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robertcout
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

I'm trying to sign back into my mobile app, but it says my email address is already in use.

I had a problem with my computer and had to reinstall dropbox, but now the dropbox of my phone is no longer sinced with my PC? i tried replacing my computer address to put the same as my phone but I ...
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    Rich
    2 months ago
    robertcout wrote:

    I i tried replacing my computer address to put the same as my phone but I get the message that the address is already in use ?

    You weren't trying to sign in. You were creating a new account and Dropbox wouldn't let you because an account already exists with that address. Make sure you're signing in.

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Rich
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robertcout wrote:

I i tried replacing my computer address to put the same as my phone but I get the message that the address is already in use ?

You weren't trying to sign in. You were creating a new account and Dropbox wouldn't let you because an account already exists with that address. Make sure you're signing in.

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robertcout
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago
Thank you

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