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frank20
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

can i see if someone else had access to my dropbox account?

hi everyone,   i wonder if there is a way for me to find out if someone else has accessed my (free) dropbox account?    under personal account and security i see nothing unexpected. maybe a day a...
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frank20
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Hi Jay,

 

thanks a lot for your insights!

 

just to make sure, i hope you don't mind...

 

if someone else has logged into my account say 3 days ago:

 

would i be able to see that at this moment in the 'personal account' 'security' tab?

(either via the website or via the app, the two sections in the overview)?

 

the history that i see is only 'today'.

 

(regardless of what the person did to files)

 

thanks again, really helpful!

 

kind regards, Frank 

 

 

 

 

 

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
4 years ago
It would show any existing sessions on your account. If the site was accessed recently, then it should appear on that page.

Do you have your browser set to automatically login to your account, or do you sign out of the Dropbox site and need to login each time?
  • frank20's avatar
    frank20
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Hi Jay,

     

    thanks again, really helps me a lot. 

     

    i usually use the dropbox app  on my mac and do dropbox handling via the finder. i nowadays use the browser quite some times because of the issues at hand but that is unusual. i think it signs on automatically when i open the site because the dropbox app logs on on startup.

     

    greetings, Frank

     

     

     

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      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      4 years ago
      If the browser logs in automatically, I'd recommend signing out of the site each time you finish using it. 

      Also, if someone has access to your machine, then they'd able to view files, and login to the site directly via the desktop app.
      • frank20's avatar
        frank20
        Explorer | Level 4
        4 years ago

        Okay thanks Jay!

         

        i have a support ticket. i hope they can look the account to see what actually happened and make a 100% sure i am doing fine. 

         

        i will set the status to solved by then. have a nice weekend!

         

        Frank 

         

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