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Plattfuss
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Access connected devices after password change

Dear all,

I have a question regarding the acess of my connected devices after I changed my password.

 

I changed my password a while ago.
Now I saw that I still had old connected devices to my Dropbox in my security settings.
For example a Windows computer.
These were devices or owners of the devices that I actually didn't want to give access to my files anymore. This was also the reason why I adjusted the password at that time. But I was not aware that these devices were still connected to my account.

Does the access of these connected devices remain even if I change the password ? As o could look at the files ?
Or does the access expire and you have to enter the new password before ?

 

Regards for your feedback

Plattfuss

3 Replies

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    4 years ago

    Hi Plattfuss 

     

    Changing your password does not cause any devices to stop syncing to Dropbox - the Dropbox clients are sync'd via a token set up so changing password does not disconnect any. The only way to disconnect and stop syncing is via the page you found or on the device itself

  • Plattfuss's avatar
    Plattfuss
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Hello Mark,

    thanks for your replay.

     

    It is possible to see when data from my Dropbox was viewed/accessed via a device connected by a token?
    Or when my dropbox was viewed/accessed via a device that is connected by a token?

     

    Even if the token has been replaced in the meantime.

     

    Regards

    Thomas

     

     

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