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somersetbp
5 months agoNew member | Level 2
What will other users do without Dropbox Passwords?
I've been using the Dropbox Passwords on my computer and phone and not sure what I'm going to do without it! What are other Dropbox users going to do now? I'd welcome any suggestions.
Thanks for your helpful replies, I've decided to use 1Password but I'm upset that I now have to pay for something that I was already paying for and worked very well
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- Martin Ulyatt5 months agoExplorer | Level 4
I also assume that there will be a reduction in fees to go along with the reduction in service. Or, rather same as when Carousel was removed - nothing
- albjerre4 months agoHelpful | Level 6
I will move all my passwords and my files to another service - probably Proton. I am tired of Dropbox. They haven't provided any new useful features in ages. Instead, they have continued to remove services: Photos, Password, Paper, etc.
- reneeb174 months agoNew member | Level 2
I too am not impressed about having to pay for another service. First it was dropping the Dropbox Capture & now the Dropbox Passwords, but I haven't seen a reduction in my fees. I'm hoping the new features will be ones I can utilise because I don't use anything else now but for saving my files in Dropbox. I might have to use 1Password but I'm in Australia & will have extra fees for the money conversion.
- Neal4 months ago
Community Manager
Hi reneeb17,
I appreciate the feedback and the inconvenience caused by this. I've also passed your feedback about the Passwords deprecation to our team.
Let me know if I can help in any other way.
- APBSecurity4 months agoNew member | Level 2
TrendMicro Password Manager doesn't have a cost. We've been using worry free small business and it's licensed with that. merely $15/yr for general users
- 8persap3 months agoNew member | Level 2
Take a look at Nord Passwords. Much nicer user experience than Dropbox Passwords. And there's a free tier. Moving from DB Passwords is super easy with a simple CSV upload.
- ArnaudVan3 months agoHelpful | Level 6
I use Bitwarden and I'm happy with it ;-)
- Steccer3 months agoNew member | Level 2
I’ll be dropping Dropbox altogether. Why would I pay for just file storage when I can get a MS 365 family account for the same price?
- suemac3 months agoNew member | Level 2
Exported passwords to another program, what I'm wondering is what happens to my passwords on Dropbox? The official answer is that I can't delete the passwords unless I also delete my Dropbox account, which for now I want to keep. But when I try to delete my passwords individually, or change or somehow make the information unusable, I get a message about the app going away; it won't let me delete anything. I don't like that Dropbox is keeping this information and would like to know that it is erased.
- Martin U.23 months agoNew member | Level 2
I have this same concern - I asked Dropbox this Q and this was there response:
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Thanks for contacting Dropbox Support. My name is Richard and I'll be assisting you today.
Based on the description provided, I understand that you would like to ask about deleting your passwords from Dropbox Passwords feature.
I would be happy to help resolve this issue right away.
Please note that your passwords won't be automatically deleted from the application, however you can unlink the Dropbox Passwords app from your devices using the Dropbox settings page for your account.
- Login to your account on dropbox.com
- Go to https://www.dropbox.com/account/connected_apps
- Scroll down to the section "View Dropbox content"
- You will see entries for "DB Passwords Android", "DB Passwords iOS and Mac" and "DB Passwords Windows", depending on how many different devices you have setup Passwords on
- Click on an entry, and select "Disconnect" to unlink your Dropbox Passwords account from that device
If you are planning to remove unlink Dropbox Passwords on all of your devices, please ensure that you have printed or saved your recovery words beforehand, as otherwise you will not be able to gain access to your Passwords account again.
Moreover, Dropbox Passwords is separate from your main Dropbox account. Deleting files in your main Dropbox account does not impact the websites, usernames, passwords, and notes stored in Dropbox Passwords.
If you wish to delete all websites, usernames, passwords, and notes from your Dropbox Passwords account, you can do so by selecting "Reset" or "Reset Account" from the settings menu of the Passwords application. This will permanently remove all data.
Due to the permanent destructive nature of this action, you will be prompted to export all of your saved Passwords to a .csv file, so that if you later need access to these passwords you can import them again. This step can be skipped, however I would recommend that you export your passwords to a .csv file, and store them somewhere safe.
Note that if you delete your entire Dropbox account, then all of your passwords will also be deleted - remember to export your Passwords first if you plan to delete your Dropbox account.**************
Which I found less than helpful - that "passwords won't be automatically deleted from the application" :(
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