Issue symptoms

When you bulk update users with a comma-separated values (CSV) file, you receive an email with a link to download an Excel file. The file lists this error for one or more users:

Email: User couldn't be updated - This email is already taken. Try another email.

Resolution steps

This error means you tried to update a user with an email address already used by another user.

To resolve the issue:

  1. Search Support for the email address from the error to confirm which user already has an account
  2. Merge your users or delete the user
  3. Check whether the email address is a support address, then remove it

For more information, see Bulk importing users.

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What does the error email already taken mean when I update customers?

Why do I see an error that an email is already taken in my CSV upload?

What causes the email address already used by another user error?

This error means you try to update a Customer or User with an email address that another User or End user already uses in the Support Ticketing system.

How do I fix the error email: user couldn't be updated already taken?

How do I resolve the email already taken error in a bulk update?

What steps do I take when a CSV upload says an email is already used?

  1. Search Support for the email address from the error to confirm which User or Customer already has an account.
  2. Merge your Users or delete the User.
  3. Check whether the email address is a support address, then remove it.

What symptoms indicate an email conflict during a bulk update?

When you bulk update Users or Customers with a comma-separated values (CSV) file, you receive an email with a link to download an Excel file. The file lists the error: Email: User couldn't be updated already taken. Try another email.

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