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chelsea_rog
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

How do I change Dropbox account on my iMac?

Hello, I have dropbox as part of my finder drop down (along side desktop, downloads etc) And i need to change the account it's linked to. I've tried googling it and Iv'e still no idea how to change a...
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    Mark
    5 years ago

    You need to unlink Dropbox from the device, delete the Dropbox folder (or move it to another location on your computer) and then reinstall Dropbox via www.dropbox.com/downloading and sign in on the new account,.

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Mark
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5 years ago

You need to unlink Dropbox from the device, delete the Dropbox folder (or move it to another location on your computer) and then reinstall Dropbox via www.dropbox.com/downloading and sign in on the new account,.

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