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bgillespie12
New member | Level 1
10 months ago
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I chose the option to "hide my email" and now I'm unable to update it

I signed up and mistakenly created my account choosing the option to not share my email address. Dropbox created a cryptic default email ID instead, but now I'm not able to update it to my real email...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    10 months ago

    Hi bgillespie12, are you 100% certain that you don't have an Apple ID under your email address? 

    What happens if you attempt to login to the Apple site using your normal email address? 

    Do you see Dropbox listed when you use these steps to login to the Apple site?

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Nancy
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10 months ago

Sorry for jumping in, bgillespie12. Even if you chose the “Hide my email” option, you should still be receiving all of your Dropbox emails to the actual email address that’s linked to your Apple ID (unless you disabled email forwarding). 

Can you take a look at this article from Apple and see if you can turn off the “Hide my email” feature instead?

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bgillespie12
New member | Level 1
10 months ago

Thanks Nancy , I had a look at the article you mentioned, I'm not sure where those settings are as I'm not signed up to iCloud and I'm not using an iPhone, I'm using an old macbook. I'm not receiving any dropbox emails to my actual email address linked to my Apple ID

cheers

Brendan

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    10 months ago

    Hi bgillespie12, are you 100% certain that you don't have an Apple ID under your email address? 

    What happens if you attempt to login to the Apple site using your normal email address? 

    Do you see Dropbox listed when you use these steps to login to the Apple site?

    • bgillespie12's avatar
      bgillespie12
      New member | Level 1
      10 months ago

      Thanks Jay , I've followed the steps and was able to login to the apple site and selected Stop Using Apple ID. I recreated my Drop Box account without using Apple ID and it works ok now, thank you much appreciated :)

      cheers

      Brendan

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        10 months ago

        Thanks for the update and let us know if anything else comes up in the meantime, Brendan. 

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