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SusetteM
Helpful | Level 5
7 months ago

I need to change my email but I'm getting a message to contact the admin

I created a basic Dropbox account years ago and use it almost daily. I am sharing some folders with two other people. I want to change my email address, but when I use the form, Dropbox displays an i...
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    Hannah
    7 months ago

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

     

    If you're getting a message to contact your admin, when trying to change your email address, that indicates that you're signed in to a Dropbox team account, could that be the case?

     

    Also, which form are you referring to?

     

    Have you tried changing your email from this page?

     

    Keep me posted.

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SusetteM
Helpful | Level 5

Thanks, Hanna. That was the page I using and it didn't work. However, I used one of my other email addresses and that did work.

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Hannah
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7 months ago

Happy to hear that, SusetteM!

 

If you need anything else, please let us know.

 

Have a great day!

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