The instructions at /go/dropboxhelp describe how to sign up. By following the steps in this guide, you can change the email address associated with your Dropbox account.Dropbox accounts are available for Brown faculty, staff, and grad/med students. If you’re in the process of changing the email address that you use for everything, you’ll likely want to change the email address that your accounts are registered to. Enter and confirm the new email address you want to use, enter your password, and click “Update email.” You’ll be sent a confirmation email to the new email address click on the link in the email to verify the change. Once you’ve done so, confirm it, enter your password, and click “Update email.” Within the change email popup, enter the new email address that you want to use. In the default “General” tab of your account settings, click on the “Edit” button for the “Personal email” field. Once you’re signed in, click on your profile icon in the top-right corner, then on “Settings.” To get there, sign in to the Dropbox website.

To do so, you need to be in your account settings. Thankfully, Dropbox does allow you to change the email address that is associated with your account. Alternatively, you could open new accounts if you want a fresh start or if you can’t update your email address. Whatever the reason your email address changes, you will have to update your accounts’ email address. Maybe they started demanding payment or increasing the cost of the service.Īlternatively, you could just have wanted to switch to an alternative provider or change your email address. Perhaps your email service provider goes bust and ceases operations. Throughout your life, you’re likely to change your primary email address at least once. It’s essentially real-time, so you don’t have to wait long for any confirmation messages. While other alternatives, such as text or mail, could be used, email is ideal as it’s guaranteed that you have an internet connection if you’re attempting to sign in to a website. If email addresses weren’t used, then it would be difficult or impossible to securely verify that you are the legitimate account owner if you ever forgot your password.

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