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    <title>topic Can't log in and my old email address (bought privately) is gone in Security and Permissions</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783173#M16025</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi all.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Many years ago i bought a .com website and email. i used this for drop box.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I stopping paying for this many years ago so i no longer own it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I went to long in today using my old email and password. It accepted these details (log in and password) but as so much time has passed, it wanted to reset my password.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;However, i dont own that.com email anymore.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Any ideas how i can get in?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:17:59 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>leppmix</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-07-15T12:17:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Can't log in and my old email address (bought privately) is gone</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783173#M16025</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi all.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Many years ago i bought a .com website and email. i used this for drop box.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I stopping paying for this many years ago so i no longer own it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I went to long in today using my old email and password. It accepted these details (log in and password) but as so much time has passed, it wanted to reset my password.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;However, i dont own that.com email anymore.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Any ideas how i can get in?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:17:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783173#M16025</guid>
      <dc:creator>leppmix</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-15T12:17:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cant log in. My old email (bought privately) is gone</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783174#M16026</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Simply put unless the account was verified it isnt possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you have managed to log in&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;you are very very lucky&lt;/STRONG&gt;. You need to URGENTLY download all data and save it somewhere safe and set up a new account with the correct credentials. There is a HUGE RISK here that if you get logged out it wont let you back in as it will email your old, now defunct, email for a secure coce.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783174#M16026</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-14T20:16:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cant log in. My old email (bought privately) is gone</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783175#M16027</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;HI. But i havent got in.&amp;nbsp; It accepted my old email and PW, but then said i need to update my PW and sent it to my now unavailable private .com address&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:19:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783175#M16027</guid>
      <dc:creator>leppmix</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-14T20:19:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cant log in. My old email (bought privately) is gone</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783177#M16028</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Unfortunately then its almost certain the account is lost -&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/lost-email-access" target="_blank"&gt;https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/lost-email-access&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you can reset up the domain that would get you in.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;How long is it since you last logged in? If its over 12 months all data would have been removed for inactivity.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The only other thing to do is contact support via &lt;A href="http://www.dropbox.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;www.dropbox.com/support&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;while not logged in&lt;/STRONG&gt; including the forums. Using an incognito window may help&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:27:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783177#M16028</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-14T20:27:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cant log in. My old email (bought privately) is gone</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783183#M16029</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;shame. The password is correct, they just want a new one.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:49:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783183#M16029</guid>
      <dc:creator>leppmix</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-14T20:49:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cant log in. My old email (bought privately) is gone</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783190#M16030</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1855317"&gt;@leppmix&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The password is correct, they just want a new one.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;But they don't recognize the sign in attempt. You're signing in from a different device, location, IP address, etc., something that Dropbox doesn't recognize, combined with the amount of time that has passed. So, as a precaution and to protect the account, they've &lt;A href="https://help.dropbox.com/security/expired-password" target="_blank"&gt;expired your password&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark is correct. If it's been that long since you last accessed the account, the files within it would already be gone. If an account remains idle for more than a year the account and all data within it are deleted. If you try to sign back in with the same credentials, assuming you're able to reset the password, you actually start a new, empty account.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 21:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Can-t-log-in-and-my-old-email-address-bought-privately-is-gone/m-p/783190#M16030</guid>
      <dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-14T21:47:36Z</dc:date>
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