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Shlomi Zy's avatar
Shlomi Zy
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
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Can't sign in to my account

Hi, I'm tryin to install Dropbox on my new laptop. I'm entering my user & password, and then I receive a one-time security code to my email. However - the system doesn't accept the security code (the...
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  • Shlomi Zy's avatar
    Shlomi Zy
    2 years ago

    Hi Nancy, thanks for the reply. 
    The problem was solved after I sign out from another device (I had more than 3 devices connected).

    The thing is that I had to figure it out on my own, it wasn't mentioned on the error massage...

    Thanks and good day

     

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Nancy
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2 years ago

Sorry to hear that, Shlomi Zy.

 

In case you haven’t tried this already, can you please reinstall the Dropbox app on your device, and attempt to sign in once again? 

 

Is the same thing still happening after that? 

 

Let me know.

Shlomi Zy's avatar
Shlomi Zy
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Hi Nancy, thanks for the reply. 
The problem was solved after I sign out from another device (I had more than 3 devices connected).

The thing is that I had to figure it out on my own, it wasn't mentioned on the error massage...

Thanks and good day

 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    2 years ago

    Glad to hear you were able to sort this out, Shlomi Zy!

     

    I’ve also sent your feedback to our team, so that they can check it. 

     

    Let me know if you need something else.

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