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kle081's avatar
kle081
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Can't access my old email, need to cancel subscription

Hi there,

 

I have 2 dropbox accounts, currently signed into one of them. I am unable to sign into my other dropbox account as the email address is from a workplace I am no longer at, I no longer have access to it. I have forgotten the password to the account and can't reset it because I don't have access to the email. I need to cancel the premium Dropbox subscription on the account and delete the account. How can I do this without having access to the email address? I have an invoice from dropbox showing the Premium monthly charge as proof that it is my account. 

  • AnnaLewickiLong's avatar
    AnnaLewickiLong
    New member | Level 2

    I have the same problem - I have a paid account connected with an email address that has since been deleted, so I can't access or login. How can I cancel this account? 

  • loueff24's avatar
    loueff24
    New member | Level 2

    I also have this issue, I have just been charged the full annual amount for a dropbox account that I need to cancel. I cannot remember the password and the account is linked to an old company address at a workplace that I no longer work for. I need to cancel the account and ideally get a refund. Please could dropbox support help with this?

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

      loueff24 wrote:

      I have just been charged the full annual amount for a dropbox account that I need to cancel. I cannot remember the password and the account is linked to an old company address at a workplace that I no longer work for.


      Visit the Support page while you're NOT signed in to a Dropbox account, including these forums, and you'll see an option for Billing issues. It's best to use an Incognito or Private browsing session to make sure you're not signed in.

       

  • linyu311's avatar
    linyu311
    Explorer | Level 3

    Hi 

     

    I have another company email account but email account was cancelled last year after I left the business. however we forgot to cancel the subscription on this account and get charged this year in June for whom I am no longer working for. 

     

    Now this company email is no longer valid and I cannot log back in to cancel the subscription.

     

    Can anyone please advise how I can cancel the subscription and stop being charged for service I haven't being using for almost a year. 

     

    Thanks a lot !! 

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey linyu311, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community today.

       

      If that's the case, can we send you an email, to the address associated with your Community profile here, to look into this?

      • linyu311's avatar
        linyu311
        Explorer | Level 3
        Hi Hannah, that would be great, thanks
  • dave023's avatar
    dave023
    New member | Level 2

    I have an old account that was supposed to be deleted in October of 2022, the company received a bill for that account today, and I do not have access, nor does that email even work for me any longer.

     

    There is no place for me to actually call and talk to someone, Why, I have no idea, it would be very helpful if I could actually talk to a person, but it seems that dropbox does not wish to have actual human contact.

     

    Please let me know how to delete the account associated with [removed per the Dropbox Community Guidelines]

  • dave023's avatar
    dave023
    New member | Level 2

    I have an account with an employer that I am no longer at, I thought I cancelled it back in October, but they got a bill for it today. Please let me know how to get this corrected.

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey dave023, sorry to hear about this.

       

      Have you or your old employer reached out to our support team about this?

       

      If you have the billing info of the charge, you can open a private browsing/incognito window, go to this page, and submit a help request, to get assisted by our support team directly.

      • Polly Joh's avatar
        Polly Joh
        New member | Level 2

        Like so many others I can't access my old business email and need to cancel subscription.  Please help!

  • frankinf's avatar
    frankinf
    Explorer | Level 3

    I signed up for the plan under a work email for a firm I no longer work for. I am still being billed with no way to cancel because it sends a code to the email after login. How can I cancel the membership? 

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey frankinf, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community.

       

      Would it be okay to send you an email, so we can look into this internally?

      • frankinf's avatar
        frankinf
        Explorer | Level 3

        Yes please. Do you have access to view my email address? 

  • Zeishan's avatar
    Zeishan
    Explorer | Level 3

    Hello everyone, 

    last month i bought a subscription on dropbox, November 21. now I don't remember the email address for that paid account.

    i do have the card which I paid, and gmail id through which I made the payment.

     

     

    please guide.

    Thanks 

    • Zeishan's avatar
      Zeishan
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hello everyone, I cant sign in to my dropbox paid account, I forgot login credentials. I have a subscription for my credit card. I have the transactional ID, but the system doesn't recognize that transaction ID. please help.

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey Zeishan, no worries, I am here to help! 

         

        Can I send you an email, in order for us to have a closer look into this, please? 

  • macgrm01's avatar
    macgrm01
    Helpful | Level 5

    I am so sorry to repost this same question, but have exhausted myself and all other options. They can't help me from chat. I have the same situation of a second inactive account, possibly from an old employer/ email address. I can supply the potential previous addresses, but I've changed jobs so many times that I'm not even sure which. Please, I need to stop this endless drain of $11.99 on an account I no longer use. I have tried using the "find account" interface by entering the transaction code from my bill, but this interface is not working. I've tried Chrome and Edge and always get the error "enter last 4 digits of credit card," which I have already given in that field. There is a 12-digit code on my credit card bill, but only a 10-digit code on my debit/ checking account bill, so that interface won't accept the 10-digit code anyways. I don't know which one of these codes is from my active account that I want to keep and which one is from the inactive account I want to close. This seems like a super common problem that I wish Dropbox would have some way for people to more directly resolve, rather than having to publicly bug people through the community, when instead it should just be an option pathway in "contact support." Thank you in advance for reading my message.

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hi macgrm01, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

       

      Would it be OK if we reach out via email to have a further look internally?

       

      Let us know and we'll use the email address that's associated with your profile here, on our Community. 

       

      Thanks!
       

      PS: You should be able to log a billing ticket with our support team through this form. Just make sure to use an incognito window without signing into any Dropbox account. 

      • JBay's avatar
        JBay
        New member | Level 2

        I am having this exact same issue.  I am looking to cancel a Dropbox account for 11.99/month which I'm being billed for, and I'm no longer associated with the company email.  I looked up the email with the credit card charge look up tool, so I have the email associated with the billing and I have all the credit card statement.  Please can you contact me so I can cancel this?  Thanks

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    Hey kle081, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community!

    Not to worry, I can help you cancel your subscription, even though you don't have access to the account in question.

    Do you mind if I send you an email to the address of the account you have here on the Community?

    Let me know.
    •  ahillel's avatar
      ahillel
      New member | Level 2

      Hi Hannah, 

      I am having the same issue with another one of my accounts.  Yes, you can email me at the address I have here on the community.

       

      Thanks,

      April

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hi ahillel ! Sorry to jump in. 

         

        Are you being billed directly from Dropbox for the subscription in question, or via iTunes/Google Play?

    • webbmrh99's avatar
      webbmrh99
      Explorer | Level 3

      I have the same problem above. I no longer have access to my previous work email and can't cancel my subscription for that account.

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hi webbmrh99! Had you upgraded your Dropbox account directly via our website, or iTunes/Google Play?

    • woodch99's avatar
      woodch99
      New member | Level 2

      Hi Hannah,

       

      I have the exact same problem. The business plan was linked to my old work email [removed per the Community's Guidelines]  but invoiced to my own credit card (see attached screenshot). I no longer have access to this old work email. The most recent transaction ID is RR6526C7MMMD. Would you please help me with cancelling this account?

      Thank you!

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey woodch99, sorry to hear about this.

         

        In this case, I'd recommend getting in touch with our support team for further assistance. 

         

        To do so, make sure to use an incognito window without signing into any Dropbox account and fill out this form with all the relevant information.

         

        Once you do this and get a ticket ID from our system, you can share it with us here so that we can look it up  as well. 

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