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Rippleman
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Difficulty accessing invitation to edit a folder shared with me - email address mismatch

Hi, I setup Dropbox several years ago with an email address that I don't use much anymore. Someone I know sent me an invitation to edit a folder that he shared with me, but he used my newer current ...
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    Rippleman
    2 years ago

    I was able to access the dropbox account with my newer current email address. Signed out of old address account, put in new address and did forgot my password. And viola, I could access the folder shared with me. 
    Thanks anyway!

Rippleman's avatar
Rippleman
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I was able to access the dropbox account with my newer current email address. Signed out of old address account, put in new address and did forgot my password. And viola, I could access the folder shared with me. 
Thanks anyway!

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