In this day and age of cloud computing, cloud storage such as iCloud, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Dropbox are becoming increasingly popular.
Of all the cloud storage systems, I’ve always preferred Dropbox not because of the storage it provides or the different package plans for individuals and teams but because of the flexibility it offers.
Flexibility to change your email address, change your username or password, and even add a secondary email; so you can route content shared with your primary or secondary email into a single Dropbox account.
In this article, I’ve shown how simple it is to update an email for Windows and Mac, also for Android and iOS. Just follow along with the steps; it will only take a few minutes.
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How to Update Your Email Address on Dropbox Account? (Windows & Mac)
If you ever decide to change your email, but don’t want to create a new Dropbox account and purchase a plan, then you are in the right place.
While in other cloud storage, the update email option is hard to find, and some of them don’t even have the opportunity; in Dropbox, it is straightforward. Only takes a few easy steps.
Here’s how you can update your email address on Windows & Mac:
- Click on the dropbox icon in the hidden taskbar and select the Web icon, or open the browser and go to dropbox.com/home.
- Sign in if you are not already signed in.
- Click on your profile picture or your initials at the top right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Go to the General tab. You should see your email there, and next to the email, you could see 3 different options.
- Option 1: If you see Edit beside your email, then everything is fine. Go to step 6.
- Option 2: If you see Verify email, you will need to verify it first before you can update your email address. I’ve provided the necessary steps on how to verify email on Dropbox
- Option 3: If you see an info icon, you are a Dropbox Team package user. In that case, you’ll need to contact an admin of your team, and the admin can change your email address. Also, the steps on how to find an admin in Dropbox team are given in this article.
- Click Edit beside your email.
- Enter the new email address you want to change to in the first and second boxes where it says New email and Confirm email. Enter your Dropbox password in the third box.
- Select Update email.
- Open your new email address. You should receive a message from Dropbox.
- Select the message and click Verify your email.
All done! You should be able to use the updated email to log in to your Dropbox account from now on, and everything else about your account should remain intact.
If you haven’t verified your email address, you need to do it; otherwise, you can’t change your email address. Just follow the steps below. It won’t take long.
Here’s how to verify your email address on Dropbox:
- Go to dropbox.com/home.
- Sign in to your Dropbox account.
- Click on your avatar at the top right.
- Select Settings.
- Click Verify email next to your email address.
- Open your email address. You will see a new email from Dropbox.
- Open the email and click Verify your email.
That’s all you have to do. Your email should be verified now.
Suppose you are using one of the Dropbox team packages, then you will need to contact your team admin and tell him/her to change your email address.
Here’s how to find an admin on your Dropbox Team:
- Go to dropbox.com.
- Sign in to your account.
- Click on your avatar or initials.
- Select View team and groups.
- Go to the Members tab.
You should see a list of your team members’ names and statuses. Find someone with the status of an admin and tell him/her to update your mail address.
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How to Update Your Email Address on Dropbox Account? (Android & iOS)
One of the most useful features of Dropbox is that you can sync your account across all devices and access your files anywhere and anytime from computers, phones, and tablets.
Assuming that you are on your phone, use the following steps to change the email address of your Dropbox account.
Here’s how you can update your email address on Android & iOS:
- Open a browser and go to www.dropbox.com.
- Sign in to your account.
- Tap on the 3 vertical dots at the top right corner of your browser and select Request desktop site.
- Tap on your profile or initials on the Dropbox website and select Settings.
- Tap Edit next to your email.
- Put the email address you want to change to and confirm it. Also, put in your Dropbox password.
- Tap Update email.
Now your Dropbox account should be tied to this new email.
How to Add or Remove Another Email Address to My Dropbox Account?
You can add a secondary email to your Dropbox account to route content shared with your primary or secondary email into a single Dropbox account.
But you must purchase a Dropbox Professional, Plus, Family, or Business customers package to add a secondary email.
Here are the procedures to add or remove a secondary email:
1.How to Add a Secondary Email to Dropbox Account
You can add multiple secondary emails to your Dropbox account. And if people send requests for files in your secondary email, you can accept them with your primary email.
Here’s how to add a secondary email address to your Dropbox account:
- Go to com and sign in.
- Click on your avatar or initials at the top right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Find Secondary email in the General tab and click Edit.
- Select Add a secondary email and enter the email you want to add.
- Click Next and then Close.
You are done with adding another email to your account. You will still need to use the primary email to log in to your account.
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2.How to Remove a Secondary Email from Dropbox Account
Removing a secondary email is as simple as adding them to your Dropbox account.
Here’s how to remove a secondary email from your Dropbox account:
- Open a web browser and go to com/home.
- Click your profile picture or initials at the top.
- Click Settings.
- Find Secondary email under the General
- Select Edit.
- Click the Remove button next to the email address you want to remove.
- Click Yes and then Done.
This should remove the secondary email you don’t want.
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FAQs
Can I have multiple Dropbox accounts with the same email?
No. You cannot have more than one Dropbox account associated with the same email address. You can add multiple emails to the same Dropbox account but not the other way around.
Can I have multiple users on one Dropbox account?
You can add up to 6 users using the Family Plan package. In case you purchase the Standard or the Advanced package, you can add 3+ users.
How do I add someone to my Dropbox Business account?
You need to be an admin of your Dropbox Business team. Sign in to dropbox.com with your admin credentials > select Admin console > Members > Invite members > enter the email address of the person you want to invite > Send invites.
How much does Dropbox cost?
For an individual, it can cost from US$0/month to US$19.99/month (as of now, in June 2022, it is US$16.58/month). Check out all the Personal and Business plans packages here: Choose the right Dropbox for you.
Final Thoughts
More than 300 million people use Dropbox every day; that’s more than 50 million users than Microsoft OneDrive and more than 100 million users than Google Drive.
So, what makes Dropbox so special?
For me, it’s the simplicity, the clean workspace, its flexibility to change/update email addresses, usernames, and passwords, and the ability to add multiple emails to the same account.
From this article, you can see how easy it is to update your email address. I’ve also shown how you can add/remove secondary emails in just a few steps.
Let me know if there’s anything else you want to know. See you in the comment section.
