong one?
Also, when was the last time you entered your Dropbox account, before it logged you out?
- Osbourne4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Megan. Yes, now i've created a second account so i can write here. I used my Google access. But i am taking about my main account, which is [email removed as per Community Guidelines] And i need to restore access to that one. Before they logged me out i was using it on the 9th of october. I can send a message from [email removed as per Community Guidelines] mailbox as a proof that i own it, but i cannot receive mails.
- Megan4 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Osbourne, I just sent you an email, to your Community linked address.
Feel free to respond back to me, and we'll take it from there!
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