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224 TopicsTrying to change email and getting an error that "This email is already taken."
I am trying to change the email address on my dropbox account. I used to have two dropbox accounts but deleted one about 10 days ago. I am now trying to change the email on my second account to the email I used for the other account. Even after 10 days, I am still getting the error "This email address is already taken". When I try to login with that email address, it brings me to the signup page, suggesting that the email is not associated with an account. What do I need to do to be able to use this email address with my dropbox account? Thank you!Solved78Views0likes10CommentsI'm paying 432 euros/year for a Dropbox account, but I'm getting errors I'm over-quota.
Hi, I pay 432 euro/year for dropbox account, but receive message that my storage is full. I have only used 2 GB, so am told that I have a basic plan. How is that possible? I would assume that for that amount I should be able to get phone support but I can't get access to any phone number. Any ideas how I can clarify this?21Views0likes2CommentsAccidentally unlinked my computer from my account and linked it to a different one
After getting a very inadequate response from DropBox, I am seeking help from the community. After my computer restarted after uploading some windows 10 changes, I ended up with a splash screen for DropBox. Clinking on it, I found that I had loaded in another DropBox application which had no files and only the starter file space. I searched my computer and found in my file explorer main tree two icons for Dropbox. I also found that my old DropBox files had been put into a folder labeled DropBox (old). These were my up-to-date file folders prior to the restart. When I go on-line to my Dropbox, I find an older version on my files (like before the restart). I have saved the "new" Dropbox(old) folder to a separate hard drive for safe keeping. I would like to delete Dropbox from my computer and do a fresh install and then upload my DropBox)old). I tried deleting the Dropbox app using the outlined procedures but it doesn't delete both the file tree icons., only one. I would like to go the old account because I have accumulated bonus storage space ( with Quicken, etc.). Any help would be appreciated.52Views0likes7Comments"Email already taken" error, but I know I don't have a Dropbox account linked to said email.
Hello, I am having this problem and in my particular situation "what many people are posting is not true" or at the very minimum does not reflect what I am experiencing. Despite the error message, "This email already taken". I do NoT have a dropbox account associated with my target new primary email address. I have verified this to be true in two ways: The first way is that I go to https://www.dropbox.com/forgot When I submit my desired new primary email address, I receive a message that "password reset instructions will be sent, if there is a dropbox account associated with this email". But I do NoT receive an email. And I verified that an email is not going to trash or spam. The 2nd way I've verified that the message "email already taken" is not actually true is the following: I created a completely new dropbox free account with my desired new primary email address. If there was already a dropbox account associated with this "taken email" why would I be able to set up a new account? If dropbox will not let me assign the email as a primary email address - it should not let me create an entirely new account with the same primary email address. Then I change the primary email on this new account to a dummy temp email. I actually receive an email verification from dropbox that my desired primary email has been removed from dropbox in my desired primary email address - this tells me a) the primary email is no longer connected to the dropbox account and that I can receive emails to my desired primary email address from dropbox. I sign off of the dummy/temp dropbox account and sign back into my paid dropbox account I go to change the primary email to the desired primary email (the same one that I used to establish the new dropbox account and then change the primary email address. I receive the same error message "This email already taken". I've tried this numerous times. and have an open support ticket with customer support I've read several threads on the forum (all marked as resolved) but all holding to the position that this error message "email already taken" means that there is already a dropbox account associated with the email - I just do not see how that can be the situation in my case. It seems to me there is some sort of security programming glitch - that some processes (e.g. new account setup, password forgot dialogue) definitely do NOT recognize my new primary email address as one associated with a dropbox account. Only the (change primary email address) dialogue seems to think that my primary email address is associated with a drop box account. Please do advise as I am no longer using my dropbox account - I am a longtime customer and have a paid subscription so would like to be able to change my email address to the email address that I prefer - and one that is definitely NOT associated with a dropbox account despite my best efforts at removing it.Solved255Views0likes7CommentsHow can we move our files from one company's Dropbox account to a new one?
Hi, I work for a company that has been working with another company who has housed a large amount of files for my company on their company's Dropbox. We are parting ways with Other Company and want to transfer over the files to a new Dropbox My Company is going to set up. Is there an easy way to do this? I have access to Other Company's Dropbox and they have a file set up with everything of ours in it. Is it as simple as Downloading that file and then re-uploading to My Company's new Dropbox (assuming I have a physical drive large enough to download and store the file of course). Is there a way to have Dropbox make that copy/transfer via the cloud so we can skip the Download/Upload step?34Views0likes2CommentsTeam account cancelled. How can I move all of my content to a different email address?
Our team decided to cancel our team account. I'm using my personal space for all my documents. How can I move all the content to a different email address, which I'd like to upgrade to a paid account? I can't seem to find an easy way.14Views0likes1CommentI disbanded my Dropbox team and now I can't access my separate Plus account.
I run a small 4 person office was paying for 5 licenses. I was the only one using Dropbox. To save some money I investigated my options, since I am also paying for a Dropbox Plus personally. I was advised to consider disbanding teams which I did but in doing that, it seems to have overwritten (overridden) my Dropbox Plus because now I only have one account, my work account, which is now basic and my Dropbox Personal (Plus) is nowhere to be seen. Even when I log out of my work account, all I can see online are my work folders, my work basic account and work storage amount.60Views0likes10CommentsI cannot get both my personal and Business accounts to show up in Windows file explorer
Have just purchased two new machines and am being driven nutts by Dropbox. I have a business and a personal account. On my prior machines both appeared in File Explorer. With them linked or unlinked, I can only get one to appear. HAve Dropbox seriously removed this feature? If not, how can I get both to appear?846Views0likes8CommentsCan my branding affect transfer?
Hello, I am an administrator of Dropbox Standard (Old Dropbox Business) with 3 users (432€/year). Is there any possibility to set, without paying an extra, dropbox branding in transfer? I apparently can customize dropbox branding, but not transfer. This seams to me crazy :-)30Views0likes5CommentsI need to identify the Dropbox instance
I have a need to identify the Dropbox instance. Is there a unique way to identify that, something similar to org id in salesforce. company has a dropbox instance and it also has different subsidaries which have their own dropbox instance. Need to be able to identify 1 dropbox instance from the other. what field should I use to distinguish the same?41Views0likes3Comments