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KBro67
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
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Lost Access due to 2FA and old email with no access

I've been using a password app with a dropbox sync feature. For years, I've been using an old email as the username because it was just the username to me.  While I had connected with a PC when I was...
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  • KBro67's avatar
    KBro67
    2 years ago

    Thanks Jay, I'll try that.

     

    The apparent issue seems to perhaps be a cache feature in the app used (from the restored app, that wasn't visible until any valid dropbox id was authenticated).  

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KBro67
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Rich,

I haven't enabled it. Haven't been on any thick client since circa 2007, so I'm unsure how that would have happened - and if I have a phone on it, those numbers haven't changed since that time -- but nothing is giving an option to send a code there: just that it has been emailed and sent to any enrolled devices (does that mean text to mobile or call to other numbers listed?)  It doesn't seem so because mobile has nothing coming in nor does the voice line. I have one of the tickets open as per Jay, hopefully they can help more and review the settings -- history, etc.  While I get the fraud concern, someone there could see details of logins attempted from the same location on thick/web client where the sync logins are coming from......location is an other factor -- how do I enable that?

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Mark
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2 years ago

Hi KBro67 

 

As Rich said you havent enabled it. This is not 2FA. You cannot set this up on your account it is a security tool Dropbox has set up on ALL accounts. It is not possible to turn this off and on. 

 

The only people who can possibly help are via the ticket. Note, however, that often you cannot regain access if you have lost access to your email. 

  • KBro67's avatar
    KBro67
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Thanks, Mark.


    I get that...it is just unfortunate that if there is no other method to verify the account (no mobile had been set, etc.) that some leeway in permitting a login via the valid credentials should be permitted to update the account so that 2FA could be permitted. As you note, they put it on all accounts, but also put which other factor(s) are supported.  I'll see if someone from Jay's link can help or not. Here's hoping for the best!

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