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Alexut
Helpful | Level 6
4 months ago
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Dropbox Passwords does not allow access due to device limit.

My laptop recently died, i can't connect to dropbox passwords because you're forcing me to upgrade rather than allowing me cancel the connection to the device that just died, since you're discontinui...
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    Alexut
    3 months ago

    I've circumvent this by guessing what other device i might have used (parents pc) that triggered the devices limit, i just exported the passwords, and completly removed the passwords extension.  The problem was not fixed but theres a slim chance others might have the same problem as me. Goodbye.

Alexut's avatar
Alexut
Helpful | Level 6
3 months ago

I've circumvent this by guessing what other device i might have used (parents pc) that triggered the devices limit, i just exported the passwords, and completly removed the passwords extension.  The problem was not fixed but theres a slim chance others might have the same problem as me. Goodbye.

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Hannah
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3 months ago

Thanks for the update here, Alexut.

I'm glad you managed to export your passwords and thanks for providing the steps that worked for you.

If you need anything else, let us know and have a great weekend!

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