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CobusvdM
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Changing email address / No longer have access to my old email address

Please assist. I no longer have access to my old email address to which my Dropbox account is linked. I did an edit and added my new email address in the settings page. The verification message is...
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Mark's avatar
Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
3 years ago

The only thing you can do I'm afraid is set up a new account.

 

I also suggest downloading everything as a matter of urgency 'cause if you get logged out and it needs a code to get back in your account is lost.

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