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amyp4317
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
How do I get access to old accounts?
I am trying to find several old Dropbox accounts I no longer have the passwords to nor do I have access to the emails the account were built under. How do I locate all of my outstanding Dropbox Accou...
- 7 years agoIn short, you can't.
Your email address is required to access an account. If you no longer have access to the email in question and you don't know your password (or the password has expired) you can no longer gain access the account. Even if it was a paid account, all Dropbox would help you with is removing the payment method from the account so you're no longer charged. They wouldn't help you gain access to the account.
The only possibility in such a scenario is if you still have a device linked to the account and syncing, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
shirinkashani
Explorer | Level 4
my email address is <snip> and I have very precious files i typed in the box since 2012. you changed your ways and my files are gone. at least give me a chance to empty the box and get my work of preserving my mother's diary back somewhere else please
Shiva Shankar M1
7 years agoNew member | Level 2
How to regain the files of old account if you know the email address but it was upgraded to new email address...Hope you got this issue...
- Lusil7 years agoDropbox StaffHey there Shiva Shankar M1.You mention:
Shiva Shankar M1 wrote:
if you know the email address but it was upgraded to new email address
Could it be that you’re referring to another Dropbox account? Could it be that you’ve created a new Dropbox account with another email address?In any case, if you know the email address associated with the Dropbox account in question, you should be able to access it.If you’re still having trouble with this, due to account-specific info required to further investigate, I’d kindly recommend continuing this discussion via email by contacting our Support team.Hope this helped to some extent!
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