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AmyP2019
3 months agoExplorer | Level 3
I can't access my Dropbox files, as I keep being asked to verify my email address.
HELP!!!! I set up a Dropbox account in 2012 with my school email address (not a school group account). I can log in, but I cannot see my files because I cannot verify the account address. When I t...
AmyP2019
Explorer | Level 3
Mid-February of 2024. I had no problem accessing my files until I purchased a new computer. When I installed the Dropbox app yesterday, I could log in, but I was prompted to verify my email address. When I requested verification be sent to a different address, I got an error code.
Nancy
3 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey AmyP2019. The verification applies for the email address that’s currently linked to your Dropbox account, so it can’t be routed to a different email address.
However, can you send me a full screenshot of what you see when trying to access your Dropbox files? If there’s any personal info, please make sure to mask it first.
Finally, you mention having this issue when using the Dropbox app. Can you access your files online instead?
- AmyP20193 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Hi Nancy,
Here is what I see even when I try the online site
- Nancy3 months agoDropbox Staff
Thanks for all these screenshots! Just to clarify, are you seeing the prompt to verify your email address right when you go to your Homepage here?
Are you seeing the same thing, if you try via an incognito window?
Do you have any other devices (especially computers) where your Dropbox files are still accessible?
- AmyP20193 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Hi Nancy,
I see the verify message when I go to my settings. I can see any of my files. I get a message that I have to veryfy my old email before I can see me files. It happens when I am incognito as well.
In the app, I am still told an email with a 6-digit security code has been sent to my disabled account lol
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