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How can I keep my files secure without Dropbox Vault? Any alternatives?
Hi to all the community!
I have just received an e-mail from Dropbox telling that the "Vault" folder/service is going to be discontinued from March the xxth (can't remember the exact date).
Hate this, because my tranquility depends on it. My proceeding:
-Upload a folder every week with my works. Open Vault, move the uploaded folder to it, close DB. So the folders with my works are (were) protected from any kind of attack (like encrypting my local PCs). My thoughts were that if my PCs suffer an encrypting attack, dropbox files would be updated with the encrypted version so they would be useless. Am I right?
After the Vault disabling I have thought an alternative: To make read only (and "unable to delete") the folders I want to prevent any kind of attack. Is there any way to achieve this?
TIA!
Hey Impronta, thanks for taking the time to reach out to the Dropbox Community.
I want to start by saying that we really appreciate your feedback on this.
Indeed, starting March 4th, 2025, Dropbox Vault will no longer be available. However, Dropbox is steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding your data.
Our applications and infrastructure are regularly tested for security vulnerabilities, and hardened to enhance security and protect against attacks.
If your files ever do get corrupted by ransomware, there are ways to help with that. You can take a look at this article for more info.
PS. There are also steps that you can take to enhance the security of your account. These steps include:
- Setting up 2-step authentication
- Creating a strong password
- Conducting a security checkup
- Protecting shared files and folders with passwords
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Hey Impronta, thanks for taking the time to reach out to the Dropbox Community.
I want to start by saying that we really appreciate your feedback on this.
Indeed, starting March 4th, 2025, Dropbox Vault will no longer be available. However, Dropbox is steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding your data.
Our applications and infrastructure are regularly tested for security vulnerabilities, and hardened to enhance security and protect against attacks.
If your files ever do get corrupted by ransomware, there are ways to help with that. You can take a look at this article for more info.
PS. There are also steps that you can take to enhance the security of your account. These steps include:
- Setting up 2-step authentication
- Creating a strong password
- Conducting a security checkup
- Protecting shared files and folders with passwords
Let me know if you have any other questions.
What a horrible reply. Vault is there for a reason. My customers demand it. I process PII and GDPR rules are strict. I assure them by showing how I secure their data. What is the alternative to the vault? I now need to use other location with encryption to secure data like Veracrypt. It defeats the purpose of Dropbox.
I also do not see the rationale other than a downright cost cutting exercise.More than this, the topic has been changed. That's not what I wrote.
I am so DONE with DropBox even though sadly I paid for a whole year for the vault feature that is being taken away !
Researching alternatives. Maybe pcloud, koofr, icedrive ?
Thank you Dropbox for not caring about your customers !
I agree. This is terrible news and I am now searching for Dropbox alternatives despite loving the platform and having used it for so long I cannot even recall when I started. The Vault functionality was perfect and worked so well for what I needed. I want to be able to have an extra layer of security for certain folders for a variety of reasons. No decent explanation as to why this is happening. Very unhappy. But I am off as soon as I find something that ticks the boxes. It is not Dropbox anymore.
SO MAD !!!
Did they edit your original text? Wow, so much for trust. It comes crawling and leaves on horseback. The logic is very simple. They did the math: How many are using Vault? How many would churn over this? How much does it cost to maintain? Bingo, you got your spreadsheet showing up red. So, kill it!
Hi, I am also considering alternatives to Dropbox because Vault is too important to me. I'm sorry because I've been using paid Dropbox since 2009 and, although it still has several problems, I was fine with it.
Wow, that is insane. I think they might get a little surprise when the churn reality does not meet the spreadsheet prediction. Very poor.
I'm using good old Veracrypt, the successor of Truecrypt. I'm sure there are other alternatives. Veracrypt takes a little learning.
