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HenryS90
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

How can I change the Dropbox recovery words?

Is there any way to change Dropbox pass recovery words
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HenryS90's avatar
HenryS90
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago
The 12 recovery words for Dropbox passwords. Someone took a screenshot of mine
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Jay
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4 years ago

Hi HenryS90, new recovery words are generated when you use the last unused word.

 

While there isn't a way to manually refresh the words, you can disable two-step verification and then re-enable it, which should generate new backup codes.

 

Keep me updated with any progress!

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