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ulfthai
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Dropbox account disappeared after signing in with Gmail
When I first created my Dropbox account long ago I used my hotmail address. When I now try to log in Dropbox says that my e-mail is xxxx@gmail. com and my files are gone. What to do?
ulfthai
New member | Level 2
Thanks.
I never had a Dropbox g-mail account but maybe I didn't use it in one year. Does Dropbox delete an account.
Why do they say that I have a g-mail account? But not with my files.
Rich
2 years agoSuper User II
ulfthai wrote:
Why do they say that I have a g-mail account? But not with my files.
You (or someone) must have created it. Dropbox can't just change the email on your account.
- ulfthai2 years agoNew member | Level 2
These are some of messages Dropbox sent to my hotmail address. I think they prove that I earlier was connected to Dropbox with my hotmail address.
- Hannah2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey ulfthai, would you mind clarifying where you see that you have a Dropbox account associated with a Gmail address?
A screenshot would definitely help! Just make sure to hide your personal info on the screenshot.
Also, when you try to login using your Hotmail address, what do you see?
- ohgriffith8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
I have the same prioblem. For many years I signed in with my hotmail account. then I heard about using a gmail signin. Now, I cannot see or use the 95% of my emails which used hotmail.com as an address. Wish I had never heard of using a gmail addresss, and I do not know how to proceed to get back to my hotmail address. at least it worked well for me.
Thank you for any suggestions. [personal information removed per the Community's Guidelines]
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