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pmca
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Lost My Plus Account Status and All Files
Have had a Plus Account for 7 years and it is Paid up until April 2024. All of a sudden, all of my files seem to be gone when accessing the account with my browser and the account shows as a basic ac...
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Thanks for the update, pmca.
When you used the lookup tool and found the email address of the paid account, was it the same one as the one you see when you go to your account settings here?
pmca
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
When I used the lookup tool, it took me to the account that I have the receipt for Plus and where all my files were there. It no longer shows it as a Plus account and all my files are not there. I need this restored. I have every file backed up offline so I just need the Plus account restored and if the files are gone - I can upload them.
Here is the point, however - the files are still being synchronized with my mobile and win 10 Dropbox apps. How can this be? Please help.
- pmca2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks
Were you able to access all the account files and synchronize current and new files from your devices using the Dropbox APP from your devices but when I access via a browser the account the account shows as basic with none of my files showing. My data has 58GB of data. I am getting nowhere with solving this problem so far. I hope this changes soon.
- Hannah2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey pmca, I believe that when you're trying to access your account from a browser, you're directed to the account you're currently signed into, which is not your Plus account.
Please open a new browser or a private browsing/incognito window and sign in anew, to see if that helps.
As for you RocioRios, would you mind clarifying things a bit?
Do you mean that after you left the Family account, you are not able to re-upgrade your account?
Or did you already upgrade, but are not seeing the upgrade on the account?
- pmca2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hannah
Thanks for the support - I have opened a trouble ticket in Dropbox.
I only have one Dropbox account with the email I am using.
I will post the results when i get the solution.
Bruce
- Hannah2 years agoDropbox Staff
Sounds good, Bruce, let us know once you know more too. 🙂
If you can also send us the ticket number, I would appreciate it!
- pmca2 years agoExplorer | Level 3/ticket/22382734
- pmca2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks
I got a reply that addressed the problem. I wanted to change the destination where notification messages were sent and apparently, when I did this it created a new account under the new email, and that then became my PLUS account and all my files were in that newly established account.
I think I will just leave the account under the new email, but I would like to stop verification messages every time a different computer logs in or people log in from a different IP address. Did I do this by turning off 2 Step verification?
There are several users on this account and I do not want to prevent them from logging in because they do not have the security code.
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi pmca, currently it isn't possible to remove this security measure.
Additionally, if you're sharing credentials to your Dropbox account, this would be a violation of the terms of service, and can result in your account being terminated.
- hwdIII2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Dear Dropbox Community,
I am experiencing the same type of difficulty as @pmca. I have lost my paid Dropbox Plus access. (Paid through October, 2023.) I tried working with the Dropbot assistant. I gave it my 12-alphanumeric credit card charge identifier, and it told me that my Dropbox Plus account is fine. But I can't get to it.
Dropbox thinks that I have Basic account. I've tried using a different browser to access my Plus account. No joy.
Help!?!
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