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mac777
New member | Level 1
2 years ago

I can't sign in due to a security code being sent to an email I can't access

Dropbox on my PC and iPhone used to be perfectly synced. When I added or edited content on either, it would show up on the other usually within minutes. I recently got a new PC and when the installer...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi mac777, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Are you able to login to the Dropbox account on your desktop machine, and change the email address from this page?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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mac777
New member | Level 1
2 years ago

Thanks, Jay. Yes, I was able to sign into my DB account on my phone but now there are just a couple document files and some photos.  It the dozens of important doc files (F Drive files) that I access daily are still safely available on my PC but not on my phone. How do I get them to sync ? How do I get my PC DB files to populate my IPhone DB? 
thanks Jay

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    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Are the files you want visible on the Dropbox site? Are you certain that you're logged into the same account?

     

    Do you see all your devices on this page?

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