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Cannot change my primary email without password

  • May 23, 2025
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Hello, I'm trying to update the primary email on my account and cannot do so. The site tells me to enter a password to make the email address my primary, but I never signed up with a password. I used Google Sign In. When I go to create a password in account settings, it doesn't let me set my new password, even when following all the rules.

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  • Box Employee
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  • May 23, 2025

Hi Keenan, 

Welcome to Box Community and glad to assist! 

You could try to reset your password first then try again. 

Once you've changed your password: 

  1. Login to box.com and navigate to your Account Settings. 
  2. In Login and Email Addresses section, select 'Make Primary.'

Hope it helps! 


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  • Box Employee
  • 34738 replies
  • May 23, 2025

Hello Rona,

 

This solution does not work since as stated, I have a Google account that I used to sign up for Box. There is no password set on the account.