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SomeoneGodly
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Dropbox account, but no e-mail

Hi!   I have a problem. I wanted to log in to my Dropbox account that I used during my time as a student. Dropbox recognizes my username and password, however, I also have to enter a 6-digit code t...
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Mark
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3 years ago
SomeoneGodly wrote:
Hi!

No, I have no device that can access the old Dropbox account nor the old student account.

But the old Dropbox account still exists, but I can’t access the one-time security code as it goes to my old student e-mail account that doesn’t exist anymore.

Regards,
B

Without access to the email its not possible to recover. Its also worth pointing out that if you have not logged in for 12 months + all content will have been removed for inactivity. 

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SomeoneGodly
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
I see :’)

Thank you for your answer.

Regards
B

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