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How do I close an account for a deceased family member
My father's law firm has a Dropbox account. He passed away at the end of 2021 and we have finished closing down his business and am at the point where I need to close down the Dropbox account. While...
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi sarah copland, I hope you don’t mind me jumping in and I’m sorry for your loss.
Do you know the email address that was used to set up the Dropbox account in question? If you have direct access to that email address and you’re not sure what the Dropbox password is, you can try to reset it via this link.
If you have any trouble with that though, please let me know.
Hi Nancy
Thank you for your response and apologies for the late reply from me. I have tried to reset the p/w as we have the email address linked to his account but no joy. We have almost given up, if you could offer any further help it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you! 🙏
Hi @Nancy
The other problem we face is that we are now locked out of my late Dads email account due to the p/w expiring. Is there any way his drop box could be linked to another email address, such as my own? Again, any help would fantastic. Thank you
- Walter
Hey sarah copland - sorry to hear about your loss.
We can't help with changing the account's email or password from our end, but have you tried following the process outlined here yet?
