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LongtimeDreamUser
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Dropbox App Sign In Loop

I have just built a brand new PC and Dropbox is one of the first things I am trying to set up on here. I have downloaded the app from dropbox.com/install and when I try to sign in, I click Google ...
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    LongtimeDreamUser
    2 years ago

    In case this helps anyone else having these issues, I will post what worked for me here.

    Even though the app accepts your credentials, and the portal accepts the same credentials, the app is upset (probably because it is now just a microsoft store app).

     

    The fix is to reset the password on your dropbox account and start again.    For me, this accepted the credentials just as before, except for THIS time, it then took me to a new screen asking me to sign out of another logged in device, as I had used all three.   You do not get this option until you reset your account password for some god-only-knows reason.   

    Once I unlinked an old device, I was able to continue as normal and it is all set up now as expected.

    I really hope this helps someone, because this whole process was stupid.

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