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Email address already taken
My main dropbox account is linked to an old email address that I no longer use.
I have tried to change the email address to the one I use but it is already taken, by me.
I have paid for a space u...
Sorry to jump in here, rlloyd and sorry to see you're having trouble.
Do you have access to your Dropbox accounts, both free and paid?
If so, a workaround for this would be to login to the free one, replace the email address with a third, placeholder address , which will free up the one you want to use.
Then, you can login to your paid account and update it with that email address.
I hope that makes sense!
appears that I have 2 drop box accounts but when i try and change to the correct email address...it responds by saying, that email is already taken.
- Mark
Super User II
The second email must be on the other account, so, you need to log on to that account (use www.dropbox.com/forgot if you are unsure of a password) and EITHER delete it or change the email on it. Then you can use the email on the account you want to.
