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Need help changing file requestor name
Hi, I am working as a virtual assistant for someone and is a part of her team on Dropbox. I created a file request link and was wondering how I can get the file requestor name to change from mine to hers? Thanks!
Where is my profile? It is not in upper right corner. I need to check my preferences.
What does this mean?
Downgrade from Business to basic
I'd like to downgrade from business to basic and then upgrade back to basic plus. please help.
Urgent, cant update my billing information
Hi, Im trying to update my credit card, but I get the following erro message when trying to do so: " You can’t update your billing information because Credit Card doesn’t support None currency."
Changing email address linked to Dropbox (complicated scenario)
My wife and I shared a personal email address (verizon.net). She got to Dropbox first 🙂 and set up a Dropbox account under her name, with her files, linked to that address. I got to Dropbox later 😞 and set up a Dropbox account with my files under my name, using a work email address. My wife passed away recently. I would…
Wrong date format in email notiifcations despite settings
The date format is set to DD-MM-YYYY in my preferences, but Dropbox emails are arrving in a completely different format with the month and day inverted. I know MM-DD-YYY is used in the US, but in the UK and Europe this is incorrect for numerical dates, and when it's not obvious that the day couldn't also be a month (e.g.…
Changing ownership of a Dropbox account
We currently have a dropbox account managed by a member of staff that has recently left. I have managed to change the email address so that is done and have changed ownership of the internal folders to another colleague. However this morning as a test she wasn't able to log in via the internet which was good as we had…
Moving Dropbox folder blocked
I have been on a bit of a journey with Dropbox since I upgraded to 2T. I initially synched about 300GB from an external drive to the C: drive by mistake. I seem to have that resolved. Then I moved the Dropbox folder to the external drive in the hope that if my previous problem recurred the files would end up there and not…
Cannot add a new device to my account
I have deleted all devices but two on my Dropbox account and am now trying to add a new tablet. I can access the account from my existing laptop and phone, but whenever I try from the new tablet, it complains, "Sign-in failed. Incorrect email or password." How can I get the tablet added to my linked devices? This is a…
Missed payment
I changed bank account recently and missed this months payment. I recieved a message from Dropbox saying this months payment didn't go through. I was wanting to phone someone and make a payment with my credit card to get us all up to date. What should I do?
Google Domain Change
We recently changed our company name due to a rebrand and updated our Google Workspace primary domain. Now none of our team of 10+ (paying) members can access our company dropbox due to the Google sign in page saying 'Could not find your Google Account'. The new domain was set as the primary domain and any emails sent to…
When I sign in, I get the message: Your browser appears to be blocking dropboxcaptcha.com. Why?
When signing in I usually get the message: Your browser appears to be blocking dropboxcaptcha.com, which is required for authentication. To resolve this issue, please update any anti-virus or ad-blocking software settings to allow connections to dropboxcaptcha.com. Please can anyone advise? I don't understand this or how…
How to change "family room" language?
My "family room" folder name is chinese and I can't change it.
Help Cant Recover Account Email.
hi. i have always logged into my drop box through my phone form years. but today was unable to as it asked me to sign in. my problem is my account was created with a email that i no longer have access to, its been deleted by me and google because it was hacked years ago. i have no access to it. angry at myself because i…
How your ideas helped shape Dropbox Replay
If you’ve been on the Dropbox Community forum over the last year, you’ll probably have noticed us talk about Dropbox Replay at some point. We’ve made no secret of our excitement for this particular product and we’ve written quite a few posts about, like this one about getting to know Replay or this one about getting…
Change email account associated with drop box
Hi all, I am about to close down my email account associated with my dropbox. Do you know how I can change my existing user email to a new one?
Dropbox folders appearing on desktop
Hi, I have a new laptop and I set up the drop box to sync files. On my new computer all the folders and files in my drop box are appearing on my desktop. In file explorer, I click on Drop box icon and and clicked on Location Tab. it lists my location as C:\Users\***\Dropbox. I can see via the dropbox online log in that all…
Merge Two Personal Accounts
I have two personal accounts. Account A has much more storage than Account B, however, Account B is linked to my preferred email address. Account A is linked to an email address that is provided by my ISP which I am soon going to deactivate. How can I move my files from Account B to Acount A AND switch email addreses from…
Set Windows 10 default storage location
My windows 10 home PC now uses onedrive as the default file storage location (even though I am not signed in). It's inefficient every time I want to save an office document to have to navigate through multiple file folders out of onedrive to dropbox and the desired folder. In the default app setting, I can not change this.…
Can't access my old email
I do not have access to my old email anymore. My only email is linked to a different Dropbox account so I can't change my email address! Help!
2 accounts in 1 computer. How to?
Hi, I work the dropbox app on macbookpro and logged in with the account of the company i work for. I would also like to have my personal business account in the same mac without connecting the two. Is that possible? And if so, what is the procedure? Thank you! Alice
Selecting "Start Dropbox on system startup" doesn't stay selected and doesn't start on startup
I'm on Linux Mint. When I select startup automatically, it doesn't stay selected and it doesn't actually startup after boot up. If I go to preferences. select "auto startup". then hit APPLY or OK or both. Then go back into preferences the "auto startup" is not selected. What do I need to do to get Dropbox to auto startup?
I put a typo in my email when create an account
I got 2 tb storage of cloud after buying a new laptop but accidentally i typed wrong mail address and it got activated on that mail id which is not even created yet.... i just typed a letter wrong and without confirmation it got activated ..... the id is "d********3584@outlook.com" and my original id id…
Can't access main Admin account for Dropbox as email no longer exists
Hi -Our main admin left the company. We had access to her dropbox but the freelance IT guy came in, changed our emails from Fasthosts to another provider and cancelled the Fasthost plans, so that email no longer exists and cant be reinstalled. We now have no access to the admin of this Dropbox account and the IT guy has…
Link personal account with another personal account.
I am trying to link 2 personal accounts - my own, and the one my boss uses (the business I work for is very small, basically just myself and my boss). I only see an option to link a team account: I'm not sure if not sure if there is meant to be a separate link for a personal account? If I click Link accounts, and enter my…
Deleting Account Error
When I go to delete my account, I get an error message after I've filled in all the details. It flashes with Error 500 and only gives me the option to only go back to the home page or visit the help center. I've tried 3x now to delete and nothing changes. Anyone offer any help?
Relocating dropbox
Love dropbox but due to a mishap (on my part) I ended up with different drive letters assigned to my drives. It's all corrected now but unfortunately I had to relink dropbox in the middle of all this. It didn't ask if I had an existing drive and folder (E://dropbox) but immediately installed itself onto my C: drive. Surely…
Cannot unlink old device
I'm getting Dropbox full because of an older PC, listed as PC(1) in my usage. I go to my Settings Security and see only my current PC and laptop listed. I need to unlink this old device from my account but I cannot find a way to do that. I have a Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
How do I end "Background items Added" notification and/or process?
I uninstalled Dropbox but keep getting this annoying notification on my mac that Dropbox is adding items that can run in the background even though the app is deleted and it is disabled in the appropriate setting. How do I get this to end once and for all? Thanks!
Unable to update card details "To protect your info, please verify your payment"
Hi There, My dropbox payment card has expired and I am unable to change my card, whenever i enter my new one I get this screen (see attached). Nothing happens, nothing is loading and my internet is very very good. Is there a way for me to update my card details here using support? Thanks, Glen

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