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Denis156
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Update (not reset) password on phone

I went to Dropbox on my PC and changed:reset my password. No problems there, all good. Now I want to get on my phone and update it to match. How do I do that? I do not want to RESET it again; I just...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 months ago
    Denis156 wrote:
    I went to Dropbox on my PC and changed:reset my password. ... Now I want to get on my phone and update it to match. How do I do that?

    If the Dropbox app is already installed on your phone and working, there's nothing to change.

     

    Your password is only used to link a device to your account once. Once you've linked a device, it uses a secure token for access and no longer relies on your password. Changing the password on your account has no impact on devices you've already linked. You would only need to use the new password for signing in to any new devices/apps or the Dropbox website.

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Rich
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Denis156 wrote:
I went to Dropbox on my PC and changed:reset my password. ... Now I want to get on my phone and update it to match. How do I do that?

If the Dropbox app is already installed on your phone and working, there's nothing to change.

 

Your password is only used to link a device to your account once. Once you've linked a device, it uses a secure token for access and no longer relies on your password. Changing the password on your account has no impact on devices you've already linked. You would only need to use the new password for signing in to any new devices/apps or the Dropbox website.

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shaheenpraween
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago
My password please send me
  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    7 months ago

    Hey shaheenpraween. Can you clarify what the issue is? 

     

    Did you forget your Dropbox password perhaps? If yes, you can reset it from this page.

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