How to log into or out of your Dropbox account

To log in to your Dropbox account, go to dropbox.com in a web browser and click Login in the upper right of the page. You can log in with your email and password, Google, or Apple. If you don’t have an account yet, click Sign up instead.

After you install the Dropbox desktop app, you’ll be prompted to log in to your Dropbox account if you’re not already logged in on dropbox.com. You can log in with your email and password, Google, or Apple. If you don’t have an account yet, click Sign up instead. 

If you’re logged into one account and have a linked account you’d like to log into:

1. Click ☑ (Dropbox) in your taskbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).
2. Click the round account menu. Depending on your account, this may appear as your profile photo, your initials, or a person icon. 
3. Click Preferences.
4. Click the Account tab. Your linked account email will be displayed.
5. Next to your linked account, click Sign in.

Can't find Preferences on the Dropbox desktop app?

When you open the Dropbox desktop app, click the round account menu to access Preferences. Depending on your account, this may appear as your profile photo, your initials, or a person icon.

After you install the Dropbox mobile app, you’ll be prompted to log in to your Dropbox account if you’re not already logged in on dropbox.com. You can log in with your email and password, Google, or Apple. If you don’t have an account yet, click Sign up instead. 

If you’re logged into one account and have a linked account you’d like to log into:

1. Open the Dropbox mobile app.
2. Open your app settings. To do so:
   • On Android, tap Account at the bottom of the screen, and then tap Settings.
   • On iPhone/iPad, tap ☑ (account) in the bottom right, and then tap the up and down arrows next to your email to switch to your linked account.
3. Under your linked account, tap Sign in.

To log out of your Dropbox account on dropbox.com, click the round account menu (your profile photo, your initials, or a person icon), and click Log out.

1. Click ☑ (Dropbox) in your taskbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).
2. Click the round account menu. Depending on your account, this may appear as your profile photo, your initials, or a person icon. 
3. Click Preferences.
4. Click the Account tab.
5. Click Sign out. 
   • If you have linked accounts, click Sign out next to the account you’d like to log out of. The accounts will remain linked and the other account will stay logged in.
6. Click Sign out again to confirm.

Can't find Preferences on the Dropbox desktop app?

When you open the Dropbox desktop app, click the round account menu to access Preferences. Depending on your account, this may appear as your profile photo, your initials, or a person icon.

1. Open the Dropbox mobile app.
2. Open your app settings. To do so:
   • On Android, tap Account at the bottom of the screen, and then tap Settings.
   • On iPhone/iPad, tap ☑ (account) in the bottom right.
     • If you have linked accounts, you must be in the mobile settings of the account you’d like to log out of. If not, switch accounts.
3. Tap Sign out from this Dropbox.