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Can I see if a connected device has viewed or downloaded a file?
Dropbox Plan Plus Are you a Team Member or Admin? No Do you have access to the email linked to the account? Yes Are there any devices connected to your Dropbox account? Yes
Question or Issue...
Dell_Dropbox
Community Manager
Community ManagerWelcome to the community SMurl! I’m really sorry you’re dealing with this tough situation.
To set expectations: Dropbox can’t show a per-device log of which files were opened when someone was signed into the same account on a linked device. File Activity also doesn’t record “downloaded” events, unfortunately.
For extra security you may also want to consider two factor authentication.
Thank you - I set up two-factor authentication last night but too late. Is there a way to contact a Dropbox admin to request download information that is hidden from an ordinary user?
- Rich
Super User II
Is there a way to contact a Dropbox admin to request download information that is hidden from an ordinary user?
Such information isn't available. Unfortunately, there's no way to know if he accessed any files in your account.
For future reference, a password is only used to link a device to your account once. After that link is established, Dropbox uses a secure token to maintain the connection, and that token persists even if you change your password. To revoke access for a device, it needs to be deleted from the account through your Security page, as you found out.
