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FS65
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Desktop app logging me in automatically after I log out

i have multiple accounts and when i try to log in to an account i am automatically being logged in to the account i have just logged out of and there is no option to log in to another account. im usi...
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Hannah
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If you first log out of Dropbox on the website, do you get the same behavior when you try to sign in on the app?

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FS65
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

yes, the app automatically opens the browser and then i have to log in online and then restart the app again

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    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    And just to confirm, if you then log in to the preferred account online, do you get the exact same behavior?

     

    Is it logging you in to the account you don't want on the desktop app?

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