If you sign in to your Dropbox account with Sign in with Apple, you can access your account using your Apple ID without having to remember a Dropbox password.
Sign in to an existing Dropbox account using Sign in with Apple
To access an existing Dropbox account, click Sign in with Apple. This feature is available on iOS, Android, web, and the Dropbox desktop app.
Notes:
- Sign in with Apple is not available for Dropbox Business users at this time.
- The email address associated with your Apple ID must match the email address you use to sign in to Dropbox in order to use this feature. Learn how to change the email address associated with your Dropbox account.
Create a new Dropbox account using Sign in with Apple (iPhone only)
To create a new Dropbox account using Sign in with Apple:
- Open the Dropbox iOS app.
- Tap Sign in with Apple.
- Select either Share My Email or Hide My Email and tap Continue.
- Share My Email will share your email address with Dropbox
- Hide My Email will hide your email address from Dropbox
- Tap Continue.
If your app crashes mid-sign up, follow these instructions to complete the sign up process.
What is the Hide My Email option?
Apple allows you to sign up for third-party sites like Dropbox without sharing your email address using the Hide My Email feature. If you choose to enable Hide My Email when you create a new Dropbox account, Apple will generate a random email address using the domain @privaterelay.appleid.com. Anything sent to that email address will automatically be forwarded to the email address associated with your Apple ID. However, this means that if you disable email forwarding, you won’t be able to receive emails from Dropbox.
Can I use Sign in with Apple with a Dropbox Business account?
No, not at this time.
How to add your real email address to your Dropbox account
To add your real email address to your Dropbox account:
On dropbox.com
- Sign in to dropbox.com.
- Click your profile picture (or grey circle) in the upper right corner.
- Click Settings.
- Next to Personal email, click Edit.
- Enter your email address and Dropbox password.
- Click Update email.
- Verify your new email by clicking the link in the verification email you received to that address.
On the Dropbox iOS app
- Open the Dropbox iOS app.
- Tap the person icon where it says your account name in the bottom right.
- Tap Email.
- Enter your preferred email address.
- Click Update email.
- Sign in to the Dropbox iOS app.
- Verify your new email by clicking the link in the verification email you received to that address.
Add a password to your Dropbox account
If you created your Dropbox account using Sign in with Apple, Dropbox doesn’t have a password on record for your account. However, to perform certain actions in Dropbox, you will need to set a password for added security and privacy. To set a password, follow the steps in this article. Once you set a Dropbox password, you will still be able to use Sign in with Apple to access your account.
