How to Change Email for Dropbox

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April 6, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to walk through the steps for changing your email address associated with your Dropbox account.

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Here's how to do it:

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Go to Dropbox and log in with your current email.
Click your profile icon (bottom-left) and select Settings.
Under the General tab, click Edit next to Personal email.
Click Send email to set password.
Go to your email and click Reset password.
Set your password by typing your new password, then submit.
Now go back to Dropbox then go to Settings.
Under the General tab, click again Edit next to Personal email.
Type your new email address and your Dropbox password.
Click Update email, then confirm change. Your new email will be active on your Dropbox account.

📌 Why this matters

Changing your Dropbox email keeps your account accessible when you switch jobs, lose access to an old email provider, or want to consolidate accounts. Beyond basic access, your email address determines which Dropbox Business teams you can join and affects file sharing permissions with organizations that use domain-based restrictions.

If you're moving from a work email to personal one, you'll maintain ownership of all your files and folders while ensuring you can still collaborate with new teams or access business features tied to your email domain.

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