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lindseygilbert
2 months agoNew member | Level 1
Unable to access paid Dropbox account. It prompts me to sign up.
Hi,
I’m unable to log into my Dropbox account. When I sign in with the email I’ve used for years, it prompts me to sign up as if I don’t have an existing account. However, I have a paid subscriptio...
- 31 days ago
Thank you, Megan! We were able to get the issue resolved, and I really appreciate all your help. I’m also SO relieved to have all my files back!
Turns out, support@dropbox discovered that one of our team members accepted an invitation to join a client’s team. This unintentionally made our client the admin of our account. Later, when the client canceled their plan, it inadvertently deleted our account—something we had no idea would happen when accepting the invite.
To fix it, we had to reach out to the admin of the client’s team account, who then had to request our original account be restored. Once that request was processed, our account was back up and running within minutes!
Again, I can’t thank you enough for your support! 😊
lindseygilbert
2 months agoNew member | Level 1
Yes, it is the same email address
Megan
Dropbox Staff
2 months agoHey lindseygilbert !
It might sound trivial, but have you tried to log into the account using an entirely different browser, or incognito tab?
Do you get any specific errors when you try to do so?
- lindseygilbert2 months agoNew member | Level 1
Yes, I have. I've tried different browser's, incognito tab, the app... all give me the same prompt, to sign up. This is very upsetting, I have a meeting today with a client and I cannot access their files. I used my account Monday or Tuesday of this week and everything was fine. Below is a screenshot of one of the login attempts.
- Megan2 months ago
Dropbox Staff
Hi lindseygilbert, I see.
Can I reach out to you internally, in order for us to investigate further?
- lindseygilbert2 months agoNew member | Level 1
absolutely!
What information do you need?
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