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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!
I just found out that I have 2 Dropbox accounts. My paid one which I have had for years and a new one which allows me to login using my Google login details. I need to change the email/login for my current paid account as that email address is dying. Easy as, except I found out the email I want to change it to is the same email as the Dropbox account that uses Google to login. (I don't actually remember creating this account). Dropbox says the email address I want to change it to is already taken. Which is correct - by me! I only want 1 Dropbox account.
I know how to move the files from one account to the other using a Shared Folder. However, my Dropbox /Google login account only has 2Gb of space whereas my paid account had 2 Tb. Therefore, the files will not fit. Do I,
- Pay to upgrade my Dropbox/Google account.
- Move all my stuff over.
- Cancel my current paid account.
or
- Cancel my Dropbox/Google login account.
- Hopefully that frees up that email address and then change the email in my current paid account.
Any help would be great.
Pete
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey Pete17, thanks for reaching out about this.
I'd suggest you take a look into this article.
It will give you info and a workaround on how you can go about this issue.
Let me know if you have any questions, of course!
