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Help. I opened up a DB account using a yahoo email as primary and paying for PLUS, and added a gmail email to it for a secondary email. Got logged out, and now can't log in to primary account because I no longer have the old phone number for 2FA so the code goes to a phone number no one owns, and I can't find the "emergency code" that DB sent years ago. The only account that shows up now is a basic account tied to gmail and there are only about 30 files in there from the past 2 weeks. The basic platform isn't anywhere near large enough to hold my stuff - so I absolutely would NOT have created a basic account. DB thinks I opened up another account with basic status - but why on earth would I do that when I pay every month for the PLUS account? I've been actively loading pics steadily for the past 5 years - but even more over the past 2 years (new granddaughter, and before my dad passed). The payment is definitely still coming out every month for PLUS (yahoo), but it's through a 3rd party (Google Pay). DB has been sent proof of when the account was created, when the gmail email was added as a secondary email, and all payments, via emails and screen shots, but doesn't seem to have any advice beside "cancel the payment" - as soon as I do that - there's nothing to fall back on and I feel like DB can wipe their hands of me, so I can't do that. They can't help me open the account or unlock it because of the 2FA issue and not being able to come up with the years old emergency code. I am at risk of losing hundreds of photos of my dad before he passed away. ANY help would be appreciated.
@jrevers wrote:
... can't log in to primary account because I no longer have the old phone number for 2FA so the code goes to a phone number no one owns, and I can't find the "emergency code" ... doesn't seem to have any advice beside "cancel the payment"
Unfortunately, they're correct in this case. If you no longer have your two-factor authentication device and you don't have the emergency backup codes or another active device already linked to your account, then there's no way to gain access to the account. Your only option is to have Support cancel the subscription so you're not charged again.
Dropbox will not bypass the two-factor authentication to grant access to an account.
Without access to the email it isnt possible to regain access to accounts: https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/lost-email-access
Do you have anything else still connected?
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@bikram146 wrote:
i lost my mobile phone and can't complete two way verification due to this, I'm enable to login into my account.
Do you have another active device linked to your account that can receive the code? If not, you'll need to use the emergency backup code(s) you were given when you enabled two-step verification.
Hey @DIGI-ONE, thanks for posting here!
Could you clarify if you're referring to our 2FA method, or if you have issues receiving our 6-digit-security-code?
Do you have access to the email address linked to your Dropbox account?
Let me know more!
Megan
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