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vdenhoffer's avatar
vdenhoffer
Helpful | Level 5
9 months ago

Dropbox App Will Not Sign In to Personal Dropbox

I have a business Dropbox account and have linked my personal account. When I attempt to connect my computer to the personal account it says it has been connected but then I am unable to complete the...
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  • vdenhoffer's avatar
    vdenhoffer
    9 months ago

    Thanks Megan, the number of devices attached to my account was the issue. I removed the old devices and was able to sign in with my Mac. I really appreciate your help!

carrietan's avatar
carrietan
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Hi there. This is super frustating. And it also happened to me! I tried to contact Dropbox tech support through chat but they werent helping either. Any luck so far? Knowing that somebody else is on the same boat really calms me down. I will keep you posted if I find the solution!

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    9 months ago

    Hey carrietan, thanks for clarifying! 

     

    You mentioned that you tried contacting our Support team. Is it possible that you have a ticket number reference, in order for me to check the troubleshooting steps you've followed? 

    • carrietan's avatar
      carrietan
      Explorer | Level 3
      9 months ago

      Sure. Ticket #23428269. I have also sent a screen recording via email to the customer service agent.

      • carrietan's avatar
        carrietan
        Explorer | Level 3
        9 months ago
        Hi Megan,
         
        I am writing to let you know that the problem is solved!
        I decided to unlink and link my two devices (mobile phone and Macbook Air) for the nth time tonight, and suddenly the prompt worked and I could finally complete the sign in process via the Dropbox app in my laptop.
        Not sure what happened and how it was suddenly resolved but thank you for attending to my query. 
         

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