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Please retain Vault! Why is it getting deprecated?
There are so many reasons to continue Vault but a key one is that the Dropbox folder on a PC (and a Mac?) is not protected by Windows or iOs in any normal way. Vault made protection possible for key files.
But of course being able to protect the entire Dropbox folder on a PC or Mac would be an even better idea!
Hey guys!
Thanks for showing your interest in Dropbox Vault.
To concentrate our efforts on further improving our existing security features and building new capabilities around advanced data protection, we’ve made the decision to discontinue Dropbox Vault.
From March 4th Dropbox Vault will no longer be available. If you’re currently using your Vault, that folder will automatically turn into a standard Dropbox folder, that doesn’t require a PIN to access. The files in your folder will remain the same.
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.
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
I hope this clarifies!
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Whatever you choose, if you decide to go elsewhere, not only read the full privacy policy and your rights, but also get the names of the third parties and find and read their privacy policies. After doing this, search those parties for any data breaches. Cybersecurity News is a great source as well as many others.
I am not sure yet, but I am thinking a secure external drive(s) seems a viable alternative with password protection, and also a backup copy drive. It maybe more costly at the beginning, but all these storage drive subscriptions add up to hundreds more, and there’s no guarantee they won’t get breached or change their rules like Dropbox just did.
so it is 2/17/25 now and my drobox vault wont let me in with pin anymore and shows empty.
where did my important information go? i really need what I had in it
I just checked mine and the contents are still there.
I have been a paid user for more than 10 years. My institution has free box and onedrive accounts with 200GB and 1T capacities respectively. One main reason I stick with dropbox is the vault folder, which provides an extra layer of security for certain files. I will have to over come my laziness to move to onedrive if this essential feature is taken away.
I personally know dropbox will lose 4 paid customers after March 5 if they execute this stupid decision.
I'm getting ready to cancel my Dropbox subscription after 15 years of being a subscriber. I already have Microsoft OneDrive and it has its own Personal Vault that I was using as a backup to Dropbox, but I guess it will become primary soon. Looking at PCloud for integration with MacBook Finder.
TERRIBLE DECISION. I've been paying for years! And now is the first time that I'm actively looking other providers. You don't know clearly what you're doing.
You're going to loose a lot of customers because of that.I'm exploring Proton as an alternative
They Likely want us to turned elsewhere by now as other services do end to end encrypted for everyone even basic users ( and as people may find out they has the Keys to the GOV Thanks for keep us Unsafe We 100% wanted the Vault gone when is makes you Stand out
Now just as Safe as OneDrive you know the AI filled drive that openly likely spying on you
