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shaunobi
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

How to merge two accounts?

Hi all! I have two account - one with an old email account and one with a new email account. My old email account has half a terabyte of files in it. My new email has a couple files shared with me by...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    shaunobi wrote:

    If I DELETE my new account (which is fine) can I then add that email to my old account?

    Yes. If you delete the account that's using the email address you want to use, that will free up the email for use on another account. Make sure you're signed in to the correct account before you delete it, as the process is irreversible.

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Rich
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shaunobi wrote:

If I DELETE my new account (which is fine) can I then add that email to my old account?

Yes. If you delete the account that's using the email address you want to use, that will free up the email for use on another account. Make sure you're signed in to the correct account before you delete it, as the process is irreversible.

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Gerij
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I'm confused.  You aren't merging two accounts, you deleted one.

Is there a way to merge two accounts?

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